January 7th, 2009 @ 12:14 pm
Well – apparently it is far more difficult than you think. One Chicago Tribune journalist made an attempt and her story is interesting and fun to read.
Check it out:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-plastic-free-satdec27,0,5147886.story?page=3
Think about it – cereal comes in plastic bags inside the boxes, deli meat wrapped in plastic, oatmeal cannisters have a plastic lid. It goes on and on. And this writer has young children – sippy cups, diapers, disposing of diapers. It’s a big challenge! It made me think – could you possibly live a life without using any plastic? Probably not – I’m typing on plastic keys, I answer my plastic phone, I brush my teeth with a plastic toothbrush. Yipes. I never had thought about how much we use. And when we’re dead and gone? It will ALL still be here. Oh boy.
Christine LeMieux
said,
January 12, 2009 at 11:44 am
Great post Kristin!