You know plastic’s not fantastic
And it might seem rather drastic
But the obvious solution
Is a New Year’s resolution
To give unfantastic plastic the heave-ho.
So that’s what we’ve decided,
We’re determined to be guided
By the needs of Earth and Earthlings
To be free of all plastic things,
So to all new things of plastic we say NO!
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26 responses to “Plastic’s Not Fantastic”
Yours is a noble goal; it won’t be easy thanks to modern production and distribution methods, but with dedication and awareness you can do it. I am rooting for you as you blaze a plastic-free trail!
I have a question for you: What about the industrial plastic, Azodicarbonamide? That plastic is also known as ADA, and according to a report by the Environmental Working Group, the industrial plastic was found as an ingredient in various food products. Are you eliminating that as well?
I’ve never heard of that, it sounds awful. What food products is it in? I would certainly avoid it if I knew how to, but I don’t eat much processed food, we mostly make things from scratch from fruit, vegetables, oats and flour, so we should be okay shouldn’t we?
From Reuters: Azodicarbonamide, also known as ADA, was found as an ingredient in breads, bagels, tortillas, hamburger and hot dog buns, pizza, pastries, and other food products, according to a report by the Environmental Working Group, based in Washington.
From Newser (details about a few brands): Azodicarbonamide is a chemical used to make shoes, yoga mats, a variety of plastic products, and … bread? American supermarkets are crawling with the chemical, also known as ADA, according to the Environmental Working Group, which today released a report identifying almost 500 food products that use it. Most of the foods were bread-like—things like hot dog buns, bagels, pizza, tortillas—and they came from brands ranging from Wonder Bread to those marketed as healthy, like Village Health.
From CNN (quoting a rep from the Subway chain of sandwich shops): “Even though this ingredient is safe, we are removing it from Subway bread. This process began last year and is nearly completed — we have already developed an improved bread formula, conducted extensive performance and consumer testing on it, and pending final government approvals we should complete the entire conversion process within the coming weeks.”
Please note that the quote from Subway (above) is from 2014.
Thanks Keith 🙂
It’s madness! Another reason why homemade is best – then you know exactly what’s in your food. Thanks for sharing this 🙂
I agree with you….there should be a limit in production of plastic too. I mean we already have too much , recycling procedure should be made more efficient….
Exactly. Concentrate on recycling what’s already made and stop making new stuff! 😀
Great poem would make a good rap song!
We never buy water in plastic.
Let’s eliminate plastic for a happy 2018 and a better future!
❤️carmen
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Yeah!!! 😀 Thanks Carmen 🙂 No, I haven’t tried Daiya Cheezy Mac, I’ll pop over and take a look, thank you 🙂
What drives me nuts is that even in this day and age, so much packaging is made of plastic that doesn’t need to be and so few tell you whether they’re recyclable or tell you anything at all. If they do tell you something it’s usually that you’ll ‘have to check with your recycling centre’. Yes, I’d like to use all my spare time checking!
Exactly! But recycling is not good enough – Governments should be making it illegal to produce any more new plastic! A few decades ago everyone got along fine without plastic.
Precisely!
If only manufacturers would do their bit too! x
Absolutely!