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What to get rid of?

Here's a few ideas for items you might choose to stop buying in plastic, and what you could do instead:

Produce - buy it naked!
Laundry Detergent - switch to powder, use a bit less
Bread - haven't you been wanting to drag out the breadmaker anyway?
Peanut Butter - choose a brand that comes in glass
Iced Half-Caf Frappuccino with Extra Whip - ask for paper with no lid, or bring a reusable cup from home
The Whole Enchilada - take a hint from the city of San Francisco and swear off plastic grocery bags entirely. Bring your own!

More ideas, please?

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Permalink Reply by Trailhead on October 31, 2007 at 4:29pm: Just wanted to stop in and agree: NO PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS, EVER. Keep a set of inexpensive canvas bags in your car or, if you use public transport, by your door, so you don't forget when you go to the store. At a trillion plastic bags per year, this is getting grim.

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Permalink Reply by Mischa on October 31, 2007 at 7:03pm: I am waaaay to lazy to make my own bread. Like, way too lazy. But I buy bread from the bakery section of the market. They sell it in paper bags that I can recycle or reuse as lunch bags. I slice the bread when I get home and store it in a container in the fridge and it stays fresh for about a week! Awesome! PS: You go, Sash! Way to get r done!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brenda Scott on November 3, 2007 at 12:11am: I wanted to share that I make my own laundry soap, which saves me $$ and also keeps me from using lots of plastic containers! I do make it in a 5 gallon plastic container, but I use it over and over.

I got my recipe here: http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm

We do use some plastic baby bottles, but I am SO glad that they recently came out with glass baby bottles again! They are made by Evenflo and we have seen them on Amazon and also at Babies R Us!

For produce, etc., my friend Lindsay sells some awesome mesh bags on her site: http://www.divinepetite.com, look at the Green Living page!; ▶ Reply to This