Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Rosehip Nov 2018 8:02am, 8 Nov 2018 11,139 posts	0 Rosehip Ditto, V'rap I'm not at all keen on the big plastic poppies that have been put up on all our lamposts
Elsie Too Nov 2018 11:15am, 8 Nov 2018 1,996 posts	0 Elsie Too I've still got my SS made poppy and put money in the box.
TomahawkMike Nov 2018 12:38pm, 9 Nov 2018 1,596 posts	0 TomahawkMike On a similar topic regarding microplastics... This was interesting helpwiththewashing.co.uk
run free Nov 2018 9:54pm, 9 Nov 2018 3,296 posts	0 run free awesome article. thx tom have found airing the clothes i wear means less washing
TeeBee Nov 2018 7:09am, 10 Nov 2018 4,217 posts	0 TeeBee Great article! We never use fabric conditioner, air my clothes a lot and I wear them into the ground. But there still lots of room for improvement.
Velociraptor Nov 2018 7:18am, 10 Nov 2018 39,564 posts	0 Velociraptor "If you've ever ironed a football shirt ..." The author of that article and I are not on the same planet.
fetcheveryone Nov 2018 7:50am, 10 Nov 2018 20,132 posts	0 fetcheveryone "If you've ever ironed...” Ludicrous
TeeBee Nov 2018 7:51am, 10 Nov 2018 4,219 posts	0 TeeBee Quite.
quimby Nov 2018 8:26am, 10 Nov 2018 4,207 posts	0 quimby I bought an iron once. I've never used it. The OH occasionally has to do a shirt. All my stuff is bought for its ability to dry in an acceptably creaseless state.
Carpathius Nov 2018 3:24pm, 10 Nov 2018 15,739 posts	0 Carpathius Me too quimby. The kids occasionally iron, and I do have about two things that need it, but generally people learn to like them crumpled.

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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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