the green challenge: try not to buy plastic
May 13th, 2008 at 06:46am Jennie Pollock
this week for rockford woman, i’m trying to live without plastic. i was going to assign it to a reporter, but since i’ve been trying to be “greener,” i figured i’d just try it myself.
since that would be impossible (have you noticed how much stuff is made of plastic? your movies. your shoes. your toothbrush. the list goes on and on….), i’ll try not to buy any plastic. good thing i bought my mother’s day gift cards last week.
i’m blogging my diary but named the blog “go green” because it could end up becoming a permanent thing, especially if some environmentally smart folks volunteer to do so. wanna, huh? anyone?
2 Comments Add your own
1. Chuck Sweeny | May 13th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Someone living without plastic would have to stop driving.
According to the American Plastics Council, the average vehicle uses 250 lbs of plastic. A significant proportion of this is used to make interior auto parts such as seat cushions, armrests, steering wheels, wire insulation and dashboards.
2. jennie pollock | May 13th, 2008 at 7:45 am
oh yes, i’ve thought of that. good one, chuck.
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