Here is our plastic waste from all of January: Some zero waste alternatives that I've found to avoid producing trash: Cancelled the Costco membership (literally everything there is wrapped in plastic, usually not recyclable, often wrapped twice!) Flax seed from the bulk bins (bring your own glass jar to refill, I use an empty clean… Continue reading Plastic Waste Journal #7
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Plastic Waste Journal #6
Here is our plastic waste from about the past month: Some opportunities for improvement: Both of the shipping bags were a disappointment. I bought some a used item on ebay and asked the seller to ship in only a paper manilla envelope, but instead it showed up in that plastic priority mail bag. The pile… Continue reading Plastic Waste Journal #6
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Plastic Waste Journal #5
We fulfilled one of Zach's childhood dreams by planting 2 cherry trees last week! I'll write a post in the spring about finding zero-waste organic planting soil and free mulch in Chattanooga. Regrettably, the trees arrived with the root balls wrapped in plastic. I'm not sure how this could be avoided in the future. At… Continue reading Plastic Waste Journal #5
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Plastic Waste Journal #4
This 2 week stretch included Thanksgiving! We hosted both sides of our families at one big feast! We were in charge of the appetizers and I was excited to find waste-free options for everything. For cheese, I bought a whole cheese round from Whole Foods that had its own "crust" and wasn't wrapped in plastic.… Continue reading Plastic Waste Journal #4
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Journal #3
2 weeks goes by quickly! Here is our not-recyclables: The foam clamshell in the top right is an example of how hard it is to avoid creating trash in a throw-away culture. Zach went out to lunch at a place downtown where he knew he could get his food on a real plate instead of… Continue reading Journal #3
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