Comments on: 5 Easy Steps to Reduce Plastic in Our Lives http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/ Green and Natural Parenting Fri, 25 May 2012 00:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JJ http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14090 JJ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:19:43 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14090 Great ideas!! Has anyone tried BOBBLE? It is a filtered water bottle that you can use over and over again! Mine works great & saves money too! You can check it out at www.waterbobble.com Great ideas!! Has anyone tried BOBBLE? It is a filtered water bottle that you can use over and over again! Mine works great & saves money too! You can check it out at http://www.waterbobble.com

]]> By: antichristine74 http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14089 antichristine74 Mon, 31 May 2010 18:34:01 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14089 Troll. Troll.

]]> By: Sian Wu http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14088 Sian Wu Thu, 27 May 2010 21:28:38 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14088 These are all really great, useful tips! I make my own cleaning products now, not just to reduce plastic but also to reduce the amount of chemicals I'm spraying around. Think about it: people don’t think twice about cooking their own meals. Making your own cleaners is just as easy, and they’re just as effective. Also, computers and electronics are almost all plastic. They get obsolete so quickly, so it's important to recycle them right. www.e-stewards.org These are all really great, useful tips! I make my own cleaning products now, not just to reduce plastic but also to reduce the amount of chemicals I’m spraying around. Think about it: people don’t think twice about cooking their own meals. Making your own cleaners is just as easy, and they’re just as effective. Also, computers and electronics are almost all plastic. They get obsolete so quickly, so it’s important to recycle them right. http://www.e-stewards.org

]]> By: Dr. Josh Axe http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14087 Dr. Josh Axe Fri, 21 May 2010 19:14:48 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14087 Thanks for the article. I think that while a lot of people recycle they still purchase plastic storage containers and eat off plastic dishes. Recycling isn't the only important factor, the scary health implications of eating out of plastic need to be considered. Thanks for all the info! Thanks for the article. I think that while a lot of people recycle they still purchase plastic storage containers and eat off plastic dishes. Recycling isn’t the only important factor, the scary health implications of eating out of plastic need to be considered.

Thanks for all the info!

]]> By: Kate http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14086 Kate Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:40:22 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14086 Love it! Thanks for posting! I'm so interested in this topic and have been checking out 5gyres and fakeplasticfish but your ideas are practical and easy for everyone! I love your site - it's wonderful! Love it! Thanks for posting!

I’m so interested in this topic and have been checking out 5gyres and fakeplasticfish but your ideas are practical and easy for everyone!

I love your site – it’s wonderful!

]]> By: christine74 http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14085 christine74 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:00:03 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14085 great post! but the idea of yelling at someone because they put their bananas in a plastic bag to me seems counterproductive of wanting to live in an ecofriendly world in which we all peacefully co-exist. some people are just not informed. it doesn't make them bad people who are deliberatley trying to trash our planet. the only things that i have control over are my own actions and on what i can do to make the world a better place for myself and my baby. great post! but the idea of yelling at someone because they put their bananas in a plastic bag to me seems counterproductive of wanting to live in an ecofriendly world in which we all peacefully co-exist. some people are just not informed. it doesn’t make them bad people who are deliberatley trying to trash our planet. the only things that i have control over are my own actions and on what i can do to make the world a better place for myself and my baby.

]]> By: christine74 http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14084 christine74 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:34:16 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14084 great post! but the idea of yelling at someone because they put their bananas in a plastic bag to me seems counterproductive of wanting to live in an ecofriendly world where we all peacefully coexist. some people are just not informed...it doesn't make them bad people who are deliberatley trying to trash our planet. the only thing I can do is focus on my own actions and on what i can do to make the world a better place for my baby and me. great post! but the idea of yelling at someone because they put their bananas in a plastic bag to me seems counterproductive of wanting to live in an ecofriendly world where we all peacefully coexist. some people are just not informed…it doesn’t make them bad people who are deliberatley trying to trash our planet. the only thing I can do is focus on my own actions and on what i can do to make the world a better place for my baby and me.

]]> By: Slava http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14083 Slava Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:21:00 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14083 I loved this article - thank you so much for posting it! We also use cloth bags and glass jars. Hubby even made a scrubbing cleaner from citric acid, bicarbonate of soda and washing up liquid. I loved this article – thank you so much for posting it! We also use cloth bags and glass jars. Hubby even made a scrubbing cleaner from citric acid, bicarbonate of soda and washing up liquid.

]]> By: keith wilcox http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14082 keith wilcox Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:09:02 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14082 I don't make my own cleaners, but my wife and I discovered the greatness of pyrex containers a few years ago. They really are a bunch better than the cheap plastic ones. I do without the produce bags also, but I have a bunch of the cloth bags for grocery shopping. But, those bags do seem like kinda a good idea. Thanks for the tips! I don’t make my own cleaners, but my wife and I discovered the greatness of pyrex containers a few years ago. They really are a bunch better than the cheap plastic ones. I do without the produce bags also, but I have a bunch of the cloth bags for grocery shopping. But, those bags do seem like kinda a good idea. Thanks for the tips!

]]> By: Cristiana http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14081 Cristiana Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:47:50 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14081 I stopped getting plastic bags from stores years ago, but I do collect them from friends and family and office for my dog, to pick up her poop. My thought is that, at least, I give them one second life... It annoys me to no end that there are actually dog owners that will buy brand new plastic bags, marketed as "poopy bags"... what a waste! I stopped getting plastic bags from stores years ago, but I do collect them from friends and family and office for my dog, to pick up her poop. My thought is that, at least, I give them one second life…
It annoys me to no end that there are actually dog owners that will buy brand new plastic bags, marketed as “poopy bags”… what a waste!

