Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Carpathius Mar 2018 11:00pm, 26 Mar 2018 14,032 posts	0 Carpathius Why does it need to be less pretty? I think it's fantastic.
Carpathius Mar 2018 11:03pm, 26 Mar 2018 14,033 posts	0 Carpathius Mine is definitely not pretty, but it is an improvement. It's what the first one was supposed to look like, except it ought to be square instead of oddly kite shaped. I don't know how I did that.
EvilPixie Mar 2018 7:35am, 27 Mar 2018 13,638 posts	0 EvilPixie Aren’t we clever?! I enjoyed knitting mine We were at the horse racing which I don’t enjoy so at least felt like I’d find something!!
run free Mar 2018 7:53pm, 27 Mar 2018 3,093 posts	0 run free hahaha WL - just remember their cuteness
run free Mar 2018 7:55pm, 27 Mar 2018 3,094 posts	0 run free Carps and EP - is this knitting or crochet or both?
EvilPixie Mar 2018 8:59pm, 27 Mar 2018 13,643 posts	0 EvilPixie Knitting for me Garter stitch Pattern created by yarn over Leaving stitches before turn Then casting off Doing a star now!!
Carpathius Mar 2018 12:08am, 28 Mar 2018 14,035 posts	0 Carpathius Mine's knitting. Just straight ahead knitting with yarn overs. I can't do any other knit stitch.
EvilPixie Mar 2018 7:30am, 28 Mar 2018 13,645 posts	0 EvilPixie Garter is knit both ways so both of us are using the same skills
run free Mar 2018 6:36pm, 28 Mar 2018 3,095 posts	0 run free Any specific type of yarn?
EvilPixie Mar 2018 7:49pm, 28 Mar 2018 13,651 posts	0 EvilPixie cotton I got mine off the market for about £1:50 and it said craft cotton idea for dishclothes

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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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