Single-use Items - Add to the List
Posted by Chad Norman July 10th, 2007 .We’re trying to come up with a comprehensive list of disposable items that are designed to be used only once. Often these items can be reused, but most often they go straight to the landfill after their brief blossom of convenience. Around our house, we’ve really been trying to fine tune our greenness and reduce our impact, so these throwaway items gotta go.
Help us out - What else should be on this list of disposable single-use items?
- Grocery bags
- Other paper/plastic store bags
- Paper/plastic cups
- Paper/plastic plates
- Paper towels
- Paper napkins
- Diapers
- Straws
- Sandwich bags
- Batteries
- Pens and pencils
- Coffee filters
- Lunch sacks
- Handy wipes
- Non-recyclable plastic containers
- Product packaging
- Newspapers
- Aluminum Foil
Let us know what should be added in the comments section.
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Disposable pens and pencils
We often reuse sandwich type baggies, freezer, and vacuum seal bags. Aluminum foil can frequently be reused.
With these items, it is quite possible to reduce and use them in a more conscientious manner.
I find both indispensable as I cook from scratch, buy in bulk, and store in-season produce.
That’s a great one G - added!
I agree with you Heather - at first we must look at these items with reduction in mind. I have two kids, so I won’t be dropping baggies anytime soon. Plastic plates and cups are easy to drop…in fact, we greened up our 4-year-old’s birthday party by using only plates, cups, and cloth napkins we already had.
Keep ‘em coming everyone!
The plastic bags the newspaper comes in are perfect pooper-scoopers. Ü
I would like to state that I shop at Publix on Daniel Island. They have a recycling bin outside their door for plastic bags. I think this is great - GO PUBLIX! I usually bring my used bags before entering. Hey - I’m new at this and I figure its better than doing nothing.
What about light bulbs, cleaning prroducts (like the Swiffer)toothbrushes??
disposable razors, toothbrushes, anything with batteries that are not using re-chargables. Also buying as much as possible in bulk can reduce waste, also not separately bagging every vegetable or piece of fruit.