Archive for December, 2009

GreaterGreaterWashington on reuseable bags

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Surely someone will call the five-cent fee on disposable bags a Bagocolypse, but I think it’s a great policy for the environment and against waste. And it starts January 1.
Intrepid local affairs and government blogger David Alpert has written today about the policy and where free reusable bags may be had.
More about this topic later. [...]

Cleaning hard plastic surfaces?

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Some plastic items are very useful — or at the very least, they ought to be well cared-for so they can have a long service life.
Which begs the question — how do you care for plastic when (very often) its very cheapness meant it wasn’t intended for long-term care?
So, I’ll ask my scant readers: [...]