Plastic Challenge: Natalie, Week 3 – 7

Know what I could do with polysterene packaging? Donate to art places? Anything else?

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Plastic Challenge: Natalie, Week 2

How to anticipate surprise plastic in restaurants and cafes?

IS there a law about having to give lids for paper cups in NY or anywhere?

Better places for buying bulk in central NJ or NY? I know of some, but Unpackaged in London sounds like a dream.

Ideas about, given the choice, to get plastic takeout containers or throw food away (less long-term impact, but methane and waste of precious product)?

Something I struggle with is packing efficiently. I’ve been taking a stainless steel water bottle AND coffee mug the last few days because I never know what I’m going to want, plus the glass container I carry lunch in and my laptop and notebooks etc and it’s killing me. Wondering if there are any tips for packing light on a sustainable diet?

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Plastic Challenge: Natalie, Week 1

When sharing food/other essentials with other people who don’t share your enthousiasm for living without waste, what do you do? Do you buy your salad separately if they buy it in a plastic container, so as not to waste? I think there’s a delicate balance between doing what you believe is right and alienating people around you. Also, looking at what I have, any ideas? And did I get anything wrong about what’s recyclable?

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