“Resolve to be a greater recycler” [Jan. 7, Opinion], though wonderful, disregarded one thing essential within the dialogue in regards to the setting — that we now have to remove recycling in favor of de-plasticizing as a lot as doable.
Not too long ago, I made a decision to de-plasticize my family. I purchased bamboo toothbrushes, bamboo dental floss and bamboo pens.
There are numerous merchandise usually packaged in plastic bottles that one should buy in bins, like water; in cleaning soap bars, reminiscent of shampoo and dishwashing detergent; or in a powdered kind in a field, reminiscent of laundry detergent and dishwasher cleaning soap.
As a substitute of shopping for yogurt in a plastic container, I purchase yogurt on the farmers market, in deposit returnable glass jars. I at all times purchase milk and half and half in paper containers. I’ve additionally seen that many dairy merchandise, like yogurt, may simply as simply be packaged within the smaller sized milk containers. I solely purchase spices and herbs packaged in glass.
For refillable water bottles, by no means purchase a brand new one. Go to Goodwill and purchase a used one — no sin in that.
You could find something on the web.
Ellen Taft, Seattle
