Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Thank you Christopher. I had no idea! I thought I was doing my part in recycling and now find It has been unhelpful. What a blow for those of us who try to be mindful. Carol B > On Jun 27, 2022, at 12:37 PM, Christopher Eliot wrote: > > https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-m

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

" I understand that black plastic can't be recycled at all” Why can’t black plastic be recycled? They have the correct recycle number stamped on them. Carol Bickford > On Jun 27, 2022, at 11:59 AM, Alice Waugh wrote: > > These are very valid points, but I think there's a much bigger plastic

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled > On Jun 27, 2022, at 12:33 PM, Carol Bickford wrote: > > " I understand that black plastic can't be recycled at all” > > Why can’t black plastic be recycled? They have the correct r

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Cardboard materials can have problems too. Cake plates or anything shiny are a particular problem. https://www.consumerreports.org/pfas-food-packaging/dangerous-pfas-chemicals-are-in-your-food-packaging-a3786252074/ > On Jun 27, 2022, at 1:02 PM, Leslie Turek wrote: > > I got some prepared mea

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

We get milk in glass bottles here in Groton/Pepperell at Wilkins Farm. I love those dishwasher soap tablets, and I also get Biokleen laundry detergent that is a powder in a carton box. Very nice!! :) On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 5:48 PM Alice Waugh wrote: > Some baby steps we've taken to cut down on

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Some baby steps we've taken to cut down on plastic are to buy only organic milk — not the health reasons but because it seems to be the only kind they sell in carto rather than plastic bottles — and buying laundry soap and dishwasher soap that doesn't come in plastic bottles. We use the ones below,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Hi everyone, We avoid packaging (plastic and anything) as much as possible, by buying bulk (we get a lot of stuff from local farms and Azure), by making foods at home, and by looking for products with less packaging when we can't avoid them altogether (milk, as we don't want to have cows). It's no

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Yeah, the numbers on the bottom of plastic containers are irrelevant nowadays. This state Recyclopedia is a great resource for figuring out what specific things are recyclable and what aren't (and if you enter "back plastic" they even explain why you can't recycle it): https://recyclesmartma.org/r

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

A large part of our household buying decisions is based upon packaging. Costco is one of the worst. Large plastic containers for 6 apples. On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 1:18 PM Adirah Adanech King wrote: > Debra's in Concord allows you to bring in your own containers now to buy > from their bulk se

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Debra's in Concord allows you to bring in your own containers now to buy from their bulk section. Victoria On Mon, Jun 27, 2022, 1:13 PM Debra Daugherty wrote: > Thank you for telling me about that--I order from Virsa De Punjab too, but > limit it as much as possible because of the waste. Aweso

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Thank you for telling me about that--I order from Virsa De Punjab too, but limit it as much as possible because of the waste. Awesome to know they will reuse containers! On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 12:50 PM Belinda Gingrich < belinda.gingr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yesterday I tried bringing my own cont

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

I got some prepared meals from Verrill Farm yesterday and noticed they seem to have switched from plastic to some sort of cardboard material for their takeout containers. Still had plastic tops, and plastic containers for soups, but it's an improvement. I also get meals from happy-jars.com, and th

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

Yesterday I tried bringing my own containers for the first time. I visited Versa de Punjab in Bedford. I called in the order, dropped off the dishes 15 min later. Next time I’l drop off the containers with the order and go shopping at whole foods or stop and shop, we were heading that way anyhow

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

These are very valid points, but I think there's a much bigger plastics problem with takeout containers. The translucent cylindrical soup containers and the black trays with clear lids are piling up in everyone's kitchen. I understand that black plastic can't be recycled at all, but I'm unclear (no

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

I know this is considered heresy by many but the first thing to go should be plastic coffee pods. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2022, at 11:42 AM, Belinda Gingrich > wrote: > > At ‘my’ deli the butcher must also change gloves between each order. That’s > a lot of plastic too! > Belinda

Re: [LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

At ‘my’ deli the butcher must also change gloves between each order. That’s a lot of plastic too! Belinda > On Jun 26, 2022, at 12:04 PM, Christopher Eliot wrote: > > I just read a BBC article on plastic waste, > https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61551500 >

[LincolnTalk] Deli Counter Plastic Waste

I just read a BBC article on plastic waste, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61551500 Much of this is due to food packaging, and I have long wondered about the way a typical deli counter works. We have been conditioned to ask f