Reducing single-use/disposable plastic
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Jun 2019
9:57pm, 22 Jun 2019
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run free
Definitely agree RS
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Jun 2019
8:45am, 23 Jun 2019
10,613 posts
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Garfield
Absolutely RS. We got into the BYOC at Starbucks...getting 25p off a coffee each saves a bit on the coffee and means a few cups were saved.  Once Waitrose got rid of their cups, we went there with our cups.
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Jun 2019
9:03am, 23 Jun 2019
17,258 posts
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Carpathius
He does line the kitchen bin with newspaper without too much complaint now. It's only taken a year or so!
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Jun 2019
1:46pm, 23 Jun 2019
1,305 posts
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Silvershadow
I’m thinking about plastic free July. Inspired by runfree’s pics of rubbish generated on her recent trip I thought I’d do the same for every day in July. Still trying to work out the rules for myself. I won’t include prescription meds. I think I might struggle with milk for example without just giving up using it.
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Jun 2019
1:54pm, 23 Jun 2019
1,306 posts
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Silvershadow
Oh and another thought I had after last week’s bbc program. I used cotton wool and soap rather than wipes for my children when they were small, (now age 23to 31), because I didn’t like the idea of the chemicals in them. Does anyone know if ‘cotton wool’ is really 100% cotton?
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Jun 2019
2:16pm, 23 Jun 2019
22,100 posts
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fetcheveryone
According to Wikipedia, probs not: en.m.wikipedia.org |
Jun 2019
2:53pm, 23 Jun 2019
4,828 posts
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Wine Legs
Sainsbury's cotton pads & cotton wool balls both state that they're 100% cotton. Apart from the plastic bag they come in, of course.
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Jun 2019
9:24pm, 23 Jun 2019
20,928 posts
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Red Squirrel
Silvershadow, milk bottles with foil tops should be available, maybe via delivery.
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Jun 2019
6:45am, 24 Jun 2019
73 posts
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Chramies
I get milk delivered - glass bottles with foil tops. Depends where you live I suppose (I've only lived in urban/suburban areas)
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Jun 2019
7:05am, 24 Jun 2019
1,307 posts
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Silvershadow
Thank you, I’ve found a delivery service but it keeps randomly changing the things in my basket. I’ll have to try again on my laptop.
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