Hi Geeta,

Thank you for posting information about the "Forever Plastic" documentary, which I was able to watch on the Doc Zone website!
It was definitely an eye and mouth opener! I had gone to a community-organized meeting years ago which informed attendees about which plastics Montreal was recycling at that time (#1-5 but not #6).
I have been happily recycling all plastics with numbers 1-5 and 7 ever since but my guiltless bubble has burst with the news that clear plastic boxes (other than bottles) are not being recycled. It is my hope that the egg-packaging producer featured in the documentary will be able to make a difference by pressuring the municipalities to find ways to get those clear containers recycled.
Ah, to find markets/demand for those materials! I am surprised that those egg cartons, cherry tomato, and blueberry boxes cannot be shredded, melted, etc. and re-molded into new, clean versions of themselves.
When I shop at stores, I actually do look at the plastic# on the container and choose products in the #1 plastic over the #6 all the time. It is a challenge to avoid plastic packaging and its convenience. (I write all this as I take a swig from my #4 reusable (and re-used 100s of times and counting) water bottle!)
I have tried several brands of bio-degradable plastic garbage bags. Only one of the bunch did not tear open with the lightest poke from an item inside the bag. I found it at Jean Coutu alongside regular plastic garbage bags (OXO something?). They also make clear versions for curbside recycling, which I have begun to buy because I no longer use throw-away bags (in which I used to place recyclables). Loblaws and Provigo used to sell a garbage bag made with 94% recycled plastic, but I haven't seen it since last year.
Thank you for the creation of the Be Green Blog! My next stop along the blog will be the piece about eco-friendly mattresses.....