Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Son of a Pronator Man Aug 2021 9:40pm, 24 Aug 2021 8,875 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I’ll keep trying until I find one I like.
TeeBee Aug 2021 9:46pm, 24 Aug 2021 7,924 posts	0 TeeBee Hanneke I think you can get them non flouride as well, and they don't foam - you make a paste with your saliva once you've crushed it with your teeth.
run free Aug 2021 2:01am, 28 Aug 2021 4,838 posts	0 run free UK govt following EU ban on some single-use disposable plastic: bbc.co.uk
EvilPixie Aug 2021 12:24pm, 29 Aug 2021 27,472 posts	0 EvilPixie Soft plastic … Tesco has a recycling point and is saying crisp packets So does that include the outer packet of multi packs too? Is there a logo to look for?
cackleberry Oct 2021 5:48pm, 9 Oct 2021 2,206 posts	0 cackleberry Has anyone tried smol? They do laundry detergent and other cleaning products in concentrated tablet form. Any good? Cost effective?
Hanneke Oct 2021 6:02pm, 9 Oct 2021 80,628 posts	0 Hanneke TB, I will have a look into them, thanks!
TeeBee Oct 2021 9:06am, 10 Oct 2021 8,042 posts	0 TeeBee I've had a look cackleberry, looks interesting.
Wombling Plodder (Welsh Womble) Oct 2021 8:51am, 11 Oct 2021 3,873 posts	0 Wombling Plodder (Welsh Womble) I use Smol no bio - the clothes are nice and clean and I don’t tend to use conditioner either so a win win for me.
TheScribbler Oct 2021 9:09am, 11 Oct 2021 5,652 posts	0 TheScribbler I’m in need of replacement heads for my electric toothbrush. Any recommendations? Or do I ditch it and revert back to a manual bamboo brush?
Meglet Oct 2021 9:58am, 11 Oct 2021 22,043 posts	0 Meglet yes I got some that were identical to branded ones but came with a prepaid envelope to recycle them. By a company called Brushd. I got mine in the local refilling shop and they did OralB and Sonicare compatible ones

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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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