Comments on: The Graduate Nailed It with “Just One Word… Plastics” http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/ Setting an Example by Design Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:14:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Sam Leppanen http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5957 Sam Leppanen Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:11:46 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5957 I believe the 96% figure comes from Algalita Marine Research Foundation. http://www.algalita.org I believe the 96% figure comes from Algalita Marine Research Foundation. http://www.algalita.org

]]> By: simon http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5956 simon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:37:07 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5956 I'd also like to see the source for the 96% figure. thanks! also, I'd like to refute the point above that "plastics" can be remoulded infintely. this isn't true. I’d also like to see the source for the 96% figure.

thanks!

also, I’d like to refute the point above that “plastics” can be remoulded infintely. this isn’t true.

]]> By: Joshua Mauldin http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5955 Joshua Mauldin Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:20:15 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5955 Can you tell us where you got the figure stating that 96% of plastics aren't recycled, or support how you arrived at that number? Can you tell us where you got the figure stating that 96% of plastics aren’t recycled, or support how you arrived at that number?

]]> By: Uncle B http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5671 Uncle B Mon, 25 May 2009 14:47:13 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5671 Plastics - The ultimate recyclable! and so abused by mankind, what arrogant sops we are! Presented with a product that can be remolded almost infinitely, a perpetually useful commodity, we blame industry and the plastic itself for our sloven disrespect for its most valuable feature, its recycleability! Sick, Sick, bastards of the Green community, hearken to the bleak voice calling from the wilderness! Recycle, recycle!reuse! Plastics are almost indestructible, and we will see a day when we will forage on all fours, for broken bits and reclaim from the sea, this life-saving commodity we toss indiscriminately by the way! I do not waste food, and with the same religious reverence, I do not toss plastic - I keep it, recycle it, reuse it, and hold it in great esteem, for I am truly Green and respect it for its great value to the green world. One day I will build a Green-house from recycled pop-bottles, Hyundai made a light-weigh car body from them, life itself can be supported by their chemical characteristics, and the sickness that is waste will fall hard on the fools that partake of this environmentally unfriendly curse of mankind - the indiscriminate dispersion of one of the greatest resources ever devised by mankind! Asshvls! Asshvles Asshvls! You deserve to die in infamy, and our new Eco-Meritocracy will rise from your ashes, and build a new and better world on the resources you wasted. May you languish in Hell, and may your children regret your birth! Eco-Heathens! Now, go shvt in a lake, like a good Yankee Doodle, eh! Plastics – The ultimate recyclable! and so abused by mankind, what arrogant sops we are! Presented with a product that can be remolded almost infinitely, a perpetually useful commodity, we blame industry and the plastic itself for our sloven disrespect for its most valuable feature, its recycleability! Sick, Sick, bastards of the Green community, hearken to the bleak voice calling from the wilderness! Recycle, recycle!reuse! Plastics are almost indestructible, and we will see a day when we will forage on all fours, for broken bits and reclaim from the sea, this life-saving commodity we toss indiscriminately by the way! I do not waste food, and with the same religious reverence, I do not toss plastic – I keep it, recycle it, reuse it, and hold it in great esteem, for I am truly Green and respect it for its great value to the green world. One day I will build a Green-house from recycled pop-bottles, Hyundai made a light-weigh car body from them, life itself can be supported by their chemical characteristics, and the sickness that is waste will fall hard on the fools that partake of this environmentally unfriendly curse of mankind – the indiscriminate dispersion of one of the greatest resources ever devised by mankind! Asshvls! Asshvles Asshvls! You deserve to die in infamy, and our new Eco-Meritocracy will rise from your ashes, and build a new and better world on the resources you wasted. May you languish in Hell, and may your children regret your birth! Eco-Heathens! Now, go shvt in a lake, like a good Yankee Doodle, eh!

]]> By: Eco Links to Green Your Weekend | FollowGreen.com http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5603 Eco Links to Green Your Weekend | FollowGreen.com Fri, 01 May 2009 13:06:48 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5603 [...] how the word plastic came to be so quickly associated with everything tacky and buck-chasing? Green Design has the answer (one of my favorite films, in fact), and goes on to nicely summarize just where we are with this [...]

