Comments on: Cutting Waste Part 1 http://organicsanity.com/environment/cutting-waste-part-1/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:52:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Natural and Organic Food » Cutting Waste Part 2 http://organicsanity.com/environment/cutting-waste-part-1/#comment-5 Natural and Organic Food » Cutting Waste Part 2 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:31:17 +0000 http://organicsanity.com/?p=24#comment-5 [...] waste and reducing your impact on the environment was the subject of the last post here Cutting Waste Part 1 and I want to continue this theme with a slight variation in not cutting physical waste but [...] [...] waste and reducing your impact on the environment was the subject of the last post here Cutting Waste Part 1 and I want to continue this theme with a slight variation in not cutting physical waste but [...]

]]> By: tel http://organicsanity.com/environment/cutting-waste-part-1/#comment-4 tel Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:09:09 +0000 http://organicsanity.com/?p=24#comment-4 Hi Doris, Thanks for that. Just about all laundry soap is boxed here in Europe, so I didn't see that as an alterntaive (I do all the shopping so I notice these things!!!), but of course where alternatives like that exist they should be opted for. And yes, plastic bags can be re-used. Again, here in Spain I notice that people re-use these bags for bagging up their trash, so at least they get one recycle. In France they are trying to totally ban plastic shopping bags, while the rest of Europe is putting legislation in place to minimise their use which is a really good thing. Terry Hi Doris,

Thanks for that. Just about all laundry soap is boxed here in Europe, so I didn’t see that as an alterntaive (I do all the shopping so I notice these things!!!), but of course where alternatives like that exist they should be opted for.

And yes, plastic bags can be re-used. Again, here in Spain I notice that people re-use these bags for bagging up their trash, so at least they get one recycle. In France they are trying to totally ban plastic shopping bags, while the rest of Europe is putting legislation in place to minimise their use which is a really good thing.

Terry

]]> By: Doris Temple http://organicsanity.com/environment/cutting-waste-part-1/#comment-3 Doris Temple Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:24:02 +0000 http://organicsanity.com/?p=24#comment-3 I like how you get people to think the problem through with your post. I just wanted to add that while you are collecting the plastic, notice where the majority originates. Many products are available in both bottle and box i.e. laundry soap. Consider the boxed product as an alternative. And if you don't want to purchase re-usable grocery bags, why not re-use the plastic ones that you already have piled up awaiting a trip to the re-cycling depot? I like how you get people to think the problem through with your post.

I just wanted to add that while you are collecting the plastic, notice where the majority originates. Many products are available in both bottle and box i.e. laundry soap. Consider the boxed product as an alternative.

And if you don’t want to purchase re-usable grocery bags, why not re-use the plastic ones that you already have piled up awaiting a trip to the re-cycling depot?

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