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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND food AND recycling
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Buzz Kill
On Jell-O shots |
Umbra Fisk |
05 Dec 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Greetings, A very important discussion among my colleagues this week: is it better to purchase reusable, petroleum-based products (plastic) or to use paper disposables? Specifically, we're talking about Jell-O shot cups. A recent (and brilliant) invention is this little plastic shot cup with a twistable ring inside. Ostensibly, a flick of the wrist will free even the most stubborn Jell-O shot and allow hours of fun. Some of my friends have argu ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, funnies, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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The Trouble With Dribbles
On seltzer bottles |
Umbra Fisk |
04 Jun 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I love drinking fizzy water, especially in the summer, but I am appalled to learn that the plastic bottles use petroleum in their production. Plus, hauling them home from the supermarket burns gas. I've been looking at seltzer bottles, also known as soda siphons, the original source of carbonated water, and also much fun in Marx Brothers movies. Once I bought the siphon, the only cost would be the charging capsule ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, recycling, shopping (all these topics) |
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Depositive Thinking
On returnable bottles |
Umbra Fisk |
30 May 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hi Umbra, I've been wondering lately what happened to the returnable bottles that were so common up until some point in the '70s. Why did the legislation go away? Does reusing bottles use less energy? It seems like it would, but I haven't found info on advocating for bottle reuse in any of the green action plans floating around. Anne Speck Lafayette, Colo. Dearest Anne, In days of yore, portable beverages came in glass bottles, ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, recycling (all these topics) |
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Give Yourself a Wedgie
On recycling beer bottles with lime wedges |
Umbra Fisk |
21 Jun 2002 |
Ask Umbra |
| Most Honorable Umbra, Knower of All Green Things: Am I unwittingly hampering the recycling process by twisting that lime wedge into my bottle of beer? The dang things are tough to get back out! Humbly yours, Jill Brooks Dearest Jill, Please be assured that I thoroughly investigated your problem. I started with Personal Solutions. I have a pile of limes I keep down here to fend off scurvy, and I spent som ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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