"Beth Terry has been making homemade mustard. Not because it tastes better - although maybe it does. She didn't want to buy it anymore because she could find her favorite kind only in plastic jars."

While I'm sure they're many reasons why her plan should be labeled "FAIL" - I could not read past this first set of sentences. Their are many mustards in glass jars at most grocery stores.

/end of discussion
//next

how 'bout my rubber wrapped steak for 1.50?

Carotid: "Beth Terry has been making homemade mustard. Not because it tastes better - although maybe it does. She didn't want to buy it anymore because she could find her favorite kind only in plastic jars."

While I'm sure they're many reasons why her plan should be labeled "FAIL" - I could not read past this first set of sentences. Their are many mustards in glass jars at most grocery stores.

/end of discussion
//next

Not only that, but who is holding the gun to her head that says she can't recycle the plastic bottle when done?

Last I checked, plastic is recyclable.

She's dumb. I hate her.

utardsRock: how 'bout my rubber wrapped steak for 1.50?

tubesteak?

So...none of these for her?

Giving it up doesn't eliminate it from the world. It already exists.

If she really wanted to be environmentally friendly she would buy MORE plastic and then stockpile it in her garage so it couldn't end up in the ocean.

tombotia: Carotid: "Beth Terry has been making homemade mustard. Not because it tastes better - although maybe it does. She didn't want to buy it anymore because she could find her favorite kind only in plastic jars."

While I'm sure they're many reasons why her plan should be labeled "FAIL" - I could not read past this first set of sentences. Their are many mustards in glass jars at most grocery stores.

/end of discussion
//next

Not only that, but who is holding the gun to her head that says she can't recycle the plastic bottle when done?

Last I checked, plastic is recyclable.

Plastic is also a biatch to recycle, environmentally and not too cost effective. same as paper. sadly, the only materials that actually work out to be more envio-friendly and cost effective are metals.

/still recycle
//if it's free
///cept soda cans, rolling in 1 dolla bills tonite.

Just save your plastic grocery bags for one month and then you begin to understand the amount of waste you are producing.

I often wonder what I could do to make the world a litle better, just as this woman is trying to do. Then I realize that I don't really give a rats ass about any of it.

Most plastic can be recycled. And making mustard really isn't that difficult.

While I'm sure they're many reasons why her plan should be labeled "FAIL" - I could not read past this first set of sentences. Their are many mustards in glass jars at most grocery stores.

Is there a new meme? Did I not get copied on the memo or WTF?

At our cheap ass local grocery store (everything is rotting, but it's cheap) they have two "do-it-yourself" recycle bins. Place plastic in the plastic machine, receive some money. Easy as pie.


/lady dumb
//hate her

TFA: She didn't want to buy it anymore because she could find her favorite kind only in plastic jars.

Why didn't she switch bands rather than go through the "hardship" of making her own?

TFA: She switched from liquid soap - another plastic container! - to bar.

I refill the plastic bottle, thus not "disposing" of it.

TFA: OK, not the computer monitor and the telephone...

OK, so she's an attention whore with a martyr complex.

tombotia: Not only that, but who is holding the gun to her head that says she can't recycle the plastic bottle when done?

Last I checked, plastic is recyclable.

From TFA:

Even if she recycled, could she be sure of the recycling company?

Why are we here? Plastics.....asshole.

Love that guy! RIP, George.

I've always wondered what happened to Billie Jean King.

Wow, feel the love in the comments.
So she's trying to give up plastics. Good for her. I'm too lazy- but I wish her the best.

The thing that turns people off about people like this is it is clear they are more obsessed than they are thoughtful.

I mean, my wife and I use canvas grocery bags, recycle probably 95 percent of the plastic, metal and glass we get from the store and re-use cheapo-plastic containers for our kids lunches, etc.

But someone who actually carries a glass straw around in their purse to use at restaurants just inspires an impulse in me to punch her in the ovaries.

fatal_exception: While I'm sure they're many reasons why her plan should be labeled "FAIL" - I could not read past this first set of sentences. Their are many mustards in glass jars at most grocery stores.

Is there they're a new meme? Did I not get copied on the memo or WTF?

FTFY

Does this mean she's down for some bareback?

/no standards

I couldn't finish the article. It made plastic out to be some evil. She's worried about bad chemicals getting into her food from the plastic container they are in?

OK, plastic is everywhere because it's an incredibly wonderful material to make shiat out of! Yes, plastic ending up in giant garbage patches in the oceans is certainly a problem, and one we should probably try to remedy, but abandoning plastic is not the answer.

Had to make a run to the dump to get rid of yard clippings a while back. The amount of plastic bags fluttering around out there is astounding. They've had to build 30-foot high nets around the dumping areas just to keep the plastic grocery bags from flying out every time the wind kicks up. That trip was enough to get me to start using the reusable bags.

She carries around a glass straw and reusable eating utensils.

*SNAP*

Doesn't really seem like a smart idea.....

Forty-Two: TFA: She didn't want to buy it anymore because she could find her favorite kind only in plastic jars.

Why didn't she switch bands rather than go through the "hardship" of making her own?

TFA: She switched from liquid soap - another plastic container! - to bar.

I refill the plastic bottle, thus not "disposing" of it.

TFA: OK, not the computer monitor and the telephone...

OK, so she's an attention whore with a martyr complex.


That whole article just makes me think of this:



/come back Zinc!!!!

She has concluded it's impossible to entirely rid her life of plastic.

