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Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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run free
run free
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Mr RF is trying. He wanted some "convenience food" and found quiches and pies - cardboard outer packaging and pies are in foil.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
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Today I bought rip stop tear resistant fabric to make sandwich/snack bags with
Also cotton yarn to knit dish clothes and makeup remover pads

And I have stuff for loose veg bags to take shopping

Just need to make the up now!!
Curly45
Curly45
Feb 2018
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Pre-prepared food is hard RF so good work from the Mr.

I went to the greengrocers (although it seems lettuce is impossible without plastic :( ).

Wow EP that is a lot crafty stuff ongoing.
Curly45
Curly45
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Good article for some other ideas:
theguardian.com
run free
run free
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Great article Curly and EP awesome work.
run free
run free
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Thanks Curly - Mr RF was well happy after me nagging him so many times LOL
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Carpathius
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Good work Mr RF and EP :)

Good article. I think I might make a list of the things I do and try to add to it each week.
1step2far
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Watching this with interest. Changing my razor once ive used up my disposables. Not bought bottled water in years and carrying thermal mug around. Will start taking my tupperwear to the butchers too!.
Wine Legs
Wine Legs
Feb 2018
8:45pm, 25 Feb 2018
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We use our local butcher. I need to figure out some freezable containers as we only go to the butcher once a month or so & freeze loads. We also don't have much freezer space!
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
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20 mins craftyness tonight

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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