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Stopping Plastic Pollution with the Power of Bubbles

by jmadsen on 12/21/17, 10:23 AM with 5 comments

  • by spodek on 12/25/17, 12:32 PM

    Clever solutions are great, but nothing compares with reducing consumption.

    A lot of plastic is unnecessary or packaging unhealthy things, like soda bottles.

    Since I decided to avoid packaged food, I dropped my landfill waste by about 90%, documented here: http://joshuaspodek.com/js_blogseries/avoiding-food-packagin.... Substituting fresh vegetables, fruit, and mushrooms has made my diet

    - more delicious

    - more convenient (once I learned to cook from fresh)

    - cheaper, and

    - more community-based.

    In other words, better by every measure I care about. The last time I emptied my garbage was June, over six months ago. Anyone can improve his or her life as I did. It doesn't solve everything, but it improves your life.