Posted by deborah

My friend wrote to say that she ordered a steel container online to keep from using so much plastic. She received the small item in a gigantic box. The item was wrapped in hard plastic and then a warranty tag was inside the bottle inside a plastic baggie. Ack! The subject of reducing packaging waste was on my mind when I stumbled across this sustainable living blog and what it says on the subject:

Sometimes we can’t help but order something online, especially when we can’t get something we need in a nearby bricks-and-mortar store. But rather than encourage excessive waste and nonbiodegradable, polluting packing materials such as styrofoam peanuts—plus your inclusion on catalog and junk-mail lists—you can make yourself heard by including a note with your online order.

The blogger contiues to say that she’s even trained her local Chinese takeout place to leave out the plastic forks, etc. I think that’s a fantastic idea.