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Back to School Bonanza: A Greener Option for your Sandwiches {REVIEW}

September 13th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Avoiding Waste, What to Buy

Sandwich bags. Snack bags. Zippered bags. Slide-n-lock bags. Blue-and-yellow-makes-green bags. Is this a Science lesson or an exercise in decision making? Toss in the plastic containers still gracing my cupboards, stainless steel or glass (because plastic is neither “green” nor safe, you know), and I’m lost as to what to put my kids’ sandwiches in [...]

Important Product Updates: Norpro Tinware Bread pans and EcoLunchGear Sandwich Bags

May 27th, 2010 · 36 Comments · What to Buy

My readers are keeping me on my toes! Norpro Tinware Not what I Thought I wholeheartedly recommended these Norpro tinware bread pans after my mom did the research for me at Christmastime. I loved the way they bake and was thrilled that I was using a safe baking surface. Unfortunately, it seems that although my [...]

Plastics Recap: Substitutes, Resources, FAQs, and Giveaway Winner

April 15th, 2010 · 28 Comments · Avoiding Waste, What to Buy

Once you get to know Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life, your plastics standards increase by exponential degrees as a result of positive peer pressure. I’ve often thought of Beth’s commitment to using no plastic in the past week, and I feel like a plastic failure! Here’s my full confession: During Get Out the Plastic [...]

Giveaway: Lunch Skins Reusable Bags

September 2nd, 2009 · 61 Comments · Avoiding Waste

During my research for the Packing a Reduced Waste Lunch post, I came across some really cool products. One of them was Lunch Skins, sealable cloth bags that can even go in the dishwasher. I’m excited to announce that 3 Green Moms is blessing one of my readers with a set of two Lunch Skins [...]

Monday Mission: Targeting Plastic Bags

July 13th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Avoiding Waste

If you’re just joining me from Works for me Wednesday, I hope you appreciate all the tips, but the dirty diaper disposal is about halfway down. Come on back anytime! Sign up for an email subscription or grab my reader feed if you like what you see here. Your mission, if you choose to accept, [...]

Food for Thought: Plastic Bag Debacle

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Avoiding Waste

How many plastic bags do you think you go through in a day? A week? Plastic packaging is so overwhelming in our world; once I start noticing it, it’s hard to believe how many places I end up being involved in the plastic bag society. It’s not just grocery bags: think about zippered bags, bread [...]