Sustain Little Rock

Took the opportunity, prompted by a fellow Plastic Free Little Rock (PFLR) member, to review efforts in Arkansas to cut down on single use plastic bags and to put in place a bottle deposit program.  The plastic bag initiative was in operation in Fayetteville by 2019 and Little Rock was looking at a pragmatic and thoughtful adaptation of...

Definitely made me more aware of daily actions and ways I can improve - little by little - making it a new habit.

More time planning and meal preparations. Re-usable containers and bees wrap cloths are my go-to. Thermos for soups.

its amazing how hard it can be to get away from things packaged in plastic. Meat and dairy are almost all in plastic. 

Last night I had a potluck for 11 people. I used cloth napkins, glass and reusable plastic glasses, and real plates and utensils.  My garbage can was only 1/8 full of things others brought with them. Some single use plastic, and the glass wine bottles I will recycle. I think this was a success! 

The trex list includes:everyday items such as: Grocery and retail bags Bread bags Case overwraps Dry cleaning bags Newspaper sleeves Ice bags Ziploc® and other reclose-able bags Produce bags Bubble wrap Salt bags Cereal box liners Wood pellet bags Kroger seems to omit the salt bags and wood pellet bags. This hopefully gets you the...

Realizing that the Trex company has a highly successful model for recycling plastic film to make its deck material, I looked into what film products a grocery store such as Kroger takes in the bag bins at the store.  I found this .pdf - will try to add image - for the Kroger program that includes almost all the Trex list.  I did not realize...

I purchased silk dental floss, ( lace as they call it), with my points from A Drop in the Ocean. It comes in a refillable glass container with a metal top- yea plastic free! 

Trying to understand what type(s) of plastic film local grocery stores might take along with plastic grocery bags - plan to track down the answers.  Don’t want to be one of those “hopeful” recyclers that just hopes what goes in the bin can be recycled - but may actually cause more problems than help.

Going ok always fun to take a challenge