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thegreatergreen

Currently relaxing in Southwest Michigan on 22 acres of glorious forest, I find myself digging in dirt, acquiring lots of animals, failing to learn how to crochet, and baking unusual-looking breads from scratch in my free time. Otherwise I run a wonderful natural products website (bored? check us out! http://www.thegreatergreen.com) that allows me to explore what I am most passionate about: sustainable living (which, by the way, includes lots of yummy salad greens and napping). Life is an adventure to be lived! We are always starting new projects and daring to be wayward... and hopefully those adventures will keep our blog full of interesting (maybe zany?) posts...

Eternal Wasteland: The Problem of Plastics

“The plastic polymers commonly used in consumer products, even as single molecules of plastic, are indigestible by any known organism.”
-CHARLES MOORE / Natural History v.112, n.9, Nov03

Dwell on that quote for a minute. Dwell on it because we, as a society, are hopelessly, recklessly addicted to plastics. According to Charles Moore, every year, about 250 billion pounds of plastic pellets are produced for use in the manufacture of plastic products. After taking a tour around my house, [...]

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