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Some products that are labeled reusable shopping bags are made of plastic. And yes, they are reusable up to a point, then they break apart and still wind up in the landfill. Last year we had a booth set up to sell our reusable organic cotton bags (made in the USA). Well, shortly after getting everything [...] BPA, Bisphenol A, one of the ingredients in plastic products has been added into plastic since the 1950s. It’s in countless consumer products “including baby bottles, sippy cups, food containers, dishware, appliances, electronics, shatterproof lenses and sports gear. BPA also makes the epoxy resins that line most food and beverage cans and jar lids. [...] Unfortunately, a little too late, but you’ll have plenty of time for next year, and for many other occasions. My friend had sewn up reusable bags made with decorative cloth. This time it was Christmas and winter scenes. She sewed up a number of different sizes and make them like pillow cases. [...] I think by now most people are able to recite the 3 Rs: Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse. Most of the school children I’ve worked with believe that recycle is the most important “r”. However, I truly believe that we must REDUCE the amount of “stuff” that we think we need. George Carlin [...] Are you looking to meet like-minded kindred spirits? We discovered Green Drinks – (click below for the link to find a local group) I’m reading ODE Magazine’s latest issue which is dedicated to the topic of “Silence”. It is brilliant in concept, because it is something that effects us all, but we are rarely aware of the effects that noise has upon us – until it’s turned off! I am blessed, AND cursed with wonderful hearing. [...] It’s really hard on anyone who’s NOT rich in this country to watch the gas prices and the resulting rise in prices of EVERYTHING that’s related to our petroleum based economy. I hate to see these already rich pigs who are benefitting from their obscene profits make even more money, and not care about the [...] It’s amazing how we all use the phrase: “Throw away” – WHERE is AWAY anyway?? Ecology has the perfect solution: anything that is thrown away biodegrades and becomes food for something else. But humans are the only animals that think that they don’t have to follow the rules of nature: we’re [...] The theme that I’m on lately is noticing the world with new eyes. As I’ve said in a past posting, I’ve become hypersensitized to plastic. So, now I’m taking my camera out with me on walks, in the car (I know I should be riding my bike – but it’s over 100ยบ in [...] Now that I’m hyper-sensitized to plastic and it’s effects (from all the reading I’ve done, including Alan Weisman’s book: “The World Without Us”), it’s hard for me to see the world the same way as I did before I knew the effects of plastic. HOW did we survive before plastic? (that’s sarcasm). [...] |
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