Reducing single-use/disposable plastic
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Jun 2018
5:15pm, 12 Jun 2018
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run free
Currently making myself some eco-enzyme as it should be more alkaline than baking soda and hopefully will be able to use it as a liquid laundry detergent.....except it takes 3 months to make! (1 part sugar, 3 parts veg/fruit, 10 parts water)
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Jun 2018
6:08pm, 12 Jun 2018
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Silvershadow
Ooo that’s interesting (I’ve just been off to google it) Does anyone use soapnuts? |
Jun 2018
11:52pm, 12 Jun 2018
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Carpathius
I don't because a lot of what I've read about them seem to suggest they aren't very good at cleaning. I have just bought an Eco Egg and will report back - but getting through the last huge box of powder first which will take a while. |
Jun 2018
8:34am, 13 Jun 2018
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CK2
We use soapnuts and so far have had good results. We’re planning to use them to make washing up liquid too.
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Jun 2018
11:08am, 13 Jun 2018
4,390 posts
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Wine Legs
Has anyone ever seen a crystal deodorant stone without plastic packaging? Mine's close to running out & I am looking for a new one, sans-plastic.
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Jun 2018
3:15pm, 15 Jun 2018
3,136 posts
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run free
This weekend will be helping Cheltenham Challenge cheltenhamchallenge.org.uk go cupless / plasticfree with an aim to go landfill free. If any of you folk are around there come on over :D
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Jun 2018
3:12pm, 21 Jun 2018
3,137 posts
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run free
Grateful to Cheltenham Challenge to going cupless and Single Use Plastic Bottle free because for 1600 we know it can work, possibly with positive effects on the runners' time! Happy to help every event go cupless and single use plastic bottle free. tyrelady.wordpress.com |
Jun 2018
9:03pm, 21 Jun 2018
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beebop
A company called Mangle and Wringer makes kitchen and bathroom cleaners which come in tins - expensive, but seem to last for ages, and the kitchen one easily shifted elderly cooked-on splashes on the tiles behind the cooker. Tried them because most bathroom cleaning stuff triggers asthma for me, and I was tired of cleaning in a face mask. Washing powder and ‘gentle’ bleach come in paper bags, but have a thin, separate plastic bag inside, sadly. There’s other stuff, and the website has a stain removal guide which has worked well for me. Stuff comes packed in a cardboard box and probably more shredded paper/tissue paper than necessary, but it’s all reusable, recyclable or compostable...
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Jun 2018
5:20pm, 22 Jun 2018
3,139 posts
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run free
@Beebop have you tried the following? - Use white vinegar to clean out the crap from kettle - Baking powder + vinegar has successfully cleaned my stained pots as well as the kitchen sink - Use a scouring pad to clean the bath scum - After a shower we all use a squeegy to remove the excess water off tiles and bath tub to reduce the amount of moisture that hangs around - Windows - use white vinegar and old newspapers that my aunt was throwing out And in 2.5 months time, hopefully will have my first solution of eco-enzymes to clean out my toilets. If I've made it right, should be alkaline with a pH of about 10.5 - so it should clean most things! |
Jun 2018
6:29pm, 22 Jun 2018
25,832 posts
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halfpint
Sorry to bother you all. I dip in occasionally and am taking tentative steps to reducing plastic. I keep seeing ads on FB for deodorants and shampoo that comes in non- plastic packaging. Any recommendations?
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