Hey Mr. Green is a Mix of Chutzpa and Great Green Advice

// April 17th, 2008

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Sierra Club is one of the foremost sites on sustainable living and they also publish a magazine column where “the answer guy” tackles the toughest green living questions. And now there’s a compliation of the most difficult which include topics such as dry cleaning, food, and even cremation delivered into a 200 odd page book.

Mr. Green is the name given to Bob Schildgen where he dishes out sound Eco-friendly advice that also includes bit of mirth and wit. It’s not hard core environmentalist stance but offers practicality as well as common sense. For example:

Hey Mr. Green

I am trying not to buy bottled water, but I want a five-gallon jub with a spigot to put water or juice in for picnics. Is there any safe material? They all seem to be made of some kind of plastic.

Plastic may have been the miracle material of the twentieth century but it’s become the conumdrum of our time. With seven types of plastics being used for food and beverages, researchers are still trying to ascertain the possible harmful effects of each….the three safest plastics are #2HDPE, #4LDPE, and #5PP. With any type of plastic, possibly toxic substances are more likely to be realeased when the container is scratched and worn inside, is heated or is filled with hot, oily, or acidic foods. Never microwave food inside a plastic container unless it has specifically been approved for that use.

It also includes notations in the back with websites where you can learn more about the topics covered. It’s well researched but not difficult to understand. Laying it out in layman’s terms; it goes down like sweet honey rather than vinegar. Just how I like it.

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