]]> By: Kristen http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14080 Kristen Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:32:12 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14080 Has anyone ever tried green genius trash bags? They act t like plastic bags for your kitchen but they are biodegradable. So cool. I just saw a documentary on trash and how diapers and plastic bags are going to be the death of us all. too scary.....I am a convert to cloth sacs and or re-useable totes. Has anyone ever tried green genius trash bags? They act t like plastic bags for your kitchen but they are biodegradable. So cool. I just saw a documentary on trash and how diapers and plastic bags are going to be the death of us all. too scary…..I am a convert to cloth sacs and or re-useable totes.

]]> By: Laura J. http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14079 Laura J. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:33:59 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14079 Even though they are still plastic, I use the plastic mesh bags that my tulip bulbs came in last year. They are great and the guy at the vegetable stand loves them too. Even though they are still plastic, I use the plastic mesh bags that my tulip bulbs came in last year. They are great and the guy at the vegetable stand loves them too.

]]> By: Lisa C http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14078 Lisa C Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:36:24 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14078 As soon as I unpack my groceries I put my cloth bags back in the car so I don't forget them next time. I have been a fan of pyrex for years and when my son moved into his college apartment, we set him up with a set of pyrex. I think it's important to encourage young people to really take an interest in protecting the environment. I also gave him bottles of premixed non-toxic cleaners. When he comes home to vist, he brings the bottles to be refilled and the pyrex to take home leftovers. As soon as I unpack my groceries I put my cloth bags back in the car so I don’t forget them next time.

I have been a fan of pyrex for years and when my son moved into his college apartment, we set him up with a set of pyrex. I think it’s important to encourage young people to really take an interest in protecting the environment. I also gave him bottles of premixed non-toxic cleaners. When he comes home to vist, he brings the bottles to be refilled and the pyrex to take home leftovers.

]]> By: Kristen's Raw http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14077 Kristen's Raw Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:40:06 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14077 Bummer... I like the company's mission and all that you linked to, but they're made in China! Ugh. I'm now on a mission to find organic cotton produce bags made in the USA that don't cost an arm and a leg. I might make them myself. Bummer… I like the company’s mission and all that you linked to, but they’re made in China! Ugh. I’m now on a mission to find organic cotton produce bags made in the USA that don’t cost an arm and a leg. I might make them myself.

]]> By: ECC http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14076 ECC Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:18:09 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14076 Great post, I was just saying the other day that I wanted to get all glass food containers to use... I will be checking out the produce bags too.. Great post, I was just saying the other day that I wanted to get all glass food containers to use… I will be checking out the produce bags too..

]]> By: Kristen's Raw http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14075 Kristen's Raw Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:12:54 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14075 I LOVE this post. Great job! I'm totally getting the Muslin bags! I bought some plastic-y mesh kind to use over and over again but they were horrible so I reverted back to the shitty plastic bags you get at the store and throw away when you get home. :( Cheers, Kristen I LOVE this post. Great job! I’m totally getting the Muslin bags! I bought some plastic-y mesh kind to use over and over again but they were horrible so I reverted back to the shitty plastic bags you get at the store and throw away when you get home. :(

Cheers,
Kristen

]]> By: Brenna http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14074 Brenna Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:52:31 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14074 This is a great post on giving tips to reduce plastic. Keep up the good work. This is a great post on giving tips to reduce plastic. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: andiscandis http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14073 andiscandis Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:12:11 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14073 Cheaper than buying Mason jars: Just re-use glass pasta sauce or peanut butter jars. My husband takes soup for lunch in glass PB jars and not only are they more leak-proof than plastic, they're microwaveable! Does it make anyone else rabidly angry to see shoppers put a bunch of bananas in a plastic produce bag? I had to stop myself from yelling at an old woman the other day. But seriously. They're bananas. They're pre-wrapped. Cheaper than buying Mason jars: Just re-use glass pasta sauce or peanut butter jars. My husband takes soup for lunch in glass PB jars and not only are they more leak-proof than plastic, they’re microwaveable!

Does it make anyone else rabidly angry to see shoppers put a bunch of bananas in a plastic produce bag? I had to stop myself from yelling at an old woman the other day. But seriously. They’re bananas. They’re pre-wrapped.

]]> By: Catherine http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14072 Catherine Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:22:57 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14072 love this post. New year Res. to make my own detergent, for the whole year... well I need to gather all the ingredients and start.. Thanks for the extra push! I need to be better about bringing my own bag to the store... thanks a lot.. we all need improvement big or small! Thanks again love this post. New year Res. to make my own detergent, for the whole year… well I need to gather all the ingredients and start.. Thanks for the extra push! I need to be better about bringing my own bag to the store… thanks a lot.. we all need improvement big or small! Thanks again

]]> By: Jacqueline http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/01/29/5-easy-steps-to-reduce-plastic-in-our-lives/#comment-14071 Jacqueline Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:43:51 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4088#comment-14071 Love the idea of using the Mason jars in the fridge for storing things. I hadn't thought of that before. And you are right, they are usually pretty cheap at thrift stores. Thanks! Love the idea of using the Mason jars in the fridge for storing things. I hadn’t thought of that before. And you are right, they are usually pretty cheap at thrift stores. Thanks!

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