Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Wine Legs Mar 2018 3:31pm, 2 Mar 2018 4,287 posts	0 Wine Legs Red Squirrel, you should try making your own yoghurt. It's dead easy, way cheaper than buying it, and tastes delish. theguardian.com
Red Squirrel Mar 2018 3:46pm, 2 Mar 2018 20,625 posts	0 Red Squirrel Hey Wine Legs, I've been making yoghurt since I was a schoolkid and plan to make lots of stuff once I've found somewhere to live. I'm flat-sitting at the moment and all my kitchen equipment's in storage. I'm itching to get back into preserving and really miss my home-made saeurkraut.
EvilPixie Mar 2018 4:06pm, 2 Mar 2018 13,475 posts	0 EvilPixie I use Easyo for yogurt. Has some packaging but going to see if I can use the kit to make my own once finished
Red Squirrel Mar 2018 4:08pm, 2 Mar 2018 20,628 posts	0 Red Squirrel I've always made it in a Thermos flask.
EvilPixie Mar 2018 4:27pm, 2 Mar 2018 13,476 posts	0 EvilPixie What recipe do you use?
Silvershadow Mar 2018 6:30pm, 2 Mar 2018 1,205 posts	0 Silvershadow I use two pints of milk, about 3 tbsp yogurt left from the last batch. Heat milk to 85 let it cool to 45 add yogurt. Cover and stick in the airing cupboard over night. Alternatively but a hot water bottle at the bottom of an insulated cool bag. Make a nest of towels and put dish in the middle leave overnight.
Red Squirrel Mar 2018 6:36pm, 2 Mar 2018 20,629 posts	0 Red Squirrel Yep that's it; same as Shadow's airing cupboard method. I keep testing the milk with my little finger then whisk in the yoghurt when slightly higher than body temperature and leave overnight in Thermos with lid on and in airing cupboard.
Wine Legs Mar 2018 7:19pm, 2 Mar 2018 4,288 posts	0 Wine Legs I use SS's recipe, but do mine in a thermos flask, because I have one. And I just leave it on the bench. Seems to work fine.
EvilPixie Mar 2018 8:01pm, 2 Mar 2018 13,478 posts	0 EvilPixie My easyo is an insulating container which you put boiling water in and then put the pot with mix in it so should work fine Just need a replacement mix! Was interested in the idea of Greek yogurt too - how’s that different?
Wine Legs Mar 2018 8:10pm, 2 Mar 2018 4,289 posts	0 Wine Legs I just bunged my finished yoghurt in a muslin lined sieve over a bowl for an hour or two & strained some whey off. Job done.

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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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