Go Green
Rockford Woman editor Jennie Pollock knows that we’re not going to transform our lifestyles overnight, but she looks for ways big and mostly small to protect our planet. Read about her experiences (she’s tried giving up plastic and meat, for example) and share your possible solutions here.

Archive for May 12th, 2008

does my life revolve around food?

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last time i was thinking about this plastic thing, it was breakfast. now i’m eating again.

for lunch, i usually use plastic forks/knives/spoons that i wash. i might as well use silverware. easy fix.

my bigger challenge: my fondness for gladware. (and i ask, “why exactly would you play this game?)

i can’t start my morning quite the same

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when i woke up this morning on my first day without buying plastic, i realized that i didn’t buy my lactose-free milk at the store this weekend, so i’ll probably have to eat peanut butter toast on double-fiber wheat instead of corn chex for breakfast in a few days. the milk comes in a paper carton, but the spigot is plastic. i figure i can suffer, though i’ll be less likely to make my kids suffer (they drink regular milk).

i also noticed that the box that holds my morning tea comes wrapped in plastic. i have enough for the week but will have to see if there are other kinds in aluminum canisters or plain boxes.