Not exact matches
Maybe it's making for «no straw» in your drink when you go
out, bringing your own bags to the grocery store, getting coffee or a smoothie in your own cup / jar, bringing your own silverware when you're
out and about, switching from
paper to cloth napkins, buying bread from a local bakery or making it yourself instead
of buying in
plastic, switching to a menstrual cup or washable cloth pads instead
of disposable, there's so many different ways to produce less waste.
Now the ring no longer has an issue, but just before the coffee is done brewing, the
paper cover on top
of the cup separates from the
plastic ring and blows the coffee
out like before, only worse.
To make them more simply now I just roll them
out directly on my baking mat (or parchment
paper) with
plastic wrap over top to prevent it from sticking to my rolling pin instead
of flouring.
Using a spatula to scrape down the sides, turn
out the mixture onto a piece
of wax
paper or
plastic wrap.
Inc. takes the guesswork
out of getting a product to market quickly and efficiently with its automated end -
of - line packaging solutions for the food, beverage, tissue,
paper, pharmaceutical and
plastics markets.
Roll
out the dough as thin as possible, roughly 1 / 8 - inch (3 mm), between two sheets
of plastic wrap or baking
paper, it keeps the dough from sticking to the baking pin.
Remove
plastic from one disk and roll your dough
out between two pieces
of parchment
paper or on a lightly floured surface.
Remove 2 pints
of ice cream (same flavor) from containers (just peel away container if it's
paper, or use a rubber spatula to help slide ice cream
out intact if container is
plastic).
Remove both pints
of first ice cream flavor from containers (just peel away container if it's
paper, or use a rubber spatula to help slide ice cream
out intact if container is
plastic).
TIP: Carrots last a long time in the fridge if kept properly in the crisper drawer, however, they'll last much longer if you take them
out of the
plastic bags they come in at the store (even the baby carrot varieties), wash them, dry them off really well, and put them in a Ziploc baggie lined with
paper towels.
Turn the dough
out onto a large piece
of parchment
paper, use your hands to roll into a 1ó - inch log; wrap in
plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
I've also figured
out a better way to store them in the freezer, separating the stacks with strips
of parchment
paper rather than wrapping the whole bundle in
plastic wrap.
We don't use
plastic bags — just waxed
paper bags when we run
out of the cloth ones.
Some suggestions: Set up a play dough table; fill a
plastic basin with water and let the kids dump, pour, and stir the water (never leave them alone, though — even a few inches
of water can present a drowning hazard); stock a small sandbox or sand table with shovels and pails; or put
out paper and crayons or finger paints.
Draw them on your cake with black decorator frosting, or make musical notes
out of chocolate — melt chips in your microwave, pour into a
plastic or pastry bag, cut off the tip and draw notes on a sheet
of wax
paper.
Fun tip - instead
of buying the
plastic eyes, simply use a hand hole punch to cut two perfect circles
out of white
paper and use a black marker!
She acknowledged she was uncertain how the ban would work, but she said she imagined that stores would be asked to phase
out paper and
plastic in favor
of reusable bags over the course
of a year or 18 months.
A small proportion
of our co sleeping deaths are horrible accidents that in retrospect could maybe have been prevented (in this group I include babies who fall down the gap between the bed and the wall and get wedged and become asphyxiated, or a baby who rolled
out of bed and landed head first into a waste
paper basket that had been lined with a
plastic bag, or a baby who had been put up on the pillows but had slipped down the gap between the two pillows at the top
of the bed and the pillows then moved over her face due to the parents shifting position.
The bill, first introduced in August 2013, would place a fee
of at least five cents on each
plastic and
paper bag given to customers at bodegas, pharmacies and take -
out joints, as well as other establishments.
Tara Bono, a spokeswoman for the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, told county lawmakers that while her group is in favor
of the bill it would rather see «an all -
out ban on both
paper and
plastic bags.»
Allwood points
out that more than half
of our industrial CO2 emissions come from producing and processing five sorts
of stuff: steel, cement,
plastic,
paper and aluminium.
I pulled the New York Times
out of its
plastic delivery bag on the morning
of December 5, 2008, unfolded the
paper, and read this headline on the front page: «H.M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82.»
Materials • Printer •
Paper • Scissors • Crayons and markers (optional) • Tape • Two drinking straws • Hole punch • Kite string • Measuring tape or ruler • Paper clip • Plastic grocery bag or other thin plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inch p
Paper • Scissors • Crayons and markers (optional) • Tape • Two drinking straws • Hole punch • Kite string • Measuring tape or ruler •
Paper clip • Plastic grocery bag or other thin plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inch p
Paper clip •
Plastic grocery bag or other thin plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inch
Plastic grocery bag or other thin
plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inch
plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it
out on a sheet
of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inch
paperpaper.
