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In my growing bin of plastic items, I’ve started to notice trends in the ones I accumulate most often. I love giving greeting cards, and I’ve discovered that most of my favorite store-bought cards come in plastic sleeves, so I … Continue reading →

Almost two months into this challenge, I’m still trying to find many suitable replacements for items I love and use daily that come in plastic. One of the areas of my apartment where a plethora of plastic lives is in … Continue reading →

This week started with a delivery of my “cheese of the month club” package, signaling that a full month has passed since the start of my plastic challenge. From this delivery, I added three delicious blocks of cheese to my … Continue reading →

Since starting this challenge, I’ve started to feel a lot of negative emotions when I go to the grocery store. My first week, after I failed to find any plastic-free cheese, I felt genuine panic about my no-plastic commitment. On … Continue reading →

The other morning, I came across an advertisement for a refrigerator in my “Bon Appétit” magazine. The ad shows a beautiful display of fruits and vegetables, refreshing juices and tantalizing cheeses. The refrigerator is so welcoming and luminous it almost … Continue reading →

Things were going pretty well last Wednesday morning when I began this plastic challenge. I left to go teach my classes with my reusable red bag and Whole Foods gift card in tow, feeling all jazzed up. On NPR that … Continue reading →

Today is the day that my plastic challenge officially begins. I woke up this morning feeling excited to start this battle, yet I also have this murky, suspicious feeling that I really don’t know what I’m in for. This is probably going … Continue reading →

Before even sitting down for breakfast today, I had touched at least ten pieces of plastic. My shampoo and conditioner bottles are both made of plastic; I squeezed out some toothpaste from a plastic Crest tube; I pumped some lotion … Continue reading →