Comments on: Mindless Consumerism http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/15/mindless-consumerism/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:08:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Simple Blog Writer http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/15/mindless-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Simple Blog Writer Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:43:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=432#comment-2000 Great post. I read a book a few months ago about where our garbage goes. I can't remember the name of the book, but I did learn the term "Coney Island whitefish" which refers to used condoms found as litter outdoors. I haven't found the situation to use the term in conversation...until now. <br/><br/>Kudos on your environmental awakening. I think about the environment a lot, but I fall short in making big or small changes. Gotta work on that. Great post. I read a book a few months ago about where our garbage goes. I can’t remember the name of the book, but I did learn the term “Coney Island whitefish” which refers to used condoms found as litter outdoors. I haven’t found the situation to use the term in conversation…until now.

Kudos on your environmental awakening. I think about the environment a lot, but I fall short in making big or small changes. Gotta work on that.

]]> By: Kez http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/15/mindless-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Kez Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:01:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=432#comment-1998 I totally agree about "out of sight, out of mind". Wouldn't we all be a lot more aware if we had to deal with our own garbage! I totally agree about “out of sight, out of mind”. Wouldn’t we all be a lot more aware if we had to deal with our own garbage!

]]> By: Erin! http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/15/mindless-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 Erin! Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:32:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=432#comment-1994 Hmm well I am going to go and find what i have done with all those "green bags" you know the material ones that you can buy instead of using plastic shopping bags. I know i should have heaps of them as that is the new "in" thing, to give them out as advertising, so i have a number of bunnings, scu, and other company logo "green bags". <br/><br/>See i have heaps of them but have never used them for shopping other than once, because the handles broke on two of them dropping sixteen cans of cat food (i buy in bulk when its on special) on my feet and a 2 litre of milk (which exploded all over my shoes and lower part of my pants. <br/><br/>But that was the very first ones that I was given and I know that some of the newer ones did seem a lot stronger, so will dig them out and start using them for the shopping and will clean out my rectangle bucket and put it in the car to put the tins in, so that i dont have to worry about the bags breaking from the weight of the tins.<br/><br/>That should mean at least 12 plastic shopping bags less that i have to deal with each fortnight. Hmm well I am going to go and find what i have done with all those “green bags” you know the material ones that you can buy instead of using plastic shopping bags. I know i should have heaps of them as that is the new “in” thing, to give them out as advertising, so i have a number of bunnings, scu, and other company logo “green bags”.

See i have heaps of them but have never used them for shopping other than once, because the handles broke on two of them dropping sixteen cans of cat food (i buy in bulk when its on special) on my feet and a 2 litre of milk (which exploded all over my shoes and lower part of my pants.

But that was the very first ones that I was given and I know that some of the newer ones did seem a lot stronger, so will dig them out and start using them for the shopping and will clean out my rectangle bucket and put it in the car to put the tins in, so that i dont have to worry about the bags breaking from the weight of the tins.

That should mean at least 12 plastic shopping bags less that i have to deal with each fortnight.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/15/mindless-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1991 Anonymous Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:43:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=432#comment-1991 I think it would do everyone a lot of good to 'see' the amount of waste they generate as you have done so - certainly made me stop and think and that is always a good thing - thanks for that post.<br/>Madly Saving I think it would do everyone a lot of good to ’see’ the amount of waste they generate as you have done so - certainly made me stop and think and that is always a good thing - thanks for that post.
Madly Saving

]]> By: Lil http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/10/15/mindless-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1990 Lil Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/?p=432#comment-1990 Awesome post! I have never really thought about my waste and landfills before. Thanks for making me aware! For my babystep, I'll take my lunch to work in a plastic container (that I can wash and reuse). As opposed to gladwrap, which gets chucked straight in the bin. Its only a small thing, but hey, every little bit helps hey!<br/>Luv Lil xox Awesome post! I have never really thought about my waste and landfills before. Thanks for making me aware! For my babystep, I’ll take my lunch to work in a plastic container (that I can wash and reuse). As opposed to gladwrap, which gets chucked straight in the bin. Its only a small thing, but hey, every little bit helps hey!
Luv Lil xox

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