Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Rosehip Jan 2019 11:25am, 3 Jan 2019 11,483 posts	0 Rosehip Mind you, having said that the lights in our bathroom are recessed downlighters with LED bulbs and I haven't had to replace a bulb since we put them in nearly 10 years ago
Wine Legs Jan 2019 11:47am, 3 Jan 2019 4,608 posts	0 Wine Legs ...and you probably open your windows and put your extractor fan on, Rosehip... something that my tenants of the past two years seem to have completely failed to do.
run free Jan 2019 3:40pm, 3 Jan 2019 3,316 posts	0 run free @Vels - yeah he does think about what he thinks I need. @WL - Perhaps a Passive Automated House Ventilation system would be a useful long term investment if mould growth from condensation is occurring. The claims are they take very little energy to run.
run free Jan 2019 3:43pm, 3 Jan 2019 3,317 posts	0 run free FYI: homebuilding.co.uk
run free Jan 2019 2:35pm, 11 Jan 2019 3,323 posts	0 run free Anyone noticed if resealable cans have come out? beveragedaily.com
EvilPixie Jan 2019 3:56pm, 13 Jan 2019 15,931 posts	0 EvilPixie Not sure if “plastic” is the correct description What to do with old Christmas decorations no longer wanted?
Ness Jan 2019 3:58pm, 13 Jan 2019 9,935 posts	0 Ness Anything I could use at school, Pix? Cheeky I know!
EvilPixie Jan 2019 5:37pm, 13 Jan 2019 15,934 posts	0 EvilPixie Baubles and some tinsel happy for you to have I’ll take a picture You on messenger??
Ness Jan 2019 5:38pm, 13 Jan 2019 9,941 posts	0 Ness Think so. Thanks, Pix.
run free Jan 2019 1:56pm, 14 Jan 2019 3,324 posts	0 run free January 2018 - Teresa May proposed plastics-free aisles in supermarkets and a tax on takeaway containers. Nov 2018 - MPs debated plastic-free packaging for fruit & vegetables sparked by a petition with over 100,000 signatures. petition.parliament.uk Result: MPs said that plastic keeps fruit and veg fresher and there would be too much food wasted (doubt many of them know much about food storage). MPs also said "Industry has also committed to implementing solutions that will enable the sustainable recycling of all black plastic packaging - bottles, pots, tubs and trays – by the end of 2018" .... load of clueless MPs.

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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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