Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Wine Legs Nov 2018 6:06pm, 26 Nov 2018 4,577 posts	0 Wine Legs I'm hoping to make some cork stamps to stamp my brown paper with...
run free Nov 2018 6:24pm, 26 Nov 2018 3,303 posts	0 run free Reuse packaging like the cardboard box from a box of oats; or the paper bags with a nice ribbon; or paper from a magazine or newspaper that had found on the train....actually have given up on the tradition of purchasing stuff at Christmas for the sake of purchasing stuff. Giving experiences and this year have offered the kids to go dumpster diving. There is enthusiasm and their friends want to join!!!
Carpathius Nov 2018 6:44pm, 26 Nov 2018 15,923 posts	0 Carpathius Does anyone know where to get paper tape (like sellotape but paper)?
swittle Nov 2018 6:46pm, 26 Nov 2018 51,510 posts	0 swittle Do you mean masking tape? Motor/car part suppliers; good stationery shops; drawing/art suppliers.
TomahawkMike Nov 2018 7:04pm, 26 Nov 2018 1,674 posts	0 TomahawkMike greenstat.co.uk
TomahawkMike Nov 2018 7:04pm, 26 Nov 2018 1,675 posts	0 TomahawkMike For paper tape
DocMoye Nov 2018 7:06pm, 26 Nov 2018 25,407 posts	0 DocMoye Thanks.
Carpathius Nov 2018 10:05pm, 26 Nov 2018 15,926 posts	0 Carpathius Thanks Mike, that's the sort of thing I was after.
run free Nov 2018 11:30am, 27 Nov 2018 3,304 posts	0 run free Thought this is an interesting post and a list of products developed by companies that are described as the biggest disposable plastic producers: fatchange.com
Groundhog Dec 2018 12:55pm, 5 Dec 2018 65 posts	0 Groundhog NIce to see our Thames Valley XC series has gone plastic free. Each host team provides food and and now there are no cups or plates, just reusable platters, some napkins and bring your own cup for tea.

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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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