Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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run free Feb 2018 5:16pm, 24 Feb 2018 3,081 posts	0 run free Mr RF is trying. He wanted some "convenience food" and found quiches and pies - cardboard outer packaging and pies are in foil.
EvilPixie Feb 2018 6:33pm, 24 Feb 2018 13,430 posts	0 EvilPixie Today I bought rip stop tear resistant fabric to make sandwich/snack bags with Also cotton yarn to knit dish clothes and makeup remover pads And I have stuff for loose veg bags to take shopping Just need to make the up now!!
Curly45 Feb 2018 6:57pm, 24 Feb 2018 3,336 posts	0 Curly45 Pre-prepared food is hard RF so good work from the Mr. I went to the greengrocers (although it seems lettuce is impossible without plastic ). Wow EP that is a lot crafty stuff ongoing.
Curly45 Feb 2018 8:00pm, 24 Feb 2018 3,340 posts	0 Curly45 Good article for some other ideas: theguardian.com
run free Feb 2018 10:22pm, 24 Feb 2018 3,082 posts	0 run free Great article Curly and EP awesome work.
run free Feb 2018 10:27pm, 24 Feb 2018 3,083 posts	0 run free Thanks Curly - Mr RF was well happy after me nagging him so many times LOL
Carpathius Feb 2018 6:04pm, 25 Feb 2018 13,729 posts	0 Carpathius Good work Mr RF and EP Good article. I think I might make a list of the things I do and try to add to it each week.
1step2far Feb 2018 6:33pm, 25 Feb 2018 2,702 posts	0 1step2far Watching this with interest. Changing my razor once ive used up my disposables. Not bought bottled water in years and carrying thermal mug around. Will start taking my tupperwear to the butchers too!.
Wine Legs Feb 2018 8:45pm, 25 Feb 2018 4,277 posts	0 Wine Legs We use our local butcher. I need to figure out some freezable containers as we only go to the butcher once a month or so & freeze loads. We also don't have much freezer space!
EvilPixie Feb 2018 10:41pm, 25 Feb 2018 13,436 posts	0 EvilPixie 20 mins craftyness tonight

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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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