[...] how the word plastic came to be so quickly associated with everything tacky and buck-chasing? Green Design has the answer (one of my favorite films, in fact), and goes on to nicely summarize just where we are with this [...]

]]> By: Billy Jones http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5520 Billy Jones Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:30:55 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5520 Thanks for pointing this out. Thanks for pointing this out.

]]> By: Martha http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5518 Martha Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:44:47 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5518 I went to the Marin farmers market yesterday where I bought a flat of strawberries. Organic, vine-ripened, juicy, deep red all the way through…the very best! While I was there I stopped by the booth run by the market organizers. They have a large display about our heavy use of plastics. They also describe the damage caused by the usual culprits — plastic bags, Styrofoam, hot cup lids, plastic cutlery, and plastic water bottles — then follow each with a list of alternatives, including the now-familiar reusable tote bags, canteens, containers, and cutlery. They provide a good list of sources of alternatives, which I’ll pass along here: For Individuals: ECO EXPRESS – http://ecoexpress.com GREEN HOME – http://greenhome.com REUSABLEBAGS.COM – http://reusablebags.com For Businesses: BIOBAG USA – http://biobagusa.com EARTHWARE BIODEGRADABLES – http://earthwarebiodegradables.com EXCELLENT PACKAGING & SUPPLY – http://excellentpackaging.com GREEN EARTH OFFICE SUPPLY – http://greenearthofficesupply.com GREEN HOME – http://greenhome.com I went to the Marin farmers market yesterday where I bought a flat of strawberries. Organic, vine-ripened, juicy, deep red all the way through…the very best!

While I was there I stopped by the booth run by the market organizers. They have a large display about our heavy use of plastics. They also describe the damage caused by the usual culprits — plastic bags, Styrofoam, hot cup lids, plastic cutlery, and plastic water bottles — then follow each with a list of alternatives, including the now-familiar reusable tote bags, canteens, containers, and cutlery.

They provide a good list of sources of alternatives, which I’ll pass along here:

For Individuals:
ECO EXPRESS – http://ecoexpress.com
GREEN HOME – http://greenhome.com
REUSABLEBAGS.COM – http://reusablebags.com

For Businesses:
BIOBAG USA – http://biobagusa.com
EARTHWARE BIODEGRADABLES – http://earthwarebiodegradables.com
EXCELLENT PACKAGING & SUPPLY – http://excellentpackaging.com
GREEN EARTH OFFICE SUPPLY – http://greenearthofficesupply.com
GREEN HOME – http://greenhome.com

]]> By: alice hancock http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/23/the-graduate-nailed-it-with-just-one-word-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-5508 alice hancock Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:17:29 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=2891#comment-5508 Ahh, don't refuse all "plastic" bags. There is a type of "plastic" bag that breaks down on its own and uses less energy to recycle than paper bags. Bring your own back is only good for singles or couples. Not practical for families. In our region Earthfare uses them http://tinyurl.com/cezna6. Only drink tap water if it is filtered, buy your own undercounter filter. Also, cloth diapers end up using more energy to clean than using a product like gdiapers. But, mothers, don't go nuts where you are stressed trying to be green. If in need use disposables. Just limit. I actually had to switch from cloth to disposables because of a skin condition my son had. Disposable were more hygienic if they soiled himself allowing his skin to heal. Ahh, don’t refuse all “plastic” bags. There is a type of “plastic” bag that breaks down on its own and uses less energy to recycle than paper bags. Bring your own back is only good for singles or couples. Not practical for families. In our region Earthfare uses them http://tinyurl.com/cezna6. Only drink tap water if it is filtered, buy your own undercounter filter.

Also, cloth diapers end up using more energy to clean than using a product like gdiapers. But, mothers, don’t go nuts where you are stressed trying to be green. If in need use disposables. Just limit. I actually had to switch from cloth to disposables because of a skin condition my son had. Disposable were more hygienic if they soiled himself allowing his skin to heal.

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