Leland Consulting Group

This was a great experience because it heightened my awareness of the extent to which I rely upon plastic and so much of it feels incredibly wasteful and unnecessary. I have tried to be a better citizen of the planet as a result and this will not stop now that the challenge is over. I’ve appreciated the learning experience and figuring out how...

I started saving take out containers when I didn't have my own so that my collection is now large enough to have enough matching lids to put everything in the containers.  Although these are all still plastic, it's giving them a lot more use than they would otherwise have! 

I started saving take out containers when I didn't have my own so that my collection is now large enough to have enough matching lids to put everything in the containers.  Although these are all still plastic, it's giving them a lot more use than they would otherwise have! 

Inspired by Jane, I started a compost bin with my Tupperware!  Then when a coffee canister empty this weekend, I made that my compost bin :) Double recycle :P  

Single-use plastic is everywhere and it makes it very challenging to shop for food; in fact, this challenge has impacted the way I eat (and for the better - from both a dietary and plastic-use perspective). I'm trying to avoid single use plastic by doing things like buying a bigger container of yogurt that I can utilize for multiple servings...

Fern needs to be walked, and things need to be scooped! We utilize whatever we can for scooping - this includes frozen berry bags that I wash out, cereal bags (the ones that are inside the cardboard box and are stiffer and thus make scooping more challenging :), plastic wrapping or bags from shipping boxes, etc. We also utilize large dog food...

I can not believe how much plastic I use!  Less than the average American but more than the average European 

I never realized how many items are single use plastics at the grocery store before... avoiding them as the side benefit of more fruits and vegetables with less processed foods.