"It's a wrap": after 31 days without plastic.

After 31 days of trying to live without any new plastic, Christine Jeavans reflects on the highs and lows, and lessons she has learned. Her aim was to try to live for a month without buying anything new made from plastic or wrapped in plastic.

She was able to keep and use the plastic she already owned but if anything ran out she would have to buy a plastic-free replacement.

View Full Article 1^st September 2008

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