tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post2396285227339659464..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Plastics are getting into everything-- Let’s try out Plastic Free JulyCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-69416371081493582142022-07-17T10:55:32.436-07:002022-07-17T10:55:32.436-07:00Remember - Reduce, Reuse, Repair and Repurpose all...Remember - Reduce, Reuse, Repair and Repurpose all come before recycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-33873344503729394772022-07-11T08:44:03.386-07:002022-07-11T08:44:03.386-07:00There is a new law in Maine, and Oregon - making m...There is a new law in Maine, and Oregon - making manufacturers/food packers responsible for plastic packaging. We believe that rather than pay for recycling, they will not use plastics - hopefully paper/cardboard. Cheaper for manufacturers, better for the environment!!!<br /><br />We tried to get a bill passed in WA, but it did not make it to the WA Senate.. This year we have a long session, so we are hopeful it will pass both Senate and House in WA.<br /><br />If enough states have this kind of law, we hope there will be a national law. Please write to your WA reps and maybe national Members of Congress, tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-84459381017540143512022-07-11T06:43:24.130-07:002022-07-11T06:43:24.130-07:00All of us in the state of WA are or should be awar...All of us in the state of WA are or should be aware of recycling by now, and are doing some small part already. Yet this article make me feel like we are not doing enough when we REALLY are! The vast majority of these plastics mentioned in this article are coming from Asia, and the The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Which we have no control over neither. Its like when we talk about green house gases and finding alternative fuels and power. Anything we do will not matter when China still produces the most emissions of any country by far into the atmosphere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-87761283073634478242022-07-10T11:47:35.288-07:002022-07-10T11:47:35.288-07:00Its way past time to look at the plastics industry...Its way past time to look at the plastics industry. Yes plastic has made artificial valves for humans possible but does a plastic water bottle have to be wrapped in plastic? Take a look at how the petroleum industry finds more ways to create plastics. How's the research coming along in plastics-eating amoeba?Just My Opinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715767354670152924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-74566876473258835142022-07-10T06:06:39.429-07:002022-07-10T06:06:39.429-07:00Amazon really needs to use paper padded envelopes ...Amazon really needs to use paper padded envelopes and ditch the plastic ones. You can write them to encourage this change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com