Reducing single-use/disposable plastic
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Jul 2018
4:33pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Elsie Too
funkysoap - that was the one I was thinking of. I was thinking of trying them, just got to get round to it.
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Jul 2018
4:35pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Velociraptor
That's an idea I'll bring up at our meeting this week, Curly. The cup holder dispenser may be an issue.
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Jul 2018
5:07pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Lizzie W
V'rap, get them to ask the company that services the cooler - our surgery has a cone cup dispenser on the side of the cooler. Not sure if it's any different from a plastic cup dispenser. (pull down from the bottom)
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Jul 2018
7:21pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Elsie Too
I just heard an interesting point on “infinite monkey cage” podcast. You have to use a bag for life 147 times to make it better for the environment than a single use plastic bag. It’s a shame they didn’t go on to say what a better option would be.
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Jul 2018
7:23pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Velociraptor
I suspect I've used some of my old single use plastic bags 147 times. The checkout assistants go, "Would you like any help to ... ugh, I'm not touching THAT!"
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Jul 2018
7:28pm, 16 Jul 2018
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run free
At the end of 2017, 200 countries signed an EU agreement to reduce marine plastic......so here is something more news-worthy than companies green washing us with eliminating plastic straws. The EU is planning to ban a whole host of single-use plastic items + corporates who produce single-use plastic will be expected to contribute to the waste management and costs of cleaning it up. europa.eu Expect to see price increase on products listed as companies pass on cost. |
Jul 2018
8:21pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Wine Legs
Funky soap was the website I deliberately checked before posting on here! Why did I not find it?? Weird. A friend of mine knows some of the people behind it...their kids are at the same school. I wonder why they don't have a gentle/ baby bar...
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Jul 2018
8:24pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Wine Legs
I've had my two reusable bags (envirosak or something) about eight years at a guess...I have not counted how many times I've used them, but it's a LOT.
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Jul 2018
8:28pm, 16 Jul 2018
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Wine Legs
*envirosax They're great. Two get carted around in whatever "proper" bag I'm using. |
Jul 2018
8:59pm, 16 Jul 2018
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beebop
The problem with the supermarket reusable bags (the plastic ones) is that they’re only slightly thicker than the ‘single use’ ones, and only slightly more durable, with slightly more plastic to recycle when they inevitably tear.
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