Living greener

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

But are those fumes and waste better or worse than having more trash in the landfills?

From what I understand (and this was just third hand from a classmate whose uncle works in enviro studies) some is better off in the ground but it's a push in the end.

And I hate those commercials showing parents sanatizing their kids world. One of the reasons we (my parnets and I) believe that I rarely get sick is because I was exposed to germs, allowed to get dirty and there wasn't this craze of anti-bacterial products on the market.

It's next to impossible to find anti-bacterial hand soap now. And I don't need anti-bacterial laundry soap either.

[€uroMeinke]

I'm fine with Nuclear power in it's various incanations, but I think having a mix of power sources is the best way to go - they all have their benefits and problems, diversity spreads the risk.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I buy hand-made soaps. They're not anti-bacterial.

I do keep anti-bacterial hand soap in the kitchen. It just makes sense after handling raw eggs. One bottle lasts a long time--I've been working on this crappy Cocunut Lime Verbena for ages now. It stinks.

[Kevy Baby]

Remember that paper is a renewable resource and is far more recyclable and biodegradable than plastic .

We are REALLY bad about conserving energy at out home. We now have 18 bearded dragons spread amongst 6 enclosures. Each enclosure has a flourescent UB B lamp and a basking (read: heat) lamp. Not only does this use a lot of energy, but also heats up the house which causes us to run the AC more.

[Not Afraid]

I believe all Method brand products don't have the anit-bacterial additive. At least their print ad said so.

[BarTopDancer]

Thanks Lisa! I shall check out Method the next time I go to Target. Which will be soon.

[Not Afraid]

Here's a link to their web site.

[flippyshark]

Shifting to a sub-topic: If I know that my trash is being taken to a landfill far from any oceans, do I still have to cut my six-pack holders?

And by extension, if I know that my trash is being dumped in the ocean, is snipping my six-pack holders really enough? Shouldn't I be far more worried about all the trash being dumped in the ocean?

And as long as I'm wondering, are there any studies or reports that show six pack holders are a significant threat? I certainly understand when anglers are advised not to discard such items in the areas they are fishing in - that's common sense. But is there really a documented crisis stemming from the holders that most of us are tossing in the trash? (And shouldn't these plastic doohickeys be going into recycle bins anyway?)

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Shifting to a sub-topic: If I know that my trash is being taken to a landfill far from any oceans, do I still have to cut my six-pack holders?

Is it also going far from any lake, stream, river or creek? Also don't forget that birds can have the same problem as fish. So it also better be going where there are no birds.

Originally Posted by flippyshark

And as long as I'm wondering, are there any studies or reports that show six pack holders are a significant threat?

No. It's just a feel good thing. I think my wife started it.

[Alex]

Mr. Cecil Adams on cutting six pack rings.