Reducing single-use/disposable plastic
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Apr 2018
11:22am, 20 Apr 2018
1,222 posts
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Silvershadow
Nightjar forgets to pick up my little bags and just lets the oranges roll all over the conveyor.
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Apr 2018
11:36am, 20 Apr 2018
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Carpathius
I do that too SS! I wish I could get husband and kids on board with this. I also wish that avoiding plastic wasn't so expensive (a continual moan, sorry). Our finances right now are such that £80 per week needs to feed, wash and pay for travel for four (and a half) adults. I want to start getting milk in glass bottles, but it's at least twice as expensive as getting plastic ones from the shops. My plastic-free toiletries are way more expensive than cheap stuff from Aldi. Shampoo bars will last longer of course, but the deo won't. Buying glass bottles of stuff is about four times more expensive than the equivalent in plastic (oil, ketchup, vinegar etc). Sorry. Moan over. |
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Apr 2018
11:38am, 20 Apr 2018
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Carpathius
On the plus side a bag-your-own co-op is on twice a month and I'm going this Saturday to get pasta, rice etc and see what else I can do there, like refilling oil or vinegar.
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Apr 2018
1:15pm, 22 Apr 2018
171 posts
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CK2
Just jumping on board. Has anyone used soapnuts? We're considering using them for clothes washing.
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Apr 2018
5:55pm, 22 Apr 2018
1,960 posts
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jacdaw
I used soapnuts for a while, but to be honest they didn't seem great at getting anything clean. As an aside, I found an ice pop packet in my garden, that the hens had scratched up. It was priced 2d, so must date back at least to the late 1960s. This stuff really doesn't go away. |
May 2018
10:20pm, 1 May 2018
174 posts
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Jenelopy
For any other ladies who use menstrual cups (or scientists, or interested people) see: sciblogs.co.nz I don't think you have to be in NZ to be involved, and it looks like more research would be very useful. |
May 2018
1:28pm, 9 May 2018
2,955 posts
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1step2far
Really annoyed... ordered 2 soaps (one a solid shampoo) from Lush. Had to do it online as nearest store is quite a drive. Came packaged like this:Rather defeats the object, not happy. Will message them. |
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May 2018
1:51pm, 9 May 2018
2,957 posts
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1step2far
Have a reply from them... the polystyrene is plant based and compostable. I'm impressed. 
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May 2018
1:57pm, 9 May 2018
38,228 posts
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Velociraptor
I can confirm that the polystyrene is compostable. My last lot disappeared into the compost heap very quickly. It's also edible, but not something I'd eat by choice. I'd also compost the cardboard box, because my compost heap has been fed several batches of lawn clippings in the last few weeks and needs paper to give the little wormies a balanced diet or something like that. |
May 2018
2:39pm, 9 May 2018
3,625 posts
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Curly45
Yep we use all of the boxes from the dental practice downstairs as browns for our compost as its actually really difficult to get enough cardboard on there at this time of year!
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