The District of Columbia law requiring a fee for disposable bags in food and liquor businesses is reducing the demand for thee bags, even if it irritates some locals.
No official reports yet, but shopkeepers report half the use of disposable bags — quite an accomplishment — per this January 23 article in the Washington [...]
First, I enjoy IKEA for an outing — even though they inflict so much plastic on the world. Even the chair I’m sitting on. I’m not going to apologize for a faux-Swedish experience.
But last night, at their College Park, Maryland location, I noticed a sign in their cafe that said they no longer give out [...]
My husband and I used to get soup from the Chinese take-out across the street almost every week. But we moved last September, and changed our usual mode of eating well before that. So how old are those plastic tubs? A year, more?
They’re still fine: no cracks, stains or signs of damage. Why? A office [...]
Blast! I don’t recall the name of the new Indian place near the northwest corner of 19th and K St, N.W. here in Washington. It’s new-ish, and does have the word Spice in it. Being the BB&T bank, if you’re approaching from K Street.
For about $7.50, I got the rice-plus-two-curry special. Not greasy. Was [...]
I’m back from Georgia! (You didn’t know I was away?) I changed flights in Charlotte (CLT) and had a plastic-free meal in the airport. Thought I had better record this miracle.
Since I knew I was in store for a meat-heavy weekend (hi Mom!) I looked for a Mexican-ish meal in the airport, since that’s been [...]
China Cafe is one of those hole-in-the-wall lunch places near my office that offers a cheap meal ($4.50-$7) served with lots of plastic: foam clamshell containers and cups with polystyrene tableware on formica tabletops. The country is full of places like this. Great if you’re going out with some office mates — which I did [...]
I live near one of that new generation of frou-frou frozen yogurt places, Tangysweet. Dramatic interior. Tasty, tart sweet treat. They’re served in an Econtainer, a paper cup which “contains NatureWorks(c) PLA”. (one vendor) So paper with the so-called corn plastic. Theoretically compostable, and certainly more compostable than a spoon or pen (which you can [...]
I work very near Dupont Circle, a central business and residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., which also gets much tourist traffic. So I figured I could record my luck finding good food options for locals and visitors.
With this in mind, I asked some work colleagues today, “Lunch?”
My stipulation was (of course) no disposible plastic, my [...]