The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons
of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons
of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons
of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons
of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons
of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons
of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear
out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead
of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons
of CO2e); increased recycling
of paper,
plastics and metals (105 million metric tons
of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).
Because the hydrogenases found in nature don't last as long as ones that are built
out of tougher chemicals (think
paper versus
plastic), the researchers wanted to pull
out the active portion
of the biological hydrogenase and redesign it with a stable chemical backbone.
TIP: Carrots last a long time in the fridge if kept properly in the crisper drawer, however, they'll last much longer if you take them
out of the
plastic bags they come in at the store (even the baby carrot varieties), wash them, dry them off really well, and put them in a Ziploc baggie lined with
paper towels.
BPA — a synthetic chemical which is falling
out of fashion, but still used in
plastic water bottles, shower curtains,
paper receipts and endless consumer goods.
As for the rolling
out, I followed the suggestion in the comments
of using oiled baking
paper instead
of plastic wrap (I had run
out!)
Store in between sheets
of parchment
paper in a
plastic zip - top bag (get as much air
out of the bag as possible) in the freezer for up to 3 months.
I decided to keep our Christmas tree decorations super simple again this year, so I dug
out a couple
of strands
of white lights, and paired our
plastic silver & gold ball ornaments with a whole mess
of paper snowflakes: The «theme» came about because I love what's on TV this time
of year.
After 12 + years
of blundering along in the electronic
paper field, you'd think
Plastic Logic would have run
out of money by now considering that they haven't yet released a single product to the mass market.
Ten years after it came
out, shaking the game industry to its core, the greatest selling game
of all time hit the market — one made up
of paper, cardboard, and
plastic — and in 1984 alone, Trivial Pursuit sold a mind - boggling 20 million units.
They have vague platitudes about how stuff is on the way, we're looking into it, really, and asinine anecdotes about how digital comics can't replicate the experience
of folding
out pages in Blackest Night # 8 and wah wah wah
plastic doesn't feel like
paper.
Seeing these numbers on a piece
of paper, or a computer screen, can remind you
of your priorities and help you stick to them when you're tempted to upgrade to business class, or pull
out the
plastic for a pricey pair
of shoes.
Paper products make up 22 %
of the litter that's currently
out there, with
plastics landing in third place at 19 %.
Retailers should also take note
of new litter box options that are designed for specific functionality — Walker points
out litter box options made
of materials other than
plastic, such as
paper or cardboard litter boxes.
There are also the more subtle toys such as a ball
of yarn, shoelaces, milk caps,
paper bags, boxes, and if you are a veterinary technician consider the
plastic caps
of syringe casings... sometimes the simpler items turn
out to be the best and ones your cat will go bonkers over!
Take a bunch
of plastic or
paper cups and lay them
out mouth down.
Take one
of the mushrooms, wrap it in a moist
paper towel and put it in a
plastic bag so they have a way to figure
out what kind it is.
Not too long ago, on a typical summer day at the downtown market, we would throw
out about 500 gallons worth
of garbage bags destined for the landfill, loaded with food scraps,
plastic water bottles, to - go coffee cups,
paper plates, soda cans, packaging and other discarded items.
Holten built her version
out of cardboard, wire, PVC
plastic,
paper, and tape gathered from trash cans and recycling bins throughout the museum.
While Morley's paintings invite the viewer to reflect upon the conflicts that have shaped humanity since time immemorial, they also echo the artist's personal experiences as a child during the Second World War, his cultural affinity with both England and America, and his lifelong fascination with models, from the
plastic Air - fix kits
of his youth to the
paper cut -
out varieties.
Abstract white sculpture made
out of paint,
paper, wood, metal,
plastic, tape, fabric, clothing, and caulking...
The exhibition includes a series
of circular assemblages made
out of materials such as
paper, fabric,
plastics, paint, and acrylic glass; the disc - shaped constructs appear scattered across the gallery floor.
Through these strange yet beautiful images, Paul captures the activity
of collecting, sorting, recycling and reusing waste — highlighting what becomes
of our discarded
paper, glass,
plastic and other such leftovers when they are chucked
out.
Rodriguez uses
paper,
plastic, plaster, and paint, along with pedestals built
out of wood, aluminum, and Plexiglas.
Solis creates collaged mixed media paintings that incorporate organic forms cut
out of hand - dyed
paper,
plastics, her own paintings and images from vintage magazines.
They even claim that they are recycled, although I suspect they are just going through the motions; you don't get much value
out of pulping seven layers
of plastic and
paper.
It will do this by implementing a range
of measures, including replacing 2.4 million
plastic drinking straws with
paper; launching reusable coffee cups; and phasing
out single - use carrier bags.
The UK only has three recycling facilities that can split
out the
paper and
plastic components
of coffee cups for recycling.