Comments on: Getting Rid of Plastic One Step at a Time

By: rebecca

rebecca — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:29:46 +0000

Kim, we just use tempered glass custard cups. They’re pretty cheap, easy to find at almost any grocery store, and some even have lids. They don’t break when dropped (at least ours haven’t). We also have an enameled tin plate, which I HOPE is safe. It is new and has a bunny design on it; I’m assuming it’s not painted with lead-based paint or something. I’ve also seen some nice bamboo or wood plates and bowls that would work well for kids, as well as stainless steel ones.

I know that the Nature Mom blog and Soft Landing often review these kinds of items. Check them out–they’re on our blogroll!

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:35:37 +0000

Does anyone have suggestions for kid friendly dishes? I have an almost 8 month old who’ll be starting finger foods soon and I don’t really want to give her a breakable dish to eat off of. I also have to feed her at work and right now I use class containers with lids but again, when she starts feeding herself more I don’t know if giving her a glass container will be a good idea. It’s hard to avoid plastic. Any suggestions? By the way, great site.
kim

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:40:02 +0000

Ooo, I’m excited to see your widdled toys of the future . The more I read/hear/see about plastic the more aware of it I am. I too would love to go plastic free but it does seem a daunting dream. I’m glad to read this about the plastic bags being phthalate free, I just used one today and was wondering about that. I was also wondering how I would freeze food if I didn’t put it in something plastic.

Eileen, maybe they are the plastics made from corn. My friend has a plastic water bottle made from corn.

By: eileen

eileen — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:17:37 +0000

So has anyone else noticed some plastics that are stamped “compostable” but have no recycling number? What is this stuff? How can it be? And why isn’t it more popular?

By: derek

derek — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:54:24 +0000

We cruise yard sales and thrift stores for glass containers, and my local food co-op has an area for reusable jars that are free for the taking. When I see the huge variety of new containers and cups and plates being marketed (mostly cause they match?), I try to visualize all of the resources used to manufacture them, and it’s staggering. We probably have enough glass and ceramic ware already made right now to last for a really long time. Unfortunately, reusing is not so profitable, and manufacturing is.
I just found your site and got the feed. Thank you.

peace

By: Sommer

Sommer — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:28:46 +0000

Ditching the plastic is hard. I love my IKEA glass storage and Crate &Barrel Glass storage. Everything seems to be wrapped in plastic so it’s hard to avoid.