About our blog: Trash-Talk
TRASH TALK Yep, it's a blog about trash.
TRASH TALK
Where we learn that talk is cheap and waste is expensive - often needlessly costing all of us and future generations.
OUR MISSION
Our blog is an initiative to open a broad discussion with the intent of finding real-time solutions for the citizens of North Carolina, United States, and the global community. Through Trash Talk we aim to share what's being done with our human caused waste, who bears the cost, and how we can improve both on an individual level as well as our broader communities. Sometimes, the waste generated by manufacturing is responsibly handled, other times, not so much... and we all end up paying the ultimate price.
Trash Talk is also meant to be a forum to learn from other's successes and failures so that we can put the brakes on needless waste and share products and ideas for a better life and better future for generations to come.
There is a lot of 'greenwashing' and creating some not so functional products that wind up in our landfills, but filtering through the digital noise can be time consuming and challenging. Sometimes those efforts can be expensive endeavors and sometimes failed attempts to reinvent our routine.
Trash Talk is designed to both educate and take out some of the guesswork in purchasing products aimed at living more sustainably.
Finally, Trash Talk is also a place to learn why it can be so challenging for for governments in a variety of capacites, from legislators to county and municipal leadership, to enact real change in complex political environments. When we show collective conscientiousness and determination for change, amazing things can happen.
So, let's get started
TALKING TRASH!
Our planet needs your.....HELP!
Plastics don't just get thrown away, they end up in our food systems.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is putting the staggering numbers into easy to 'digest' visuals.
You can help to lower these numbers by refusing single use plastics. We have solutions that don't sacrifice convenience.
Refusing single use plastics will erase pictures like this one. It's hard to imagine scenes like this one when a beach we visit is cleaned up, but our trash winds up miles away.
Let's refuse single use plastics to avoid scenes like this one.
In the United States alone, we use 29 million barrels of oil just to make plastic bags and bottles - just plastic bags and plastic bottles.
Petrochemical companies are not consumer facing, but they are influencing our product choices and our policies. It's time to stop the largest contributors to our Plastic Planet by refusing the single use plastics they are offering!
Replacing Single Use Plastics
Replacing the Pernicious Plastic Bag
Many responsible countries, states and municipalities have already banned the use of destructive and pervasive plastic bags. Here are some products that you can use to replace them. So far all items listed below are available on Amazon, but I'll just be providing the company and/or specific product links.
Lotus Sustainables:
Trolley Bags-
- LOTUS STUSTAINABLES LINK: https://lotus-sustainables.com/
- Great for larger grocery shopping trips
- Keeps the shopping trip organized
- Keeps the shopping bags as well as the produce bags organized
Lotus SustainableS
- BAG PODZ LINK:
- This option is for those who value the style of the traditional plastic bag, but without the plastic.
- Bag Podz offers a variety of color options.
- This is a fabulous product that can fit in the glove box and carry a large load of groceries, but it's possible to only grab one bag for those quick trips too. These come in 5 bag and 10 bag packs to accommodate different size family shoppers.
Bag Podz
- BAG PODZ LINK:
- This option is for those who value the style of the traditional plastic bag, but without the plastic.
- Bag Podz offers a variety of color options.
- This is a fabulous product that can fit in the glove box and carry a large load of groceries, but it's possible to only grab one bag for those quick trips too. These come in 5 bag and 10 bag packs to accommodate different size family shoppers.
Bag Podz
- BAG PODZ LINK:
- This option is for those who value the style of the traditional plastic bag, but without the plastic.
- Bag Podz offers a variety of color options.
- This is a fabulous product that can fit in the glove box and carry a large load of groceries, but it's possible to only grab one bag for those quick trips too. These come in 5 bag and 10 bag packs to accommodate different size family shoppers.
Bag Podz
- BAG PODZ LINK:
- This option is for those who value the style of the traditional plastic bag, but without the plastic.
- Bag Podz offers a variety of color options.
- This is a fabulous product that can fit in the glove box and carry a large load of groceries, but it's possible to only grab one bag for those quick trips too. These come in 5 bag and 10 bag packs to accommodate different size family shoppers.
Bag Podz
- BAG PODZ LINK:
- This option is for those who value the style of the traditional plastic bag, but without the plastic.
- Bag Podz offers a variety of color options.
- This is a fabulous product that can fit in the glove box and carry a large load of groceries, but it's possible to only grab one bag for those quick trips too. These come in 5 bag and 10 bag packs to accommodate different size family shoppers.
Bag Podz
- BAG PODZ LINK:
- This option is for those who value the style of the traditional plastic bag, but without the plastic.
- Bag Podz offers a variety of color options.
- This is a fabulous product that can fit in the glove box and carry a large load of groceries, but it's possible to only grab one bag for those quick trips too. These come in 5 bag and 10 bag packs to accommodate different size family shoppers.
Bag Podz
- BAG PODZ LINK:
- This option is for those who value the style of the traditional plastic bag, but without the plastic.
- Bag Podz offers a variety of color options.
- This is a fabulous product that can fit in the glove box and carry a large load of groceries, but it's possible to only grab one bag for those quick trips too. These come in 5 bag and 10 bag packs to accommodate different size family shoppers.
Reisenthal Shopping Baskets & Carriers
- REISENTHEL CARRY BAG LINK: https://www.reisenthel.com/en/products/carrybag-dots-bk7009
- This basket is an investment - it's a little pricey, but it lasts! I've had my basket for almost 15 years and used it almost every week!
- Note on delivery: If you decide to order directly from Reisenthel, it may take a couple of weeks as this is a European product. It's also available on Amazon.
Do you want to learn more? Here are a few books that we recommend for you to get started.
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