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Listed below are comments made by hydroscooby between Wednesday, 27th August 2008 and Sunday, 31st August 2008.

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Top tips from plastic-free bloggers 8:21pm on 31 Aug 2008 # 20: We are at the end of the month and you still call people "packaging waste types". I'm not a plastic type, I simply see reason, and facts behind the issues.

As far as joining you and your movement, is something I am not willing to do, because I would be joining a corporation with financial goals. I am not a waster, I compost, and I don't buy packaged products whenever I can, I don't throw food away, and I do use cotton bags at the supermarket. I do all that is feasible, and I am a member of several environmental organizations. I help through research and technology, and forming an objective opinion.

There have been several posted links regarding the efficiency of recycling and waste collection systems in the EU, so have AdeJones and others. Why don't you read them? At least try reading "an incovenient thruth" and the G8 report to see how well the US does in helping the environment.
Top tips from plastic-free bloggers 2:14pm on 31 Aug 2008 # 16-- Yes you are correct. I just didn't mention this again. I had mention this in the early days of the blog to no avail. So yes, the issue is the recycling technology where it stands today.

My point on this post though was that we can cut plastics but we are not doing ourselves nor the environment any favours, because often plastic is the better alternative. Also, a lot of these Green, or Anti-Plastic groups have a financial interest in promoting other alternatives. They also sell their own trendy cotton bags, green cones and so on. Also, a majority of these 'enthusiasts' often urge us to go back and live in the past. Something that as an environmental scientist I just can't agree with out of principle.
Once a month 2:05pm on 31 Aug 2008 Thank you women of the blog for showing me the light and introducing me to the moon cup! It is the best thing I have yet to discover.

I do switch back and forth between my moon cup and tampons (I am a novice at the mooncup), but I found that in certain situations, where you don't have access to a sink and soap to wash your hands/or the cup itself or have a private sink (camping, kayaking, and airports), a tampon with applicator might be more hygienic. If I am wrong or if anyone has experienced these situations than I would appreciate the advice :)
Top tips from plastic-free bloggers 1:56pm on 31 Aug 2008 "Ask yourself, what did they do 50 years ago before plastic was around. The answer is usually there."

Yes, absolutely agree. However, 50 years ago we also didn't enjoy commodities we enjoy today. I agree also that there is a lot of unnecessary plastic waste.

About baking and cooking at home: 50 years ago, or before plastic became widely consumed, mostly the family unit consisted of men working and women staying at home, or holding "women" jobs (secretaries, sales, assistants, teachers) were they had 'part time/flexible schedule to allow for taking care of the family.

Today plastic packaging is somewhat necessary for those of us who do not wish to consume GM foods, or those with extra preservatives, flavor enhancers, etc.... For those of us who wish to work, and take our food to the work place (without acquiring back problems), and they are air tight which prevents leaking! Aluminum containers are not a good alternative, because they can leach aluminum into your food and can increase risks for Alzheimer's disease. Computers, medical equipment need to be made of plastic (as many of us have previously discusses). There are many advantages of plastic use, and probably the reason we use it very often.

Now I am not a plastic advocate, but I do think there is need to be careful when we take 'suggestions' from blogs in the US, i.e. ZeroWaste Inc., who are corporations with a financial interest on the issue.
Soleful 7:19pm on 27 Aug 2008 You are welcome aquarizonagal. Thank you for asking, I had a lot of fun thinking about how to craft an answer.

P.S. the reason I mentioned Golf courses is because when I used to live there, there was a hot debate about the watering of these courses with water from the Colorado River (use your vote and support this cause). And the golf course users/owners didn't want to have 'used' water irrigating their courses.

I am not American so it drove me crazy to hear people discuss it, and not able to vote.
Soleful 4:40pm on 27 Aug 2008 thank you for the tip :)
Soleful 10:16am on 27 Aug 2008 no I should apologize for the broken post. It gave me several errors before.
Soleful 10:13am on 27 Aug 2008 I'm starting to dislike this: #69 continued:

google: J. Hum. Ecol., 20(2): 91-96 (2006)
Human Health Implications Due to Water Toxicity by
Pulp and Paper Mill
Surendra Kumar Yadav
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Munirka, New Delhi

It was available at Google scholar but the link does not post....
Soleful 10:09am on 27 Aug 2008 And again:

The following links might shed a light into the manufacturing of plastic and the new emerging technologies available.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plastic-past-present-and-endangered-future-449060.html

www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2004/2004-06-28-04.asp
www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/02/content_841968.htm
Soleful 10:08am on 27 Aug 2008 I'm still not able to post the links. I will try again....

Some articles I found that may be helpful:
www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/business
(Dearth of Ships Delays Drilling of Offshore Oil)

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58682

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