Just say “No” to cheap plastic crap

by C. Commisso

March 24th, 2008 in Environmental, Holiday, Recycling

The funny thing is, just a few years ago I wouldn’t have even thought about Easter being an environmentally-unfriendly holiday. But last night, as I took out an enormous garbage bag full of annoying Dollar-store toys from Grandma, plastic cellophane wrapping, and that awful green Easter grass that gets all over everything, I promised myself that next year we would just plant flowers for Easter. And use real eggs instead of plastic ones…and paper grass and real wood baskets.

Ok, I know it’s too late to save Easter this year, but it’s never too late to curb our consumption of Cheap Plastic Crap. If you’re a parent, you know what I’m talking about: the Happy Meal toys, the rings, tops, balls and other assorted junk that your kids collect from birthday parties and candy vending machines.

OrganicMania has a great post.

Comments

veronica cornett writes:

March 26th, 2008

I use all the plastic eggs and creat some very pretty
ones with decoupage and glitter ,etc.

I have collected the plastic toys, Happy Meals toys, etc. and have made “Sleepy Time Wreaths” for children’s rooms that I have sold at craft shows

It is possible to save the “Easter Grass” from year
to year. Just collect it from the baskets, store it
in a plastic (sorry) zip lock bag and use it the
following year.

ccommisso writes:

March 26th, 2008

Great suggestions — thanks!

E. Cedo writes:

March 26th, 2008

Corrie, I noticed the same thing this year.

1. I realized how much crap gets used throughout Easter
2. I realized I wouldn’t have even given it a thought last year.

Thanks for the post and pointing this out. I’d be interested in hearing what others are doing to either reuse the plastic stuff or using more environmentally friendly products during the holidays.

Lynn from Organicmania.com writes:

March 31st, 2008

Hey, thanks so much for linking to my post about Cheap Plastic Crap!

Great site…we should connect!

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