Plastic Week Day One

Without so much as a by-your-leave

The next 7 days I will collect all the plastic I use each day.  I am trying to become more aware of my own consumption.  And I'm a visual gal.  By the end of the week,  I hope to  expound upon very deep and meaningful thoughts I will have while I collect all my empty bottles, straws and other such things. 

DAY ONE

1.  The first plastic thing I collected was a white plastic grocery bag emblazoned with a giant golden smiley face that bellows:  

HAVE A NICE DAY

THANK YOU!

"Warning:  Keep this bag away from babies and children.  Do not use in cribs, beds, carriages or playpens.  May cling to nose and mouth and prevent breathing."

PLEASE REUSE OR RECYCLE AT A PARTICIPATING STORE

I decided this bag was perfect for all the plastic I would gather that day. In fact, I thought I might need more of these plastic bags.  Surely, I was going to be drowning in plastic by the end of the day.

2.  Dry Cleaning Bag

3.  Earthbound Farm Herb Salad Plastic box and top

EXTRA CREDIT!  Emballage Fait de bouteilles recyclees!

4.  To Go plastic package from Paradis (the real best bakery in NYC.  Don't tell anybody, though!

5.  3 plastic mailing windows from bills sent to me

6.  City Bakery large plastic "To-Go" iced coffe cup

 7.  and lid

 8. and straw

 9.  Red straw from on happy hour vodka sod

10.  clear straw from giant happy hour glass of water

11.  TWO! (count 'em) 2 plastic shopping bags from Garden Of Eden (why have I thought this place was called:  Garden of Eatin)

12.  One Poland Spring Plastic Water Bottle and cap promising:

Smaller Cap = Less Plastic

Did you notice this bottle has a shorter cap?  This is part of our ongoing effort to reduce our impact on the environment.  This bottle and cap contain an average of 20% less plastic than our original 0.5 L Eco-shape(registered trademark) bottle and cap.

We can make a difference.  Please recycle.  

13.  Nefarious smelling saran wrap that I have FORGOTTEN what it was used for.

14.  Possibly????  I have no idea if it has any plastic around it:

Condom wrapper.  

(you heard it)

(fist bump)

There you have it.  We'll see what the next few days might bring.  What great Al Goresque conclusions I can draw.