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I never thought being on line would matter so much to me. It might sound ridiculous to say in this cyber age but bear in mind that I am old enough to remember time before personal computers. In that innocent time the Sony walkman was the cutting edge of technology and a glorified notebook called [...]
Sure I don’t use a lot of plastic and yes, the goal of this project was to source alternatives, to show that life without plastic is possible – but some times there are no alternatives and decisions have to be made. Give Up Some things I have given up buying completely such as crisps – [...]
I first started the boycott in response to the increasing amount of everlasting plastic litter that was to be found polluting our environment and placing a huge strain on our waste disposal services. As a creator of plastic trash I was part of the problem. It annoyed me and I wondered was it possible to [...]
Many people seem to think that giving up plastic is a kind of frivolous in the face of the worlds problems. I say have a look at this write up on plastic pollution. Its very easy to read though suffers from not substantaiting any of its claims. However the reports it refers to and other hard facts can be [...]
Giving the consumer controll over their own rubbish The problem with recycling plastic food packaging waste is that it is dirty ughh. Ok bottles yes they are easily rinsed out but stinky yogurt past its sell by date, bloody meat wrappers, mouldy fish packets…aint nobody going to be washing them. Workers in the plastic recycling [...]
In the light of sudden interest in the plastic debate I felt it was time to revisit my thoughts on plastic disposables and packaging. For the last 20 months I have been boycotting plastic items and sourcing sustainable alternatives. My reasons were pretty simple – a gut reaction to all the rubbish I saw around [...]
A Nasty Package Over the past few years it has been growing on me, an ever increasing hatred of plastic. This may seem an unreasonable reaction to a product that is strong, lightweight and waterproof all at once, that houses my computer and stops the electricity from running out of my plugs. Ok I don’t [...]
Ever worried about not making your mark on the world? Think you might not leave anything behind you when you go? Dont – I can assure you that everyday in everyway you are making a lasting impression. I realised just how big my own everlasting monument would be when I decided to monitor my own [...]
Over the past few years it has been growing on me, an ever increasing hatred of plastic. This may seem an unreasonable reaction to a product that is strong, lightweight and waterproof all at once, that houses my computer and stops the electricity from running out of my plugs. Ok I don’t hate all plastic [...]
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