I bet one could find a lot of Amish people who disagree. She's just not willing to entirely rid her life of plastic.

I hate plastic. It makes my life worse in tangible ways.
So I use as little as possible. I don't understand all the people in this thread who will mock less consumption, but whatever.

Life goes on.

fark plastic.....we should do something about all those damn trees that are everywhere. There's too many of them! There is one area near my house they call a "FOREST".....probably has over 5000 trees.....what a waste of paper!

Forty-Two:
I refill the plastic bottle, thus not "disposing" of it.


What kind of package does the refill come in?

HeadLever:
Why are we here? Plastics.....asshole.

Love that guy! RIP, George.

I was thinking about that same line.

Even if she recycled, could she be sure of the recycling company?

Even when I flush, can I be sure of the sewage treatment plant?

I'm sad that they discontinued wax-paper bags. Nothing better to wrap freshies with!

This is a nice sentiment and all, but most of that trash in the gyre is from a lack of proper disposal in the developing world.

HawaiiE: I hate plastic. It makes my life worse in tangible ways.
So I use as little as possible. I don't understand all the people in this thread who will mock less consumption, but whatever.

Life goes on.

How does it make your life worse? And before you say something like "because I hate plastic bags all over the place" remember that that's a result of human laziness, not plastic.

I lament the declining use of Bakelite.

I wonder how many important letters she sent back because of the little plastic window. Most of my very important mail comes with those little windows.

From the article there is a link... I followed the link and she is a nut case... There is a recipe for this

Almost Vegan Crockpot Lasagne (Deliciously plastic-free)

Gosh I hope so..No wonder she was giving up plastic SHE WAS EATING IT!!!

Let's hope she never gets in an accident and has to be hospitalized.

/When's the last time you saw a glass IV bottle?
//They've switched to plastic bedpans for a reason, too
///Brrrrr

/Does not approve

DoWhatNowToWhat: Just save your plastic grocery bags for one month and then you begin to understand the amount of waste you are producing.

I've been saving my plastic & paper grocery bags for the past 3 years (since we moved into our apartment). My wife and I use the plastic ones as garbage bags for the car and to put meat/food waste in before placing it in the regular garbage can.

The paper bags are really stacking up, but I figure they'll be good packing material when we move eventually. They're also great to tear up and use to start campfires and charcoal grills (I hate lighter fluid-tasting food).

Rapmaster2000: This is a nice sentiment and all, but most of that trash in the gyre is from a lack of proper disposal in the developing world.

Most of the trash in the gyre is due to the fact that oceanic currents flow INTO the gyre but not OUT, thus making it more of a problem of physics than plastic.

Which is not to say it's not a gigantic problem, but has very little to do with use of plastics per se.

hurdboy: Let's hope she never gets in an accident and has to be hospitalized.

/When's the last time you saw a glass IV bottle?
//They've switched to plastic bedpans for a reason, too
///Brrrrr

/Last saw glass IV bottles in Germany. Circa 2005.

Why are you all so down on this lady?? She is helping to improve all of our lives, not getting in your way at all, and just generally a decent person. If she were being self-righteous, I could see the problem. But she isn't. Are your consciences so guilty that you can't stand to see someone doing something positive?

Ah, hell. I guess I will just post the whole thing.

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URAPNIS: I often wonder what I could do to make the world a litle better, just as this woman is trying to do. Then I realize that I don't really give a rats ass about any of it.

oops...
just realized my blatant mistake...
sorry...

DoWhatNowToWhat: Just save your plastic grocery bags for one month and then you begin to understand the amount of waste you are producing.

Zero? I was sure it was more than that.

If you feel that down about using plastic just recycle the stuff.

Yeah, I understand it doesn't eliminate the raw material use, but it certainly cuts back on what materials have to be used in the future.

we recycle every piece of plastic from #1-#7 at our local facility, most recycling centers take at least #1 and #2.

wage0048: DoWhatNowToWhat:
I've been saving my plastic & paper grocery bags for the past 3 years (since we moved into our apartment). My wife and I use the plastic ones as garbage bags for the car and to put meat/food waste in before placing it in the regular garbage can.



I'm not calling you out for this by any means, since just about everybody does this. But this is the primary reason why only 5% of plastic bags ever get recycled.

I use the canvas bags. They're sturdier, and they hold a hell of a lot more groceries per bag. You're better off using regular garbage bags for the trash, because they are more biodegradable than than the plastic grocery variety.

AppleOptionEsc: Plastic is also a biatch to recycle, environmentally and not too cost effective. same as paper.

There have been some claims of using microwaves to turn plastics and rubber back into oil. Tires seem to be the first target.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12141-giant-microwave-turns-plastic-back- t o-oil.html
http://www.globalresourcecorp.com/recovery-applications/tires

GeorgeBurns: Why are you all so down on this lady?? She is helping to improve all of our lives, not getting in your way at all, and just generally a decent person. If she were being self-righteous, I could see the problem. But she isn't. Are your consciences so guilty that you can't stand to see someone doing something positive?

There is always one of you on every thread. We need a name for the "guy who says oh just leave the crazy woman alone/good for her she beat the man."

Where would American discourse be, without the statistical outliers on which we build our straw men?

"I've got one word for you, just one word...plastics!"

/cannot be obscure

ewech: Does this mean she's down for some bareback?

/no standards

Latex isn't a plastic. Did you intend to advertise your latex allergy to the rest of FARK? :)