Great, nice to see real action.

They do say that compost-able bags are not easily home composted. They wouldn't stand much chance on mine though, I am sure. I put my chickens in whole when they died, no trace after 6 months.

woah thats some compost heap. I thought meat was not allowed? Obviously ok in your case

Thanks! I'd been trying to figure out how to get round this problem for ages.

Cattle farming, fisheries and other animal breeding methods are much more polluting than plastic packaging. In fact, plastic packaging accounts for 2% of the world's carbon emissions, but animal farming accounts for 18%! And the emissions from free range are just as bad as feedlots.
I am a firm believer that we need to change our little ways as much as possible, so I applaud trying to wean yourself off packaging. This is also a constant battle for me. However, if instead of meat you put local organic fruit and veg only in your biodegradable bags, that would make a much much much bigger impact. http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/hot/index.php

If you put your fruit and veg in reusable cotton produce sacks that would make a bigger impact still.

I worry that there wont be any such thing as organic veg if we keep on polluting the water table with tiny particles of toxic degraded plastic and the air with dioxins.

Our little ways as manifest in plastic wrappers and bags are destroying the environment and responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of wild animals every year. They also result in a massive squandering of non renewable resources that could be put to far better use.

As for vegetarianism / veganism - how animals are reared and why is of course an massivly important issue. Keeping animals is costly in terms of resources but they are also the tractors of the third world. Highland sheep are necessary for maintianing many specific types of landscape yet those landscapes are not infact natural. Domestic cats eat millions of pounds worth of meat but i'm wouldnt dare suggest a cull. Thats before we even discuss the moral implications of meat eating. So many issues and all of them dealt with in numerous other blogs and websites better able to.

Deciding to become a vegetarian/ vegan/ meat reducer/ eat diary/honey/wear leather/wool/ban domestic pets etc needs careful consideration, a well planned diet and possibly a new wardrobe. I am not saying dont do it - do do it but do think about it first. As with every action, diet and the implications of eating meat should be examined. Its just that cutting down on plastic is so simple and can be done right now by everyone.

This blog deals with the problem of plastic pollution and my response to it, not my decision to eat meat. It is a carefully considered decision based on a number of factors and regularly moniitored. However that aspect of my life is outside the remit of this blog.

If I do decide to document my attempts to reduce my carbon footprint than I will of course include my dietry activities but I think there are others who know far more about that then me and will already have very informative blogs on the subject.