Plastic-Free Blog Posts

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De-Plasticize For a Healthy Garden

by annie
June 03, 2011

We are all excited about vegetable gardening here at MightyNest and feel our efforts to replace plastic in our homes with safer alternatives like glass, wood and stainless steel should also apply to the garden. We're still learning and would welcome any knowledge our readers would like to share in this area! Read more...

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Getting Plastics out of the Kitchen

by Kristen
January 10, 2011

Happy New Year! We had lots of great ideas for new year's resolutions from our facebook friends. From spending more time outside to growing a vegetable garden to limiting use of plastic. Even hula hooping!

Sticking to resolutions can be challenging (at least for me!) and it can be easier to stay on course if you talk to people about it and have some support. So we thought we'd pick a few resolutions and try to get some folks to commit to doing them together by turning it into a little challenge. Feel free to throw out some other ideas for challenges too! Read more...

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Guide to Plastics

by Kristen
September 20, 2010

We get a lot of questions about plastic, especially when it comes to food and beverage storage. What kinds of plastic are safe?  What do those numbers stand for?  Can I put plastic in the microwave? What can I use instead of plastic?

Recently I was asked to speak to a group of moms about this topic and I created this guide, so I though I'd share it with you. First are descriptions of the plastic codes and what they mean for you, followed by some general safety tips...

#1: Polyethylene (PET) or (PETE)

  • found in: disposable food and beverage containers, soft drinks, water bottles, salad dressing
  • verdict: designed ONLY for single and short time use and some concerns about the antimony trioxide which can leach if beverages are in the container for too long - considered a reasonably safe plastic yet not your safest option. (Do not drink from plastic water bottles that have been stored in the trunk of your car all summer!)

#2: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Read more...

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