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Green Craft: Fun With Plastic Bottles! by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert

Posted Sat 30 May 2009 12:12am A couple weeks ago it had been windy for days on end. We were cooped up in the house and I decided we were going to get crafty. In high school, I was a Recreation Leader and we did all sorts of crafting and played games to our hearts content during the spring and summer. Kids love to craft and when you’re in the comfort of you’re own home it’s ... Read on »

Green Craft: Fun With Plastic Bottles! by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert

Posted Fri 29 May 2009 12:00am A couple weeks ago it had been windy for days on end. We were cooped up in the house and I decided we were going to get crafty. In high school I was a Recreation Leader and we did all sorts of crafting and played games to our hearts content during the spring and summer. Kids love to craft and when you’re in the comfort of you’re own home it’s ... Read on »

Another BPA-Free, Stainless Steel Water Bottle by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert

Posted Tue 08 Sep 2009 10:52pm The metal water bottle market has exploded, and consumers are still riling after Sigg’s deception regarding BPA in their aluminum bottle lining. Recently, I was sent another BPA-free, stainless steel water bottle to try, which my son adores. The Kid Basix SafeSporter combines sports bottle with aesthetics to create a unique bottle. Born o ... Read on »

Recycling Plastic Bottle Caps by Sierra Club .. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 10:26pm As in many places around the country, waste managers in New York City ask residents to chuck plastic bottle caps in the trash and take only bottles out to the curb for recycling. Green Life editor Josie Garthwaite explained why on NPR 's Bryant Park Project this morning. (Hint: It has to do with markets and melting points.) If you're curio ... Read on »

Back to School Basics: Reusable Water Bottles by Green Kristine Patient Expert

Posted Fri 10 Oct 2008 2:10pm If you are providing your child with bottled water each day, you are potentially adding 200 water bottles to the landfill annually. Multiply this by 800 kids in my local elementary school and it makes 160,000. Yes, some schools have recycling programs, but is your 6 year old disposing of it properly? You see where I'm going with this. A much bette ... Read on »

Back to School Basics: Reusable Water Bottles by Green Kristine Patient Expert

Posted Wed 10 Sep 2008 6:31am If you are providing your child with bottled water each day, you are potentially adding 200 water bottles to the landfill annually. Multiply this by 800 kids in my local elementary school and it makes 160,000. Yes, some schools have recycling programs, but is your 6 year old disposing of it properly? You see where I'm going with this. A much be ... Read on »

How to Choose a Safe Water Bottle by Mark S. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 26 Feb 2010 9:54am I’ve made my stance on bottled water quite clear before, but I’ll go ahead and reiterate: bottled water is a joke. It’s completely unnecessary, unless you’re in a nation with unsafe water quality, and the plastic bottles make for excellent landfill fodder. You could reuse the bottles, but then you’ve gotta worry about the plastic leaching into ... Read on »

Plastic Bag Challenge >> by Sondra M. Posted Mon 23 Jul 2012 12:19pm A few years ago I watched an amazing series from Vice magazine (<-- go watch it right now!) about " garbage island ," the huge floating mass of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean. It was eye opening to say the least, and ever since then I have made a real effort to reduce my plastic usage. It's so easy to throw something away and forget about ... Read on »

Plastic Bottles Vs Glass Bottles by pehpot

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Posted Mon 28 Mar 2011 5:22pm There are benefits in using plastic bottles as well as glass bottles; and there are also disadvantages to it. When it comes to convenience, plastic bottles are more convenient to use because there is no need to worry about breaking it. Plastic bottles are also light weight compared to glass bottles. However, for those who wish to hold the te ... Read on »

Dangers of Plastic Bottles – When All Else Fails, Put Down The Plastic by Nancy W. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 15 Jan 2009 11:46pm This weekend my husband handed me an Op-Ed piece from the New York Times and said “you should really blog about this.” The piece he handed me that day was on the dangers of plastic. “Yeah, we know,” you're thinking. “we’ve all heard the scare tactics before.” Over the last year or so there has been much said on both sides of the debate ... Read on »