In this Sunday afternoon video, sporting my 'about-to-clean-the-house' look, I experiment with making my first ever bottle of Blueland cleaner tabs (just add water!). I investigate what the packaging is made of, review environmental claims on the packaging itself, and what I think is the best way to dispose of it.
Read MoreIn this video, we get out our flashlights to do some sleuthing around the topic of blister packs, and how to dispose of them. Weird name, right? You'll know them when you see them - blister packs are the packaging that stick stuff you buy to pieces of marketing cardboard using a thin layer of plastic, like pens and mascara and batteries. Tough as old boots to take apart, they require a trick before they're (partially) recyclable.
Read MoreIn my latest packaging adventure tale, I discuss the many ways in which the packaging industry and its attendant supply chain is in a proper snit right now - from forest fires to handle-less handle bags, we've some chaos on our hands. As per usual -- the Georgette team will persevere!
Read MoreThis evening, I apprehend a paper-ish takeout box lurking on my kitchen counter. It proves more complex than appearances would leave the unsuspecting salad-eater to believe... Find out what happens next, and how to properly dispose of these confusing contraptions!
Read MorePart packaging dissection demo, part rant, this episode focuses on all the bits and bobs found in your bathrooms drawers, and what of it can be recycled (the answer: not much). Most of it is plastic and a lot of it is confusing. We navigate it together, occasionally successfully.
Read MoreIn this latest, highly cathartic short film, I deal with some corrugated boxes that arrived in the mail swaddled in tape. Scientifically dubbed “tape-y boxes”, these are not meant to be tucked hopefully into your blue bin. Also in this film: we make a tape ball, and practice our throwing technique. You get a peep at my office!
Read MoreIn this Friday special (which means pizza night at our colleague Elicia’s house), I awkwardly tear up a pizza box, and then reveal where its various components should go post-pizza. I get covered in cornmeal, and seriously question my decision to film this in a carpeted room. You’ll also learn what my favourite pizza toppings are! Useful in case you feel like popping by with a pizza! 😏🍍
Read MoreIt turns out a lot of packaging is made of steel, like navy bean cans and unattractive cookie tins, mason jar lids and bottle caps. Most of this packaging won't tell you it's recyclable --- but it is in fact all very, very easy (and important) to recycle. Get this stuff into your blue bin!
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