Comments on: Review: Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, Susan Frienkel

By: Aarti

Aarti — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:24:40 +0000

Er, you’re not supposed to microwave plastic?! Well… too late for that one! I think I am slightly more conscious of the presence of plastic in everything than some other people. Though granted, my main way of helping keep my own plastic use down is to have a nice reusable water bottle and to take my own reusable bags to the grocery store. But it’s actually the water bottles in developing countries, I think, that are insane. I remember in India, Egypt and China- they are EVERYWHERE.

There is also just a lot of extraneous plastic packaging on everything, I feel, and I don’t know why. I would LOVE it if someone banned shrink wrap, for example…

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:26:51 +0000

Plastics make it possible!

Sorry, couldn’t stop myself.

By: bermudaonion (Kathy)

bermudaonion (Kathy) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:17:03 +0000

It’s so funny that you’re reviewing this today because Carl and I were talking just last night about the fact that jars for things like ketchup, mayonnaise, and peanut butter were glass when we were growing up. We both decided that we should go back to glass. Oh, and we are big recyclers and recycle lots of plastic. I do get frustrated when I come across a plastic item that isn’t marked with a recycling symbol.

By: zibilee

zibilee — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:59:01 +0000

This book sounds fascinating, and you know, I have never really thought about how much plastic really surrounds me. I love non-fiction that is informative and interesting, and I really want to get the time to check out this book. Thanks for the great review! I am adding this one to my list!