Comments on: 52 Weeks Down – Week 6 – Dispense with Disposables

By: Buty Mustang

Buty Mustang — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:45:19 +0000

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By: Vegetable Storage

Vegetable Storage — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:03:46 +0000

pet supplies these days are much higer in price, i think there is high demand for some pet supply stuffs these days -:-

By: Magnesium Ascorbate :

Magnesium Ascorbate : — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:31:21 +0000

pet supplies should be environment friendly too that is why we always choose earth friendly pet supplies;;”

By: Darwin

Darwin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:11:56 +0000

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By: Sam Jones

Sam Jones — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:36:38 +0000

This thread’s a couple of years old but certainly still relevant. About veggie bags: I made some from tulle (actually an old sheer curtain) and the cashier doesn’t have to take the veggies out of the bag to weigh them. Also, you can send your dried up ink pens to The Pen Guy who uses them to create wonderful works of art. The address to send them to can be found on his blog: http://www.pen-guy.blogspot.com/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:36:00 +0000

Just a note on the bacon…. I have been using the heal of the bread for years — reusable itself if fried and added to breakfast — Sorry Scotish heritage showing through

By: Amelia

Amelia — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:15:00 +0000

Annette, I use homemade terrycloth produce bags: dampen them slightly, put the veg in, and store. I also use muslin bags for purchasing produce, but I’ve had problems with the cashier having to take everything out to weigh it before ringing it up: the scales are calibrated to tare out the weight of the plastic bags, and the store can be fined for overcharging if they run the whole thing through.

(I still use them: I simply try to time my visit so that there aren’t hordes of people waiting behind me in the queue.)

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:34:00 +0000

Hope you don’t mind a drive-by posting — I came by through a link at http://rixarixa.blogspot.com/. Just wanted to add my latest switch-over — I used washcloths to wash dishes intead of a sponge. I’m a little ashamed to admit that my original motivation wasn’t conservation but rather the fact that sponges are too expensive to replace frequently, and they get so gross if you don’t. I use a clean washcloth every day to wash dishes and at the end of the day just throw it in the wash. Nothing could be easier, and in fact, I like the way it washed dishes much better than a sponge, and it holds on to detergent much better so that you end up using less detergent!

By: Miss Lynx

Miss Lynx — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:29:00 +0000

Lots of interesting ideas here... Re dog poo, a lot of pet supply stores sell biodegradable poo bags, which will break down naturally within a couple of weeks.

Now, poo (dog or otherwise) is not recommended for most composting setups, since the heat generated by a typical home composter is not enough to kill any pathogens that might be in it, but if you live in a city that has a "green bin" (curbside composting) program, they're fine for that, as the heat generated by an entire city's mega-compost is more than enough.

On menstrual products - I'm afraid I'm one of the probably few women who just can't use the Keeper or Diva Cup. I've tried both and found them horribly uncomfortable. It took about ten minutes of wrestling to get either one in or out, and I could feel every sharp ridge on the damn thing the entire time it was in, meaning I had to walk and sit very carefully. And yes, I tried trimming off the pokey thing at the bottom, and yes I was wearing the smaller size. I eventually gave up after a couple of cycles with no improvement.

So I mainly use cloth pads, and if I'm going swimming or otherwise not in a situation where cloth pads work well. In those cases I use sea sponges (the little ones they sell in drugstores for putting on makeup wit), which are still disposable to some degree, since they only last for a few months, but I figure they're still much less wasteful than regular tampons.

By: jewishfarmer

jewishfarmer — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:04:00 +0000

Mother of Many, if you get an answer, let me know. I’ve got the same problem with my autistic 7 year old.

I tried to make diaper covers for my son once, but they were mega-big butt covers, and the thing is, I just can’t subject him to the social criticism he got for wearing obvious diapers. I think I need something more subtle – he really got ragged for it, and it isn’t fair to him. For now, we’re still using pull ups, but I hate to do it.

Sharon