Some baby steps we've taken to cut down on plastic are to buy only organic milk ā not the health reasons but because it seems to be the only kind they sell in carto rather than plastic bottles ā and buying laundry soap and dishwasher soap that doesn't come in plastic bottles. We use the ones below, but there are lots of other non-plastic products on the market:
Ecover Automatic Dishwasher Soap Tablets <https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MFPZJZ4/> Earth Breeze Laundry Detergent Sheets <https://smile.amazon.com/Earth-Breeze-Fresh-Laundry-Sheets/dp/B08GF7YGCD/> Alice On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 2:05 PM Daniela Caride <danielacar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We avoid packaging (plastic and anything) as much as possible, by buying > bulk (we get a lot of stuff from local farms and Azure), by making foods at > home, and by looking for products with less packaging when we can't avoid > them altogether (milk, as we don't want to have cows). It's not perfect, > but we were able to stop generating quite a lot of trash and recycles in > the last couple of years. > > Here is what we have made so far: bread, cream cheese, tortillas, mayo, > tomato sauce, peanut butter, almond butter, pizza crusts, crackers, > candied nuts, sparkling water. We also mill our grains at home (wheat, > spelt, corn). > > We keep chickens for eggs and bees for honey (which we use instead of > sugar), and we grow an insane amount of veggies to feed ourselves and the > chickens, and avoid chicken feed as much as we can. > > We recycle almost anything by feeding it to the chickens or the dogs. > Nowadays, none of our food goes into the trash, especially because we > compost whatever is left form the chicken and dog system. > > Oh, and we use our own bags at the market and we seldom get takeout. > > Now, I have to say we are into eating very simple, and I'm not sure many > people would enjoy what we eat (too bland?). Our lifestyle is probably too > boring. > > Also, this is all very time consuming compared to picking up stuff from a > shelf at the market, but we find it quite easy and fun, and we get to know > exactly what we ingest (or close to it). > > What we do also requires space (for storing grain, sheltering chickens, > composting) and time (to clean, prepare, cook, wash, troubleshoot and > research). > > I'm not sure if our lifestyle makes any difference in the grand scheme of > things. Probably none. But if anyone feels like trying any of those things, > shoot me an email. :) Also, if you have any tips on any activities of the > sort, let's talk! > > Don't know where all the trash goes nowadays (I did a masters in > environmental sciences a lifetime ago and I'm sure the techniques have > improved) but I remember reading about the possibility of shipping trash to > outer space. > > Maybe one day we'll have enough tech to clean up the mess we are making > here, and even up there. > > š¤ > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 1:26 PM wayne vetrone <wvetr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A large part of our household buying decisions is based upon packaging. >> Costco is one of the worst. Large plastic containers for 6 apples. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 1:18 PM Adirah Adanech King <abelan...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Debra's in Concord allows you to bring in your own containers now to buy >>> from their bulk section. >>> >>> Victoria >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2022, 1:13 PM Debra Daugherty <dadaughe...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you for telling me about that--I order from Virsa De Punjab too, >>>> but limit it as much as possible because of the waste. Awesome to know they >>>> will reuse containers! >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 12:50 PM Belinda Gingrich < >>>> belinda.gingr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yesterday I tried bringing my own containers for the first time. I >>>>> visited Versa de Punjab in Bedford. I called in the order, dropped off the >>>>> dishes 15 min later. Next time Iāl drop off the containers with the order >>>>> and go shopping at whole foods or stop and shop, we were heading that way >>>>> anyhow. It worked out well and I even remembered to ask for no little >>>>> sauces for the first time. >>>>> A new tradition! >>>>> Belinda >>>>> >>>>> > On Jun 27, 2022, at 11:59 AM, Alice Waugh <awaugh...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > These are very valid points, but I think there's a much bigger >>>>> plastics problem with takeout containers. The translucent cylindrical soup >>>>> containers and the black trays with clear lids are piling up in everyone's >>>>> kitchen. I understand that black plastic can't be recycled at all, but I'm >>>>> unclear (no pun intended) about the soup containers. We save all of them >>>>> for leftovers but we have only so much space in the cabinet. Does anyone >>>>> know of any place that will take these containers for some other use? >>>>> > >>>>> > Also, is there any sentiment among environmentalists for pressuring >>>>> restaurants to go back to the aluminum trays with cardboard lids? I don't >>>>> think there's a viable non-plastic alternative for liquids but it would be >>>>> great if we could revert to the old-fashioned containers for the solids. >>>>> And yes, I know, the real answer is that we should just not do >>>>> pickup/takeout at all, but especially in the Covid era, I don't think >>>>> that's realistic for most people. >>>>> > >>>>> > Alice Waugh >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>> Browse the archives at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> >>>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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