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Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Velociraptor Jul 2019 1:58am, 17 Jul 2019 42,324 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Normal crockery and cutlery. I have lots.
Lizzie W Jul 2019 7:18am, 17 Jul 2019 20,841 posts	Quote Pin Lizzie W Borrow from neighbours or BYO
WA Jul 2019 7:44am, 17 Jul 2019 6,068 posts	Quote Pin WA We have those little nutella glasses too! Use our own crockery etc. We had a fuddle at work yesterday and someone had brought paper plates and wooden cutlery. People used their own mugs/,glasses
Garfield Jul 2019 9:43am, 17 Jul 2019 10,737 posts	Quote Pin Garfield I used to have little nutella jars too! I take my own cutlery with me everywhere.
DeeGee Jul 2019 9:54am, 17 Jul 2019 18,757 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee I have a friend who has just set up a party box company renting reuseable, hardwearing tableware and other necessities for kids' parties. I thought it was an excellent idea.
Red Squirrel Jul 2019 12:42pm, 17 Jul 2019 20,956 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel I use my own and borrow off local friends if needed. We've all got cobbled together sets of plates and glasses etc.
LindsD Jul 2019 1:22pm, 17 Jul 2019 28,571 posts	Quote Pin LindsD We have melamine crockery that was bought when I was about 7 (I'm 50). I still remember the row my parents had in the shop over how expensive it was. Can't remember which parent it was who said 'It will last forever'.
Garfield Jul 2019 1:33pm, 17 Jul 2019 10,743 posts	Quote Pin Garfield LOL, how scarily true that statement is!
LindsD Jul 2019 1:38pm, 17 Jul 2019 28,573 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Yes, in a bad way now
halfpint Jul 2019 1:41pm, 17 Jul 2019 28,463 posts	Quote Pin halfpint Yes but just think how many disposable plastic/paper plates you might have got through as a family in the last 43 years.

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Information about Plastic Packaging:
UK: wrap.org.uk

EU: ec.europa.eu

What products have microbeads?
beatthemicrobead.org

To help you reduce try one level at a time:https://tyrelady.wordpress.com/support-the-challenges/

What the EU is doing:
europa.eu

- currently the UK will be following SOME of the EU measures.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

Terms used to describe plastic:
1. Biodegradable (also oxi-biodegradable)
2. Bioplastic
3. Compostable
4. Plastic that potentially could be recycled (has numbers)
5. Plastic that cannot be recycled

Some resources:
BBC's info on the numbers on Plastics:
news.bbc.co.uk

The misconceptions of biodegradable plastics from an academic:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.7b04051?src=recsys&

Understanding plastic terms:
wrap.org.uk

Bioplastic developments as seen by British Plastic

britishplastics.co.uk

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