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Myth Busters Weekend Marathon Part 1
Heather Timmons of the NYT recently went to a plastics convention in India and came away with some choice words from the people whose livelihood depends on the market for plastic shopping bags....
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Myth Busters Weekend Marathon Part 3
The plastics industry has been accused of using the same rationale that has been the mantra of the NRA. Their version would be “Plastic bags don’t choke marine animals, people choke marine animals.”...
View ArticleMy Definition Of A Boombastic Industry Statement
This is the closing paragraph on the front page of a Canadian plastic industry website: The Canadian plastics industry has had a decades-long commitment to product stewardship and environmental...
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Safe Baby Transportation
I have made the case against making babies from a few different angles on this blog and elsewhere. It’s always a good way to stimulate discussion. I am personally responsible for one pregnancy. If and...
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Tonka Toys
I grew up with Tonka toys. They were mostly hand-me-downs from older cousins. Back when I was a kid they were steel with some plastic parts. They were durable. I wouldn’t call them indestructible. My...
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Recycling is the Catchiest ‘R’ Word
I just took a quick look at the partnership between the Sierra Club and Staples that encourages people to recycle their old cell phones and PDAs. The third partner in this program is Collective Good...
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Can Hemp Replace Some Plastics?
I have been blogging about alternatives to plastic for almost two years and I have hardly ever mentioned hemp. It’s not because I haven’t looked into it as an alternative material. It’s partly because...
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The Microeconomics of Plastic Waste
What does this guy think of my efforts to reduce plastic waste? I was walking down a hill in a part of town that was evidently far outside of the ‘Zone Touristic’ and I saw this guy pulling his cart up...
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Is this Recycling Bin Half Full or Half Empty?
I was happy to see this big bin installed on the public beach access this summer. A lot of water bottles that may have otherwise ended up in the sea are placed in it. At the same time it serves as a...
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Perfection is Stupid
I am reusing a statement made by Jason Sweeney as my title for this post. Those three words have sent my mind in a hundred different directions thinking about what impact the human pursuit of...
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