Reducing single-use/disposable plastic

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Mar 2018
11:00pm, 26 Mar 2018
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Carpathius
Why does it need to be less pretty? I think it's fantastic.
Mar 2018
11:03pm, 26 Mar 2018
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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.

Mar 2018
7:35am, 27 Mar 2018
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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!!
Mar 2018
7:53pm, 27 Mar 2018
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run free
hahaha WL - just remember their cuteness :)
Mar 2018
7:55pm, 27 Mar 2018
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run free
Carps and EP - is this knitting or crochet or both?
Mar 2018
8:59pm, 27 Mar 2018
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EvilPixie
Knitting for me

Garter stitch

Pattern created by yarn over

Leaving stitches before turn

Then casting off

Doing a star now!!
Mar 2018
12:08am, 28 Mar 2018
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Carpathius
Mine's knitting. Just straight ahead knitting with yarn overs. I can't do any other knit stitch.
Mar 2018
7:30am, 28 Mar 2018
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EvilPixie
Garter is knit both ways so both of us are using the same skills
Mar 2018
6:36pm, 28 Mar 2018
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run free
Any specific type of yarn?
Mar 2018
7:49pm, 28 Mar 2018
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EvilPixie
cotton
I got mine off the market for about £1:50 and it said craft cotton idea for dishclothes

About This Thread

Maintained by run free
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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