Uncategorized – Grateful for the Ride

Ovens and the “M” before the Rs: Maintain

There are other Rs, and even an “M” before “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”: Maintain Repair Refurbish After reading about the Circular Diagram published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, I decided to give “maintain” a shot. Every time I cooked on high level broil, our beloved “Ovey” would short and completely power off. I contacted aContinue reading “Ovens and the “M” before the Rs: Maintain”

Floss

Best: Bamboo Switch! Purchased from Tacoma Soap Distillery! Pretty Dan good: Dental floss containers are troublesome because they too have a number of various plastic parts within the floss container that are likely NOT the same grade of plastic. Thus, most of these containers are tossed into the trash heap. I have been usingContinue reading “Floss”

Goal accomplished: Only 20 gallons of plastic in 2019!!

Happy New Year! I am happy to report I did it – I managed to get through the year using just 20 gallons of plastic! What does 20 gallons of plastic look like? Like this: That’s IT. One ENTIRE year of plastic fit into that little trash bin! You can’t imagine howContinue reading “Goal accomplished: Only 20 gallons of plastic in 2019!!”

My mission

Every year I like to set big bold New Years’ Resolutions. I mean – goals that seem impossible and really put the fright in me! I’ve been enjoying a couple of books recently by the inspirational Hal Elrod: The Miracle Equation and The Miracle Morning. Each book has tremendous advice for making your way, firstContinue reading “My mission”

Plants and soil

I have a couple of gardening goals this year: 1. Replace the potted plants I killed last year 2. Declare war on my dandelions. These projects require potted plants and soil, and both of these items come packaged in: P L A S T I C ! ! ! What’s aContinue reading “Plants and soil”

Colored Markers

It may be awhile before they come out with bamboo or cardboard markers, but fear not! Terracycle can recycle your “dead” – ANY dead colored marker, pen cap, etc.! Let me tell you, with two busy artists on my hands, I’ve got PLENTY of those! The TerraCycle site gives you a couple of options, typically. Continue reading “Colored Markers”

Shampoo

Oh my goodness. Shampoo aisles are teeming with plastic bottles. Their life span is too short (~6 months) and their fragments, once discarded, last for centuries: “Can it really be true that half the plastic ever made was produced in the past 15 years? That a trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year, withContinue reading “Shampoo”

Plastic Sandwich Bags

I have a two tiered approach for plastic bags. I’ve had a lot of friends ask me whether I would be throwing away all of my plastic this year based on my plastic free goal. The answer? No! Of course not! The way I see it, the plastic can either continue to exist in aContinue reading “Plastic Sandwich Bags”

Airplanes serve 5.2 million plastic cups a day

Plastic abounds on airplanes. Every passenger receives a plastic cup, sometimes TWO (if you order tea, they hand you one for your teabag!!)that’s promptly thrown away after a few hours. “Every day, the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) provides service to more than 43,000 flights and 2.6 million airline passengers across more than 29 millionContinue reading “Airplanes serve 5.2 million plastic cups a day”

Toilet Paper – UPDATE

Purchase from “Who Gives a Crap,” a natural, dye-free, earth-friendly toilet paper wrapped in… paper! From their site: “We’re determined to prove that toilet paper is about more than just wiping bums. We make all of our products with environmentally friendly materials, and we donate 50% of our profits to help build toilets for thoseContinue reading “Toilet Paper – UPDATE”