June 4, 2012

Plastic Challenge: Beth Terry, Week 22

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Location:Oakland, California, United States

Name: Beth Terry

Week: 22

Personal Info:

I am the founder of MyPlasticfreeLife.com and have been collecting my plastic and attempting to live as plastic-free as possible since June of 2007.

See my previous years’ tallies at:
/category/beths-weeklymonthly-plastic-tallies/

List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!)

Plastic cups, bottles, bags, produce bags, and more…

Total items collected: 3

Total weight: .2 oz

Items: Recyclable
None

Items: Nonrecyclable
1) Packing tape from one smaller box of Plastic-Free books

2) Packing tape from case of padded mailers from Office Depot. The mailers themselves are plastic-free.

3) Scotch tape from a letter sent to me.

What items can I easily replace with plastic free or less plastic alternatives?
None. See explanation of tape on book boxes here:  http://myplasticfreelife.com/plastic-challenge/plastic-challenge-beth-terry-week-21/