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Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Rosehip
Rosehip
Jul 2019
6:48pm, 27 Jul 2019
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I have a satchel/small laptop bag that I got from a conference about 12 years ago. It's so useful, best freebie ever :)
Garfield
Garfield
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7:58pm, 27 Jul 2019
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I had a good sized metal water bottle (a la Sigg type) from my most recent conference back in February. One company was giving away drones (yes, really) but I wouldn't have been able to take one - our company has guidelines about 'gifts' that one can accept! I refrained from picking up more plastic pens. I did pick up a very tiny flashlight.
Turtlemama
Turtlemama
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8:11pm, 27 Jul 2019
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In my previous life, I worked with various media publishers, one of which sent annual "corporate gifts" that were great. One year I had a nice document folder (still in use nearly 20yrs later) and another I had a metal and leather luggage tag which I still use.
Garfield
Garfield
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8:14pm, 27 Jul 2019
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Hubby has had several document folders that I adopted for use at work. ;)
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Jul 2019
10:00pm, 27 Jul 2019
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A tiny flashlight. I'd find that really useful.
WA
WA
Jul 2019
11:20pm, 27 Jul 2019
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Pens. If black I keep and hand extras to my colleagues. If blue, I give to my kids. Or keep for home use. I've no idea what to do with the barrels.
run free
run free
Jul 2019
11:31pm, 27 Jul 2019
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Round up of Conference / Seminar / Training Gifts
- Decent fresh coffee and fresh biscuits / cake
- Reusable cup / bottle to be used through out
- Document folder - although prob be defunct at some point with the digital era
- Hand powered emergency flashlight
- Maybe a reusable bag.... I have quite a few if anyone wants one as these seem to be used when providing all the stuff about the conference etc
run free
run free
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11:37pm, 27 Jul 2019
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Day 28: What methods have you used to encourage your partner to reject single-use stuff? How have you made it easier for this partner to BYOR shopping bag / produce bag / cup / take away containers / etc?
run free
run free
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11:38pm, 27 Jul 2019
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..as well as use soap bars? Eat your snacks instead of purchasing plastic packaged cookies? etc
WA
WA
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12:11am, 28 Jul 2019
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Wouldn't call it a method, but as I'm making ecobricks, he is aware of the amount of plastic being washed and dried. I've given him a reusable coffee cup and he uses his bike bottles for carrying water. He does the *big shop* with reusable bags. Still working on shampoo/ shower gel etc And he does a lot of cycling , so carries gels, energy bars etc. That's a work on progress too

About This Thread

Maintained by run free
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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