Low Plastic » Travel http://lowplastic.com Use less plastic. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:46:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Produce without plastic http://lowplastic.com/2009/11/17/produce-without-plastic/ http://lowplastic.com/2009/11/17/produce-without-plastic/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:41:52 +0000 Scott Wells http://lowplastic.com/?p=213 The forthcoming District of Columbia plastic and paper bag restriction specifically excludes bags for fruit and vegetable — perhaps out of concern that D.C. residents need no discouragement to eat their greens.

But in France we saw an alternative — paper. Strong attractive paper bags — squared off, with a picture of a cheery market scene and big enough to hold a pound or two of apples or grapes — were the rule. I suspect they’re made of virgin pulp; kraft paper usually is

Bocca Sacs are the maker of the one I kept, if you’re an interested greengrocer.

]]> http://lowplastic.com/2009/11/17/produce-without-plastic/feed/ 0 Small good news from vacation plastic-alypse http://lowplastic.com/2009/10/21/small-good-news-from-vacation-plastic-alypse/ http://lowplastic.com/2009/10/21/small-good-news-from-vacation-plastic-alypse/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:29:29 +0000 Scott Wells http://lowplastic.com/?p=200 Hubby and I got back from a trip to Paris and Cologne, and boy did I blow through some plastic. I even drank some bottled water — which I’d normally not do — because the available tap options were unclear and I don’t even want to think about plastic table wear.

But there are a couple of bits of good news for those who might follow.

  1. Paris is trying to promote its own water. It’s quite delicious. While asking for a carafe of water is common knowledge in restaurants, it’s harder to find public fountains. I noticed that a potable water tap is included on the exterior of the new generation of sidewalk-side toilets now being installed in many neighborhoods.
  2. All the fruit I bought came in thin paper — not plastic — bags.
  3. Paris Metro was a wonderful value. We used carnets of tickets, bought at ticket booths. The tickets were not padded or packaged, but simply a pile of paper and magnetic-strip tickets. Nice.

Water in Paris

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