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One Stop Shopping for "Safe" Plastics!

niki published on September 18, 2008 in Uncategorized. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Good Morning,

Thanks to DailyCandy, I was made aware of an online shop that only carries plastic products that are BPA, PVC and Phthalate free!

It’s called The Soft Landing. It is a family run business that was started by a retired nurse and mother of three. Every mom knows the value of a one stop shopping experience. She carries all the bottles, food containers, toothbrushes, sippy cups, and teething toys from all of my favorite brands that I had to go to several different shops to find. I wish I knew about The Soft Landing before, but now I’m glad I do.




She also carries this Rubber Duck and Giraffe that I have made of natural latex rubber. It’s hard to find a Rubber Duck that isn’t vinyl, so this is a great find! And Sophie, the Giraffe, was Ethan’s favorite toy for a long time!

Thanks for the tip Daily Candy and thanks to Soft Landing for making shopping a little easier.

Happy Thursday!

Niki

(Follow up: SuperForester Jordan asked me what I meant by “Safe” plastics. Check out National Geographics, The Green Guide, which explains in more depth (and really clearly breaks it down) about which plastics are considered safer than others in regards to food storage. Also, Jordan, have you read my post from Time Magazine, The Truth About Plastic? I link to a girl who is trying to eliminate the use of plastic from her life too-you might dig her: Check out her Life Less Plastic blog. )

Time Magazine: The Truth About Plastic

niki published on July 14, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Good Morning!

There is a new article in Time Magazine that breaks down (pun intended) where we are at, as a society, with our plastic use. I was really surprised to read some of these numbers:

“The U.S. produced 28 million tons of plastic waste in 2005–27 million tons of which ended up in landfills.”

“Plastic makes up nearly 12% of our trash, up from 1% in 1960″

“…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 92% of Americans age 6 or older test positive for BPA…”

“The rising cost of petroleum may get plastic manufacturers to come up with incentives for recycling; current rates stand at less than 6% in the U.S. But the best way to reduce your plastic impact on the earth is simply to use less.”

So how to use less? This great blogger, Jeanne Haegele, is 10 months into her experiment of trying to live plastic free. She shows the simple steps she has taken, and realizing that it is impossible to go completely plastic free, she is doing the best she can, while being as realistic as possible.
Check out her blog. http://lifelessplastic.blogspot.com/

And here is a link to her post about the practical 24 steps she has taken to rid plastic from her daily life and the 8 that she hasn’t been able to give up, because as we all know, plastic does make some things a lot easier and definitely has a purpose in our daily lives.

It’s a great find.

Happy Monday!
Niki