Reducing single-use/disposable plastic
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Feb 2018
11:31pm, 17 Feb 2018
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Carpathius
I wish I could get OH and the teenagers on board with this. They very begrudgingly use reusable dishcloths but prefer the disposable sponges with the scrubber that we used to use. Their great aunt buys these and gives them to us because they complain - this woman uses different chemical cleaners for *everything*. For cleaning bathroom taps, Viakal spray. For the shower head, Viakal liquid. Washing up liquid, washing liquid, two different fabric softeners. Special tea stain stuff for cups from Lakeland called Tea Away. Jeyes fluid for the drains. Kitchen cleaner. Bathroom cleaner. One sort of polish for her dining table. A different sort for other wood. Bleach. |
Feb 2018
8:31pm, 18 Feb 2018
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Curly45
So I have discovered a grocery delivery service that lets you do veg boxes with no potatoes (whoop!), but they dont deliver to our area yet: farmdrop.com All deliveries are done by electric vans. Maybe useful to some of you 
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Feb 2018
7:11pm, 19 Feb 2018
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run free
Hey @Carpathius - Perhaps give a present to Great Aunt = the Blue Planet. David Attenborough might help her to see our past conveniences / etiquettes are becoming less acceptable if we want to be part of our planet. Nice Curly. Have seen veg boxes from a company in Egham. Will find out who they are. |
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Feb 2018
7:13pm, 19 Feb 2018
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run free
This is off topic but just saw this on the NHS website about research between cancer and household cleaners: nhs.uk My aunt told me this the other day. |
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Feb 2018
12:39pm, 22 Feb 2018
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Curly45
Just order my first shampoo bar and bar soap from Wild Sage. All comes wrapped in recycled paper I also got a moisturiser which comes in a glass jar with metal lid. At £12 it better be good Its supposed to last for ages though so we shall see...
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Feb 2018
1:32pm, 22 Feb 2018
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Wine Legs
Anyone know how I might create bubbles in the bath without resorting to squirty plastic bottles? Would like to move the kids to soap and a solid shampoo but they do love their bubbles...
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Feb 2018
1:45pm, 22 Feb 2018
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Curly45
Lush do bubble bars: uk.lush.com |
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Feb 2018
3:07pm, 22 Feb 2018
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Wine Legs
I can't bear the smell of that place! Bleugh!!
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Feb 2018
3:20pm, 22 Feb 2018
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Curly45
Yeah me either... but they do online shopping
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Feb 2018
3:00pm, 23 Feb 2018
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run free
Aberystwyth and Lampeter are battling it out to become the first plastic-free town in Wales after Aberporth became the first plastic-free community in the country: cambrian-news.co.uk
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