Minneapolis College Green

I am aware that the pandemic has made it very difficult to reuse plastic bags and containers while grocery shopping, as I normally do. Since we order our groceries online from the co-op, they cannot use our reusable containers or bags for the bulk foods we order. The safety of ordering online and not going into the store, at this point, is very...

I have reused plastic bags for used cat litter numerous times. (Each plastic bag was on a Star Tribune newspaper delivered to our home.) I dump the used cat litter into the paper bag with the rest of our weekly trash and then reuse the plastic bags.

Here is an email I sent to my food coop asking them about reducing plastic based products or packaging, and making more alternative products available:Hi, I am taking part in Hennepin County’s “Plastic Free Challenge”                                                                         ( https://hennepinplasticfree.ecochallenge.org ) where...

I just signed up today to join this Eco-Challenge team. I wish I had done it earlier . . . but "better late than never". I am committed to this work on behalf of our beautiful and amazing Earth and have been for quite a long time. There is always room to grow!

This is not an action I signed up for but it came my way.  A family member sent me a link to a laundry cleaning product that does not come in a plastic jug!  Instead of a liquid cleaner, the detergent is in the form of compressed sheets about the size of a postcard.  So you no only save on avoiding plastic but also reduce the 90% water that...

We have actually pretty consistently bought unpackaged produce over the years but sometimes forget to bring our re-usable bags to the store when shopping, meaning that we end up grabbing plastic bags (ugh!) instead. We have gotten much, much better (100%!) during the Challenge in having our reusable produce bags with us when shopping.  This...