Tag: "plastic"

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ekobrew Reusable Filter Reduces Waste from a Keurig Machine

Looking for a way to the reduce waste and save money on K-Cups for your Keurig machine? Using an ekobrew reusable filter eliminates single-use K-Cups and lets you brew cups of coffee using your own ground coffee, which costs a fraction of the price of individual K-Cups. Here’s why I switched to using the ekobrew [...]

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University of Vermont to End Sales of Bottled Water

The University of Vermont will be ending the sale of bottled water on campus as of January 2013, according to a release today from University Communications. This news comes just five months before the end of a contract with Coca-Cola which stipulated that the beverage company would provide 100% of the drinks sold in vending [...]

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Eliminate Plastic Bottles At Home Forever

A few years ago I received a SodaStream, which I mentioned in my 2009 eco-friendly holiday gift guide as a great gift for anyone who drinks a lot of carbonated beverages. Well, it’s now been 2+ years later since I got it, and it’s still going strong in my house. The SodaStream machine is a [...]

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Why Aren’t There Deposits On All Beverage Containers?

Q: Why don’t more states mandate deposits on beverage bottles as incentives for people to return them? Most bottles I’ve seen only list a few states on them. So-called bottle bills, otherwise known as container recycling laws, mandate that certain types of beverage containers require a small deposit (usually five or ten cents) at checkout [...]

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Avoid Plastic Food Steamers

Q: Are the plastic tiers on food steamers safe for food and for re-heating? Some indicate they are made from #7 plastic. I am very interested in buying a steamer, but not if they are unsafe. What’s the best way to go? While you may never know for sure whether the plastic parts in a [...]

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What Containers Are Safe For Freezer Food Storage?

I love to cook and when I have the time I make soups, stews and pasta meals in large batches and freeze them. I use leftover plastic containers, but I know this is not good. What kinds of containers are safe for freezer food storage? Reusing leftover plastic food containers to store items in the [...]