I started Lent a couple days early just for the hell of it. I set out with two vows: Give up the use of newly acquired plastics, and [spoil]I'm keeping the second "lofty endeavor" to myself though I will make note of the progress on it each week.[/spoil]
The week started off a bit rocky with the "vow" to not buy anything plastic. I had a coffee bought for me and forgot it would come with a plastic lid, let alone two cups that are probably not recyclable. As a joke, the person who bought me the coffee also brought me this little tiny Timmy's cup that's probably used for espresso shots or something--I see no other use for it. But, hey, I did ask for "the smallest cup they have"! Too bad that came with a plastic lid as well. I also bought from the vending machine once while at work because what I packed for lunch was not nearly enough.
This week's shopping trip made me realize that I am probably going to end up with scurvy (again 8)) but the end of this thing. Every fresh (and frozen) organic vegetable at the local grocery store was wrapped in plastic. Or it was wrapped in plastic with a tray under it. I said at the start of this thing that I wouldn't buy something if the packaging was more than ~10% plastic. Those most certainly do not fit the less than 10% plastic rule, so I could not buy them. I made one exception this week and bought a five pound bag of potatoes that were encased in a plastic bag.
However, I was able to attain a few small glass bottles of orange juice that do not have any visible plastic on them, so I'll be able to ward off scurvy for a little while at least.
As far as how my other endeavor went this week, I haven't made much progress on it, but I've come to a few realizations that are rather shocking and sad and will be quite helpful on my journey. It's just the tip of the iceberg unfortunately, but it's progress.
The week started off a bit rocky with the "vow" to not buy anything plastic. I had a coffee bought for me and forgot it would come with a plastic lid, let alone two cups that are probably not recyclable. As a joke, the person who bought me the coffee also brought me this little tiny Timmy's cup that's probably used for espresso shots or something--I see no other use for it. But, hey, I did ask for "the smallest cup they have"! Too bad that came with a plastic lid as well. I also bought from the vending machine once while at work because what I packed for lunch was not nearly enough.
This week's shopping trip made me realize that I am probably going to end up with scurvy (again 8)) but the end of this thing. Every fresh (and frozen) organic vegetable at the local grocery store was wrapped in plastic. Or it was wrapped in plastic with a tray under it. I said at the start of this thing that I wouldn't buy something if the packaging was more than ~10% plastic. Those most certainly do not fit the less than 10% plastic rule, so I could not buy them. I made one exception this week and bought a five pound bag of potatoes that were encased in a plastic bag.
However, I was able to attain a few small glass bottles of orange juice that do not have any visible plastic on them, so I'll be able to ward off scurvy for a little while at least.
As far as how my other endeavor went this week, I haven't made much progress on it, but I've come to a few realizations that are rather shocking and sad and will be quite helpful on my journey. It's just the tip of the iceberg unfortunately, but it's progress.
