Comments on: Plastics are evil, part 1: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch http://thingsthatmakeyougogreen.com/plastics-are-evil-part-1-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2008/05/28/ Join us as we go Green, one step at a time Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Lianda http://thingsthatmakeyougogreen.com/plastics-are-evil-part-1-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2008/05/28/#comment-1027 Lianda Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:03:30 +0000 http://thingsthatmakeyougogreen.com/plastics-are-evil-part-1-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2008/05/28/#comment-1027 There are many things that we can do to deal with the problem of plastic. Even CHINA has outlawed the lightweight plastic bags - but in our country, the corporations rule. First of all, don't take plastic bags from ANY store you go to. I sell organic fairtrade and made in the US reusable shopping tote bags on my website: SustainableBags.Net. (We also have bioplastic - made from corn trash & dog poop bags). But if you forget your bag, just reload up the cart, and empty your groceries into a cardboard box that you keep in your car (if you're riding in your car), or a box on your bike carrier! Don't forget that the water bottles you're buying are made of plastic: and many of them have phthalates in them - VERY DANGEROUS STUFF - outlawed in Europe for at least 8 years - again, not in the U.S. Get in touch with your elected officials and tell them that we need to outlaw the "t" shirt bags - and start using bioplastics. Also, write to companies that package food in plastic and tell them you want less packaging. I'm trying to get laws changed so that we can either bring back our plastic prescription bottles, or get it in cellulose envelopes. BTW, the Pacific Gyre is only 1 of 6 gyres of plastic floating around in the ocean. It's heartbreaking.... There are many things that we can do to deal with the problem of plastic. Even CHINA has outlawed the lightweight plastic bags - but in our country, the corporations rule. First of all, don’t take plastic bags from ANY store you go to. I sell organic fairtrade and made in the US reusable shopping tote bags on my website: SustainableBags.Net. (We also have bioplastic - made from corn trash & dog poop bags). But if you forget your bag, just reload up the cart, and empty your groceries into a cardboard box that you keep in your car (if you’re riding in your car), or a box on your bike carrier!

Don’t forget that the water bottles you’re buying are made of plastic: and many of them have phthalates in them - VERY DANGEROUS STUFF - outlawed in Europe for at least 8 years - again, not in the U.S.

Get in touch with your elected officials and tell them that we need to outlaw the “t” shirt bags - and start using bioplastics. Also, write to companies that package food in plastic and tell them you want less packaging. I’m trying to get laws changed so that we can either bring back our plastic prescription bottles, or get it in cellulose envelopes.

BTW, the Pacific Gyre is only 1 of 6 gyres of plastic floating around in the ocean. It’s heartbreaking….

]]> By: leslie @ the oko box http://thingsthatmakeyougogreen.com/plastics-are-evil-part-1-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2008/05/28/#comment-950 leslie @ the oko box Sat, 31 May 2008 18:38:28 +0000 http://thingsthatmakeyougogreen.com/plastics-are-evil-part-1-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2008/05/28/#comment-950 Such a eye opener to see a bird full of plastic - I always bring my own bag and try to dispose of any plastic i do end up with very carefully... but really we need to find an alternative QUICK to this problem. Plastic is on everything, around most food too. We should have all the people with the highest IQ's be brought somewhere together for one month where they do nothing but brainstorm together on environmental solutions. Such a eye opener to see a bird full of plastic - I always bring my own bag and try to dispose of any plastic i do end up with very carefully… but really we need to find an alternative QUICK to this problem. Plastic is on everything, around most food too. We should have all the people with the highest IQ’s be brought somewhere together for one month where they do nothing but brainstorm together on environmental solutions.

]]> By: Earth Force Rangers http://thingsthatmakeyougogreen.com/plastics-are-evil-part-1-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2008/05/28/#comment-927 Earth Force Rangers Fri, 30 May 2008 21:31:55 +0000 http://thingsthatmakeyougogreen.com/plastics-are-evil-part-1-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/2008/05/28/#comment-927 Great post! We just flew over that heap on our way to China. The patch kinda stinks when hovering just above sea level- not to mention the taste of salty sea-trash. Take a peak at us when you get a chance! Cheers! EFR Great post! We just flew over that heap on our way to China. The patch kinda stinks when hovering just above sea level- not to mention the taste of salty sea-trash.

Take a peak at us when you get a chance!

Cheers!

EFR

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