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Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Rosehip
Rosehip
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Mind you, having said that the lights in our bathroom are recessed downlighters with LED bulbs and I haven't had to replace a bulb since we put them in nearly 10 years ago
Wine Legs
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...and you probably open your windows and put your extractor fan on, Rosehip... something that my tenants of the past two years seem to have completely failed to do.
run free
run free
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@Vels - yeah he does think about what he thinks I need.
@WL - Perhaps a Passive Automated House Ventilation system would be a useful long term investment if mould growth from condensation is occurring. The claims are they take very little energy to run.
run free
run free
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FYI: homebuilding.co.uk
run free
run free
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Anyone noticed if resealable cans have come out? beveragedaily.com
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
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Not sure if “plastic” is the correct description

What to do with old Christmas decorations no longer wanted?
Ness
Ness
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Anything I could use at school, Pix? Cheeky I know! ;) :)
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
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Baubles and some tinsel happy for you to have

I’ll take a picture

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Ness
Ness
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Think so. Thanks, Pix. :)
run free
run free
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January 2018 - Teresa May proposed plastics-free aisles in supermarkets and a tax on takeaway containers.

Nov 2018 - MPs debated plastic-free packaging for fruit & vegetables sparked by a petition with over 100,000 signatures. petition.parliament.uk

Result: MPs said that plastic keeps fruit and veg fresher and there would be too much food wasted (doubt many of them know much about food storage). MPs also said "Industry has also committed to implementing solutions that will enable the sustainable recycling of all black plastic packaging - bottles, pots, tubs and trays – by the end of 2018" .... load of clueless MPs.

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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