September 20, 2012

9. Litterless lunches

I can’t do this justice. I hate packing lunches as much as anyone else. So this is just a plea:

STOP USING PRE-PACKAGED SNACKS!!!!!

For brilliant ideas about simple, lovely, healthy, litterless lunches, I am pleased to present:

Late Night Plays: Bonkers for Bentos

I do, however, have some favourite local artisans who make great packaging alternatives to plastics, and I’m certain you can find similar ingenuity at your local craft shows. If not, I think they ship.

Gogo Bags make cool little sandwich bags.

Gogo bags

There is also Abeego. They make beeswax wraps. Beeswax is a natural preservative and is anti-bacterial!

Read more tips, that just might work, here.

Live within limits without limiting life

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4 responses to “9. Litterless lunches”

healthygirlandthecity
September 20th, 2012 at 9:20 am

this is great – i feel like i’m trying to cut down on plastic bag, tin foil ussage, etc… thanks 🙂

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- ahem_mayispeak
  September 20th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
  
  Glad to help, but even happier you, and many others, are making the effort!
  
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Mabarmalie
April 4th, 2013 at 2:55 pm

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ahem_mayispeak
April 7th, 2013 at 11:20 pm

Thanks for the ping back!

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