Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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run free Feb 2018 7:30pm, 15 Feb 2018 3,063 posts	0 run free @Carpathius is this what you mean? amazon.co.uk
Weean Feb 2018 8:04pm, 15 Feb 2018 1,206 posts	0 Weean Feeling really half-assed after reading what some people on this thread are up to, but this year I've given up cartridge razors for Double Edge ("safety") razors after getting sick of not being able to recycle any part of the cartridges. The packs of blades still tend to have plastic wrapping. If I was really serious about it I'd get a cut-throat.
EvilPixie Feb 2018 8:10pm, 15 Feb 2018 13,381 posts	0 EvilPixie Pinterest has lots of ideas fit sandwich bags and beeswax wrap etc
Carpathius Feb 2018 10:05pm, 15 Feb 2018 13,664 posts	0 Carpathius Not quite run free, it's more like these things; diy.com only flat. I just chop it up into sections. Do look out for the description though as most are 100% natural coconut coir but some are latex-coated coir fibres.
Carpathius Feb 2018 10:06pm, 15 Feb 2018 13,665 posts	0 Carpathius I get mine from Poundland usually.
run free Feb 2018 11:03am, 16 Feb 2018 3,064 posts	0 run free Thanks @Carpathius What do people do for moisturising lotion? Have tried coconut oil & aloe vera plant but found me skin needs something more (suffer from eczema)
Wine Legs Feb 2018 11:09am, 16 Feb 2018 4,259 posts	0 Wine Legs Something like this, except available in the UK, would be good: ethiquebeauty.com
Curly45 Feb 2018 11:30am, 16 Feb 2018 3,311 posts	0 Curly45 I am allergic to perfume so I use plastic tubed ones, but thinking about upgrading to a glass jar one, something like this would work for me but 12 times the price I normally pay marksandspencer.com
Carpathius Feb 2018 12:05pm, 16 Feb 2018 13,673 posts	0 Carpathius Hasn't that got a plastic lid though?
run free Feb 2018 12:20pm, 16 Feb 2018 3,066 posts	0 run free Thanks WL - unfortunately like Curly am also highly sensitive to perfumes. But this has directed me to looking for a moisturising block in the UK. Am sure there must be something similar.

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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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