The Journey to Plastic Alternatives I was updating my status on Facebook and being the voyeur that I am, (hey aren’t we all on Facebook?) I checked out my friend’s flagged alert that she became a fan of FakePlasticFish.  That looked interesting.  And indeed it is!  The website’s mission statement says it all, “Living life with less plastic and moving towards Zero-Waste.” Beth Terry, founder of FakePlasticFish, is a down to earth eco-blogger who decided to widen her horizons and do some research about what her options were to reduce plastic consumption.  Before FakePlasticFish, Terry dipped her toes into various activism roles (Clean Water Action, Feminism, AIDS).  It wasn’t until she came across a photo of an albatross carcass filled with plastic bottle caps and other plastic pieces that Terry’s mindset changed.  Without being preachy, she made major changes in her home (making her own cleaning solutions and storing them in glass bottles), altered how she shopped (bringing small cloth bags to hold bulk bin products) and now totes around reusables (bottles, containers, utensils and even a glass drinking straw) on a daily basis.   Then her plastic reduction mission expanded: “…starting a campaign to urge Brita to take back and recycle its filter cartridges; sending back unwanted plastic packaging to manufacturers; writing letters to companies asking for less plastic; joining with environmental group Green Sangha to promote healthy alternatives to plastic; connecting with other bloggers, such as the women of the Green Moms Carnival … and urging other bloggers to take on the No Plastic challenge.” FakePlasticFish is filled with great information about reducing the use of plastic from your life.  Terry candidly photographs her weekly consumption of plastic and tracks it on a graph.  She invites us to photograph our weekly plastic usage as well.  Beth Terry’s crusade is truly from the heart.  Watch her compassionate video addressed to Oprah.  If anyone can reach a wide audience, no doubt Oprah can.  Help Terry spread her plastic reduction awareness. Tags: Beth Terry, biodegradable, bottle caps, carbon footprint, change, changes, climate change, compost, decompose, earth, earth promise, earthpromise, eco-blogger, eco-friendly, energy, environment, environmental, environmental footprint, environmental issues, fakeplasticfish, global warming, green, green changes, green future, green hour, green living, green practice, green practices, green revolution, green tips, nature, Oprah, organic, plastic, plastic bags, recycle, reduce, reuse, zero-waste

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