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Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Lizzie W
Lizzie W
Jun 2018
1:43pm, 1 Jun 2018
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Ta. Is it not automatically compostable? Ink, I suppose?
run free
run free
Jun 2018
2:03pm, 1 Jun 2018
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The British Plastic industry indicates Bioplastic is made from renewable biomasses as well as waste plastic like the common polyethlyene britishplastics.co.uk

So not all bio-plastics are compostable just like not all plastics are recyclable.
Here is what Wiki says:
en.wikipedia.org

Perhaps like the numbers at the back of plastic, bio-plastic will need some regulation on what is compostable and what is not.
run free
run free
Jun 2018
2:13pm, 1 Jun 2018
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Treehugger says that for the vast majority of compostable bio-plastics, they will need an industrial composter: treehugger.com

They also note that the plastic types are not well regulated and any product can say anything about their plastic.
Carpathius
Carpathius
Jun 2018
2:32pm, 1 Jun 2018
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I would have thought many bioplastics break down into microplastics.
Jenelopy
Jenelopy
Jun 2018
8:35pm, 2 Jun 2018
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run free: from a carbon footprint point of view I think it gets really complicated (and I hope someone has a complete answer for you as I am interested too).
If packaging is made from casava or corn, you need to be really careful where it has been grown - were rainforests cut down to provide land for it to grow?

I find it really challenging trying to minimise carbon footprint AND minimise plastic use. My main solution currently is to reduce consumption.
gt
gt
Jun 2018
6:36pm, 3 Jun 2018
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I've had a browse through the thread and couldn't see an answer to my question.

What do people use for wrapping sandwiches?
I stopped using cling film a while ago and went on to zip lock bags which I reuse as much as I can. The problem is that they start to fall apart and end up in the bin.
I've seen the things about beeswax paper but it seems to be bloody expensive!
I need something that'll help stop my sandwiches falling apart when they're in my bag and I'm cycling to work.

Any suggestions?
Curly45
Curly45
Jun 2018
7:41pm, 3 Jun 2018
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I use a tupperware box - I'm aware that is also plastic, but obviously is designed to last a long time.
Wine Legs
Wine Legs
Jun 2018
8:25pm, 3 Jun 2018
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Wine Legs
We have a couple of plastic sandwich boxes. I also made my own beeswax wraps. They didn't cost much at all.
alpenrose
alpenrose
Jun 2018
8:45pm, 3 Jun 2018
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Tupperware here too, mine are probably 30 years old now. :)
TeeBee
TeeBee
Jun 2018
9:05pm, 3 Jun 2018
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Also, is there a problem with tin foil? I often wash it after use and can get two or three uses out of it before it goes into the recycling. Happy to be educated.

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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