NO MORE PLASTICS?

Can any of us really admit to having a life without plastics?
Is is even possible be be plastic free?
What are some of the best resources for living a plastic free existance?

Plastic bird deaths.. a photo series called Midway by Chris Jordan
http://www.chrisjordan.com/


A great quote about reducing plastics in our lives from the Fake Plastic Fish blog "... I didn't try to eliminate all plastics at once, and I would never recommend anyone else do it that way either. It's the road to burnout." 
http://fakeplasticfish.com/

More online resources to check out:
http://lifewithoutplastic.com/
http://www.newdream.org/water/
http://freecycle.org/search
http://zenhabits.net/2009/05/55-ways-to-get-more-energy/

Top 10 plastic reducing actions:
1. Avoid the worst plastics: Polyvinyl Chloride (#3 PVC), Polystyrene (#6 PS), Polycarbonate (#7 Other).  Good luck!
2. Carry reusable grocery bags. ChicoBag.com
3. Give up bottled water.  Klean Kanteens
4. Say no to plastic shopping bags.  Chicobag.com
5. Return the green plastic tomato baskets to the farmer’s market. They will love you.
6. Carry a stainless steel travel mug at all times for most drinks while out in the world.  Rei.com
7. Buy from bulk bins as much as possible. Bring your old plastic bags even!
8. Cut out sodas, juices, and all other plastic-bottled beverages. Buy Glass or Aluminum! 
9. Buy fresh artisanal bread which comes in either paper bags or no bags.  Yeah no bag!
10. Carry reusable personal utensils, stainless containers and glass drinking straws.  Bamboo even at Togoware.com     
More than the top ten are listed here: http://fakeplasticfish.com/list/ 

Great body products in compostable, not recyclable plastics: http://www.organic-essence.com/

So enjoy the new found advice and good luck in reducing your plastic footprint on the world.  Know is half the battle as G.I. Joe would always say.

This Aussie Baby town don't want the Bottle!

Bundanoon Bans the Bottle....YEAH!!!



The small town of Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia has taken the revolutionary forward thiking step of simply banning all bottled waters in their town. They have instead sold reusable bottles and created town public drinking fountains all over the small area. I feel that bans allow for choice still, as long as the choice is a more sustainable one.

AP Wire- " An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban.

Hundreds of people marched through the picturesque rural town of Bundanoon to mark the first day of its bottled water ban by unveiling a series of new public drinking fountains, said campaign spokesman John Dee.

Shopkeepers ceremoniously removed the last bottles of water from their shelves and replaced them with reusable bottles that can be filled from fountains inside the town's shops or at water stations in the street.

"Every bottle today was taken off the shelf and out of the fridges so you can only now buy refillable bottles in shops in Bundanoon," Dee told AFP!!

San Francisco banned the plastic bag and now we have paper bags being used and sold. I wonder which will have a longer lasting effect on the town and the environment?

Way to go BUNDANOON!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090926/wl_asia_afp/australiaenvironmentwater

Green Gorilla- Bag the Bag Episode!

Another great venture from Free Range Studios and Green Gorilla. An animated kids show that educates kids on hot environmentally friendly issues and steps kids can take... from an animated kids perspective. Great idea!

www.greengorilla.com

PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE WITH KIDS YOU KNOW TODAY!