Almost all chewing gum is made with plastic, plastic which hides in a secret ingredient called “gum base.” Â The few gums that don’t contain plastic as an ingredient come in plastic packaging. Finally, there’s a U.S. company — Simply Gum — offering a completely natural, GMO-free chewing gum made with organic ingredients and without any […]
So, I’ve talked and written a lot about how Americans seem to be addicted to the convenience that plastic packaging affords us. I know I sure was… eating frozen microwavable meals in plastic trays, energy bars in plastic wrappers, and water in plastic bottles. But I need to confess something. Just because I gave up […]
Have you ever considered your checkbook cover? If you’re like me, you might be so accustomed to paying bills online that you don’t even remember where your checkbook is. But I’m thinking about mine today because of an article I just read in Environmental Health News. Apparently, Deluxe, the main provider of personal checks for […]
New Year’s Resolution #3: Run an official 5K race in under 30 minutes. Sorry to have been out of touch for a month. Â I’ve had a lot going on. Â But I’m making progress on my 2014 goals. Â Down 18 pounds and running again. Â No, this picture isn’t me this year. Â It was taken back in […]
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m trying to reduce the number of supplements I take (and hence, supplement packaging) by getting my nutrients from whole foods instead of pills. Â So a few weeks ago, I was wondering aloud (apparently, I’ve started talking to myself a lot lately) about how I could get more […]
New Year’s Resolution #2: Generate less plastic waste from medicine and supplement packaging. Okay, before I continue, I have to give the usual caveat: Â I am not a doctor and nothing I write in this post or anywhere on this blog should be construed as medical advice. Â I’m writing about my experience only. Â Your mileage […]
In October, when Kathryn Palumbo first contacted me on Twitter from @YouAsAMachine, I thought, “Who the heck is this woman with the ripped abs and the funny Twitter handle? And why would someone like this be tweeting me, a totally out of shape but committed plastic-free activist?” I’m not exactly sure why I thought it […]
New Years Resolution #1:  Lose the 35 pounds I’ve gained since I went plastic-free in 2007. Here’s me in January 2007, minutes after completing my first marathon and 6 months before I decided to go plastic-free.  Look at all that plastic crap, including (gasp!) bottled water.  Well, I’ve lost a heck of a lot of plastic […]
Three years ago, when Jay and Chantal from the online store Life Without Plastic sent me a sample of their new HUGE rectangular airtight stainless steel freezer container to review on this blog, I couldn’t think of anything I would use it for. Â They touted the container as useful for freezing large quantities of produce […]
A few weeks ago, blog reader Sandy Lansdale posted a question in the Discussion Forum: I would love to hear how beeswax wrap works if anyone has tried it. Does it keep food well? How long does one wrap last? Thanks, Sandy Well, Sandy, as it happens, I did try three different beeswax cloth wraps […]