Category Archives: Soft Plastic

Tally-ho!

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

We’ve been at this waste reduction project for just over 3 months now, which is a quarter of a year – time for a quarterly tally. Organic waste: we produce 5-10 lbs of organic waste every month, possibly what we … Continue reading →

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all about a totally and completely unneccessary thing

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

You know, coffee surprisingly causes quite a few waste-free dilemmas. It really doesn’t have to be that way. Use a re-usable mug when you buy it “out” and pay attention to packaging when you make it “in”. That should be … Continue reading →

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Meat-erriffic!

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

Would’ja look at this! Yes, it’s $13.19/kg, no it’s not ground sirloin, and no it’s not organic. so … some serious weak points there, but the focus of this post is waste free greatness and I count this as a … Continue reading →

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Consumerism, the spirit of Christmas, Waste, and the North

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

I had a suggestion to write about what Christmas is like up here – is there a traditional non-christmas holiday? How is Christmas different up there? Are people just as crazy-consumeristic about Christmas as they are down south? Is it … Continue reading →

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Cook like your grandma did

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

The lack of well thought out & useful posts is partly due to feeling like I may have reached a sort of steady-state equilibrium on my low-waste techniques. Less personal revelation probably means it’s time to take on a new … Continue reading →

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Single-use plastic suks!

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

A cool video on Plastic and our oceans. Our dump in Iqaluit is right next to the ocean.. and i could be wrong when I say this, but I don’t even think there is a fence on the ocean side … Continue reading →

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Zero waste Chocolate Pudding

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

I’m sorry, I don’t have a picture of the chocolate pudding we made last night, but trust me, it was GOOD, and since I’m going to give you the very easy recipe, you can make your own in no time. … Continue reading →

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Ain’t that the truth.

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

branded litter is everywhere. I remember when we were riding a remote coastal road in Sardinia, how shocking it was how much litter had been tossed out car windows in the middle of nowhere. This was not escaped trash from … Continue reading →

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Greening our move to the North

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

I’ve been waiting for this moment … our move is finished!  We packed and shipped up the bulk of our move from Van at the beginning of October, living with a minimized set of dishes, pots & pans, clothes & … Continue reading →

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Quickie – the solution to stale beans!

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Now that we are back in Vancouver, the blogs have suffered – but no fear, I have been learning and researching even here. Last week, I took a trip out to “ethical bean” in east vancouver to find out about … Continue reading →

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