Can Packaging Be Environmentally Friendly?
I’m eating cottage cheese with my breakfast today. I bought it at Fred Meyer (it’s not organic, local, etc., and that’s not what we’re talking about today), and immediately noticed that the packaging...
View ArticleRecycling Is Not Enough
We’re watching Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel right now. They’re at a steel mill, where they pointed out that steel mills are some of the biggest recyclers in the U.S. They take all kinds of...
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Packaging and Technology
I was grousing this week about how much packaging Apple uses on its iMacs. You might not notice it so much if you only bought one, but when you have thirty-two to set up, as I did at work, it’s pretty...
View ArticleThe Tree Is Still Up
Yes, I do mean the Christmas tree. Our tradition is to leave it up through January 6, which is both the twelfth day of Christmas and our eldest daughter’s birthday. And it didn’t come down today...
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Re-Purposing Old Computer Cords
I complained only yesterday that I have a drawer full of old cords and power adapters at work, which I can’t really use for anything. So of course today, I read on Mother Jones that I can re-use those...
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Recycled Sit-Upon
Now that the big race is over (and aside from going back to full-time work in a couple of days), the next big thing is Girl Scouts! We have a big camping trip this weekend, and one of the things on the...
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