Comments on: Battling my own peeps http://www.momgoesgreen.com/battling-my-own-peeps/ A Mom's Journey To Green Living Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: » Salvaged: A follow-up - Mom Goes Green http://www.momgoesgreen.com/battling-my-own-peeps/comment-page-1/#comment-736 » Salvaged: A follow-up - Mom Goes Green Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:47:35 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=740#comment-736 [...] last week I was whining because our daughter’s school was holding an event for students that focused on proper nutrition and making healthy food choices. I was all for the project but [...] [...] last week I was whining because our daughter’s school was holding an event for students that focused on proper nutrition and making healthy food choices. I was all for the project but [...]

]]> By: Doreen http://www.momgoesgreen.com/battling-my-own-peeps/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Doreen Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:14:46 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=740#comment-704 Matt - great ideas, Mister! Ahh, you're thinking like a green PTA mom now! I'll follow-up on this soon! OneGreenMommy - sometimes our only choice may be the lesser of multiple evils, but the better choice is just that -- the BETTER choice! A large container of water and paper cups is always better than a ton of bottles. Just don't use styrofoam!...AUGH! The Green Psychotherapist - Thanks! I really think they will make the better choice...I will update you! Matt – great ideas, Mister! Ahh, you’re thinking like a green PTA mom now! I’ll follow-up on this soon!

OneGreenMommy – sometimes our only choice may be the lesser of multiple evils, but the better choice is just that — the BETTER choice! A large container of water and paper cups is always better than a ton of bottles. Just don’t use styrofoam!…AUGH!

The Green Psychotherapist – Thanks! I really think they will make the better choice…I will update you!

]]> By: The Green Psychotherapist http://www.momgoesgreen.com/battling-my-own-peeps/comment-page-1/#comment-694 The Green Psychotherapist Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:30:34 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=740#comment-694 It really is frustrating when you see situations that will inevitably lead to a landfill drop. Education is still the key here, because sometimes people just don't think through the whole process. Even more frustrating is when people know, but just won't choose to do the right thing. I applaud you for not "going along with the crowd" on this one. The Green Psychotherapists last blog post..<a href="http://greenpsychotherapy.blogspot.com/2008/10/clean-out-and-pass-it-on.html" rel="nofollow">Clean Out and Pass It On</a> It really is frustrating when you see situations that will inevitably lead to a landfill drop. Education is still the key here, because sometimes people just don’t think through the whole process. Even more frustrating is when people know, but just won’t choose to do the right thing. I applaud you for not “going along with the crowd” on this one.

The Green Psychotherapists last blog post..Clean Out and Pass It On

]]> By: OneGreenMommy http://www.momgoesgreen.com/battling-my-own-peeps/comment-page-1/#comment-692 OneGreenMommy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:49:03 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=740#comment-692 Oh no! I often wonder how this can be stopped for organized sporting events and school events. I am tasked this weekend with providing snacks and drinks for my son's soccer team (they are a bunch of 3-5 year olds) and the idea of bringing bottled water pains me too. I might bring a big pitcher of water and disposable cups, which goes against my grain too, but I guess it's the lesser of two evils. Good luck with this battle. It does stink the idea of having to battle your own peeps on this one! Frannie OneGreenMommys last blog post..<a href="http://onegreenmommy.blogspot.com/2008/10/car-seats-and-baby-stuff.html" rel="nofollow">Car Seats and Baby Stuff</a> Oh no! I often wonder how this can be stopped for organized sporting events and school events. I am tasked this weekend with providing snacks and drinks for my son’s soccer team (they are a bunch of 3-5 year olds) and the idea of bringing bottled water pains me too. I might bring a big pitcher of water and disposable cups, which goes against my grain too, but I guess it’s the lesser of two evils.

Good luck with this battle. It does stink the idea of having to battle your own peeps on this one!

Frannie

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]]> By: Matt http://www.momgoesgreen.com/battling-my-own-peeps/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Matt Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:47:44 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=740#comment-691 OK sister, I am on board with you so far. I can't stand when people want to start half a good thing. If you want healthy choices then go the distance. They put all this time and effort into planning the fruit, and snacks I don't get the bottle water issue. First you may want to ask, do they have a sink in the room what would it take to have a filter on the tap to give them clean water? Why not have re-usable bottles? I bet there are companies that would supply them if they were asked, madam chair person. Now, if they have to have bottled water, I bet the kids would have a great time crushing their own bottles. All these kids know about saving the environment. Have some recycled ribbon and have them tie the ribbon around the crushed bottle and take it home to mom and dad so they can put it in their own blue bin, to show how responsible they can be. I think you might be on to something. OK sister, I am on board with you so far. I can’t stand when people want to start half a good thing. If you want healthy choices then go the distance. They put all this time and effort into planning the fruit, and snacks I don’t get the bottle water issue. First you may want to ask, do they have a sink in the room what would it take to have a filter on the tap to give them clean water? Why not have re-usable bottles? I bet there are companies that would supply them if they were asked, madam chair person.

Now, if they have to have bottled water, I bet the kids would have a great time crushing their own bottles. All these kids know about saving the environment. Have some recycled ribbon and have them tie the ribbon around the crushed bottle and take it home to mom and dad so they can put it in their own blue bin, to show how responsible they can be. I think you might be on to something.

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