tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post946352503018442429..comments2023-10-05T06:20:40.173-04:00Comments on Quaker Pagan Reflections: Environmental MindfulnessCat C-B (and/or Peter B)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-9566298979813970292010-06-28T13:54:46.603-04:002010-06-28T13:54:46.603-04:00Your post on your other blog, and then stumbling u...Your post on your other blog, and then stumbling upon Little Plastic Fish on Friday, have brought this topic exploding into my conciousness this weekend. I'm not sure what shape my "concern" will take, but I'm already at least noting the plastic in my life more than I had been before. Thank you for that.<br><br>As for the shampoo question Anne had... bar soap and refilling containers are good ideas. I actually switched to a baking soda and vinegar method last year due to concern over chemicals in conventional cosmetics (many of which are petroleum derived, and thus a type of plastic). I make my own vinegar (you can buy that in glass) but the baking soda came packed in plastic and my "in the shower" containers are plastic, but it still uses much less plastic than individual bottles of shampoo. If you google "no poo hair" then you'll find a number of websites talking about it.<br><br>Thanks again!Alysshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04820396354932192545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-32835796693414276842010-06-24T21:58:19.826-04:002010-06-24T21:58:19.826-04:00Ooh! Thanks for clarifying, Beth! Yes, I already...Ooh! Thanks for clarifying, Beth! Yes, I already knew that you are not ditching the plastic you've got. I really regret any impression I might have made that you are casual about your decisions around the plastic you keep or do not keep.<br><br>And thanks, too, for stopping by. So much of what I know about this issue, and so much of my conviction that I can't simply not act any longer, is the result of your writing. I can't say enough how much I appreciate the work you do.Cat Chapin-Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-55561835351582705302010-06-24T21:10:51.389-04:002010-06-24T21:10:51.389-04:00Hi there. Just jumping in here as a cheerleader. ...Hi there. Just jumping in here as a cheerleader. Also, I want to clarify one thing: except for plastic in contact with food, I don't want to replace the plastic things I already have either! Believe me, I have a lot of plastic stuff in my house. But even though I too am almost 50 (well, 4-1/2 years away) and no chance of getting pregnant (unless by some weird miracle...) I still don't want to be eating/drinking out of plastic. But that's just me.<br><br>Anyway, just wanted to clarify that because I'm definitely not an advocate of ditching all the plastic things we already have. <br><br>Cheers!Beth @ Fake Plastic Fishhttp://fakeplasticfish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-15189808529785339412010-06-07T12:05:59.131-04:002010-06-07T12:05:59.131-04:00Hi, Anne, Hi Tess,I'm so glad you've stopp...Hi, Anne, Hi Tess,<br>I'm so glad you've stopped by! I hope you'll both make suggestions when you have them--I am fairly new at this anti-plastics witness myself, so there's a lot I haven't yet found.<br><br>Two things on the topic of shampoo, Anne: I have found that bar soap, if I'm picky about the brand, actually works pretty well for me. The trick is to find one that is not too harsh, and to remember to wash the scalp, not the hair. I have been using Dove unscented soap for years (packaged in cardboard, though with packs of boxes outer-wrapped in plastic) and I recently figured out that it works just fine for my hair.<br><br>If I got fussy, I figured I could use a clarifying or conditioning shampoo once a week or once a month, as needed.<br><br>However, my friend Beth claims that one of the local coops has a refill station for things like shampoo. I'm not a big coop customer generally, as they can be pretty pricey around here, but I will be checking that out. Perhaps there's a similar situation at a coop near you?<br><br>We won't save the world by living greener. But if we can roll back some of the destructive habits we've taken up, as a culture, over the last forty years, it will at least be a start. And if we could live just a little bit more the way our ancestors did, in the thrifty forties and thirties, it would be a big start. Advocacy at a corporate and governmental level is needed, too, but in years to come, all of us will need to change the way we live as individuals.<br><br>Why not start sooner, rather than later? Why not live with as much integrity as we can, right?Cat Chapin-Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-10396782747401905542010-06-06T14:56:58.644-04:002010-06-06T14:56:58.644-04:00Just found this new blog via your powerful post at...Just found this new blog via your powerful post at Quaker Pagan.<br><br>You roused me to more thoughtfulness - that every day counts. I have tried to live up to my own expectations of myself as a "green" person, but it's frightening how quickly exceptions creep into your life when busy etc. Just one pre-bagged meal... forgot the permanent shopping bag, one more plastic bag won't hurt etc.<br>I'm based in the UK, and it will be interesting to see what differences there might be with how wide-spread plastic is here and in the States. Sadly, a difference only in scale, I suspect.Tesshttp://www.anchormast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-88734095043828969912010-06-06T12:57:46.337-04:002010-06-06T12:57:46.337-04:00You've already made a difference. I'm not ...You've already made a difference. I'm not the swiftest boat in the water. It never occurred to me to take the same plastic vegetable bag back to the store again for more vegetables!<br><br>Also, I wonder how we could petition the cosmetics and personal hygiene companies to use less plastic in their packaging? Please post on this site when you find shampoo that comes in a cardboard container or a glass bottle! I'll take my chances with breakage.Anne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.com