Have you seen this film where a plastic bag is the star?

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Is watching more movies one of your New Year's resolutions?  Then check out this fascinating short film:

Plastic, plastic everywhere

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Have you ever lamented the numerous plastic baggies that end up in the trash at your house?  Just one brown bag lunch can produce 2 or 3 dirty baggies that end up in the trash.  What’s a greenmomster to do?  You can’t really switch everything to washable glass or plastic containers; they could break and they take up too much space in the lunch box.  Why not try washing out those plastic baggies and reusing them?  I’ve been using this cool baggie drying rack for quite some time and it really comes in handy.  I just wash the baggies out like I would dishes, and they can be used many times before they wear out.  Check out amazon.com to find several manufacturers of the baggie drying racks.

My husband says the fact that I use this drying rack proves that I’m either crazy,or cheap, or both (he says this in the most loving way…), but I say that the simple fact that these racks exist proves that there are a lot of greenmomsters out there!

Mother Nature News recently issued 16 more ways for you to reduce your plastic consumption – check them out! (photo from Mother Nature News)

Interested in a substitution for those produce bags mentioned by Mother Nature News?  Check out Marna’s easy solution! 

What’s your resolution?

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It’s that time of the year again – we’re all asked about our New Year’s resolutions.  Are any of your resolutions “green”?  If you want to try living more sustainably this year, here are a few resolutions you might want to consider:

• Eat meatless one day per week (why? check out this post)
• Use only reuseable bags at the grocery store.  Friends don’t let friends use plastic.
• Choose one environmental issue – elephant poaching, climate change, fracking, clean water, the illegal trade in tiger or reptile parts, the Keystone XL pipeline, mountaintop removal, local agriculture, another local issue – and resolve to get involved.  Research the topic and, at least twice during 2015, write to your elected officials to share your opinion. 
• Read at least two books on environmental topics.  Start with Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, or check out The Forest Unseen by David George Haskell.
• Reduce your use of plastics – start by “just saying no” to plastic straws.  Here’s an interesting article on the topic from HuffPost.  Be sure to use your baggie dryer!
• Vote green!  Don’t miss any elections in 2015! 
• Get out of your comfort zone!  Choose one environmental action that’s going to take a bit of work and make it your goal for 2015.

What’s your 2015 green resolution?  Please share!

Greening those Plastic Baggies!

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Have you ever lamented the numerous plastic baggies that end up in the trash at your house?  Just one brown bag lunch can produce 2 or 3 dirty baggies that end up in the trash.  What’s a greenmomster to do?  You can’t really switch everything to washable glass or plastic containers; they could break and they take up too much space in the lunch box.  Why not try washing out those plastic baggies and reusing them?  I’ve been using this cool baggie drying rack for quite some time and it really comes in handy.  I just wash the baggies out like I would dishes, and they can be used many times before they wear out.  Check out amazon.com to find several manufacturers of the baggie drying racks.

My husband says the fact that I use this drying rack proves that I’m either crazy,or cheap, or both (he says this in the most loving way…), but I say that the simple fact that these racks exist proves that there are a lot of greenmomsters out there!