05-15-2009, 02:37 PM
We are very conservative in our purchases & still have plastic waste... We have been using plastic bags & wraps for our garbage
When we first looked at not accepting stores offers of plastic shopping bags, I was one that though:what will I do for garbage bags.... certainly do not want to BUY plastic bags... Then we realized the amount of our waste that was plastic packaging... & using things like cereal bags & bread bags & cat food bags & toilet paper wraps and everything else, to bag up our garbage... 2 advantages, far less plastic waste when it is the receptacle and small waste containers, makes you think of decreasing your waste when you only have a cereal bag in the kitchen waste can.
One of our big things is to bring along reusable washable ware when we know we will be eating out at a potluck or a fast food place. Many food places in Hilo will take your plate & fill it with food, rather than issue you a foam container IF YOU ASK FIRST, and have clean ware. We are now getting to the point where we are not going to the places that only will serve on their foam...
When we first looked at not accepting stores offers of plastic shopping bags, I was one that though:what will I do for garbage bags.... certainly do not want to BUY plastic bags... Then we realized the amount of our waste that was plastic packaging... & using things like cereal bags & bread bags & cat food bags & toilet paper wraps and everything else, to bag up our garbage... 2 advantages, far less plastic waste when it is the receptacle and small waste containers, makes you think of decreasing your waste when you only have a cereal bag in the kitchen waste can.
One of our big things is to bring along reusable washable ware when we know we will be eating out at a potluck or a fast food place. Many food places in Hilo will take your plate & fill it with food, rather than issue you a foam container IF YOU ASK FIRST, and have clean ware. We are now getting to the point where we are not going to the places that only will serve on their foam...