Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Mar 2018
10:13pm, 28 Mar 2018
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EvilPixie
Mar 2018
10:28pm, 28 Mar 2018
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alpenrose
These pretty ones look more like teapot stands. :)

I just caught up with Gardeners World and Monty's going to be experimenting with trays and pots made of things other than plastic whenever he can. Could be interesting.
Mar 2018
7:32am, 29 Mar 2018
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EvilPixie
I agree they are pretty!!

Pinterest has lots of pots that decompose as the plant grows - you can even get kit to help make paper pots
Mar 2018
5:47pm, 29 Mar 2018
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run free
Toilet rolls are great for seeds
Mar 2018
5:58pm, 29 Mar 2018
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jacdaw
Degradable paper pots don't need to be complicated; I make them with newspaper wrapped around a bottle of an appropriate size. Great for veg seeds you are starting indoors and then planting out. Especially things that don't like their roots disturbing.

But plastic pots are almost endlessly re-useable so shouldn't be a massive pollution problem.
Mar 2018
7:34pm, 29 Mar 2018
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Jenelopy
We do the same as jacdaw with paper pots - we wrap the newspaper round a small redbull bottle and fasten with a paperclip. Sadly, the plastic coated paper clips can be re-used for ever, but the metal ones rust easily.
Mar 2018
6:30pm, 31 Mar 2018
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Carpathius
Annoyed today. I needed some white vinegar to use for cleaning. As I was at Tesco anyway I bought some from there.
568ml plastic bottle 39p. 568ml glass bottle £1.
Apr 2018
11:12am, 1 Apr 2018
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1step2far
Oh that's rubbish! :-(
Apr 2018
11:14am, 1 Apr 2018
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1step2far
I've discovered the milk man delivers up to 3 times a week. I just need to check he delivers before 6.30 as leaving it on the step all day on work days rather defeats the object.
Apr 2018
11:48am, 1 Apr 2018
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Silvershadow
Nightjar’s first jug of liquid ‘castille’ soap.


Collecting bottles to put it in.

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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