Plastic reduction

[stevejp]

While not plastic, I think the topic is close enough to be included here:

 

Link: https://twitter.com/RoyalMailHelp/status/1418192937398280193 [Royal Mail Help Text Reply To A Query]

 

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Great - but maybe if the posties stopped chucking them on the floor in the first place…?

[6Foot2]

Great - but maybe if the posties stopped chucking them on the floor in the first place…?

 

The Royal Mail tweet seems to have been deleted. Nevertheless:

 

Link: Royal Mail rubber band - Wikipedia

 

[mikeprice]

The Royal Mail tweet seems to have been deleted. Nevertheless:

 

Link: Royal Mail rubber band - Wikipedia

 

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So we can either keep and use them - or just stick them in a post box

 

I think we should all post this on any other (inferior) forums that we may frequent from time to time

[6Foot2]

Clarification: 5Foot2 asked about this symbol today:

 

 

After a bit of work (checking that what I understood to be the case was correct) this is the result:

 

It signifies that the producer has made a financial contribution towards the recovery and recycling of packaging – NOT that the packaging is recyclable.

[mikeprice]

Clarification: 5Foot2 asked about this symbol today:

 

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After a bit of work (checking that what I understood to be the case was correct) this is the result:

 

Hmm - not a thing that most people know about

 

bit like packaging that says it is fully recyclable - then you discover that only one facility in the UK is equipped to do it

[LeMarchand]

Saw a sign in Superdrug the other day saying that they were recycling blisterpacks from pills. Took a load in today to learn that the scheme has been put on hold as they were getting way more than they anticipated. At least it shows that people are willing to recycle!

[6Foot2]

Reuse cable ties:

 

Link: CABLE TIE OPENER | Only 1 Second To Unlock Cable Tie | Let's Reuse Cable Tie | Pocket-sized | Stainless Steel : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

https://youtu.be/LbJVGTZEE7g

[LeMarchand]

Great idea, but that's a ridiculous price! I'll stick to the pointy bit on my multi-tool for now.

[6Foot2]

Great idea, but that's a ridiculous price!...

I was disappointed with the price too. You'd have to save a lot of cable ties to get the investment back.

 

[mavhc]

Just use velcro

[Norphy]

Got this in Sainsburys as it was the only small carton of whole milk they had in today:

 

 

Putting aside the arguments for and against tetra packs for a minute, the ‘70% less plastic’ claim is believable but why put the plastic lid on it? I remember supermarket milk before they started using plastic bottles; they used tetra packs like this without the spouts and they worked quite well. Covent Garden still use them for soup. The spout seems unnecessary.

[elsiegee40]

Got this in Sainsburys as it was the only small carton of whole milk they had in today:

 

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Putting aside the arguments for and against tetra packs for a minute, the ‘70% less plastic’ claim is believable but why put the plastic lid on it? I remember supermarket milk before they started using plastic bottles; they used tetra packs like this without the spouts and they worked quite well. Covent Garden still use them for soup. The spout seems unnecessary.

 

Covent Garden started putting the screw top on its soup a couple of years ago and there was a huge backlash from their customers

[LeMarchand]

If you wear plimsolls/sneakers/Vans/etc, you may be interested in this biodegradable shoe Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luchoule/johnny-the-shoe-that-grows-into-a-tree

[Arthur]

If you wear plimsolls/sneakers/Vans/etc, you may be interested in this biodegradable shoe Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luchoule/johnny-the-shoe-that-grows-into-a-tree

See also...

 

https://munjoi.com/products/the-all-dai?variant=39974604767383

 

^ This shoe is made from algae, sugarcane, hemp and cotton.

 

It's not a Kickstarter either so delivery is much more likely.

[6Foot2]

Link: Decades-old rubbish found by Leicestershire litter pickers - BBC News

 

 

A washing-up liquid bottle - thought to be at least 38 years old - has been found by a group of volunteer litter pickers.

 

The Fairy liquid bottle was found by Scott Gibbins, from the South Leicestershire Litter Wombles.

 

He said it was still in "good condition" and its price of 42-and-a-half pence could still be seen.

 

A drinks can from the 1980s and old milk bottles were also found in the hedges in Newton Lane near Wigston.

 

Mr Gibbins, 53, said the group had picked litter on the road several times before but the time of year and weather can make a difference to what they find.

 

"In the summer time there is all the undergrowth, all the brambles, all the grass, so you can't get inside the ditches," he said.

 

"Now it's the winter time, and luckily we've not had much rain otherwise the ditches are full of water, everything has died back and everything is visible so we can get to all the old stuff and it's fantastic."

 

The can of Fanta had a ring pull style, which Mr Gibbins believes was phased out by the 1990s and the Fairy liquid bottle dates from at least 1984, when the halfpenny was phased out.

 

He said it was "great to see" the old bottle on Tuesday as it brought back memories.

 

"It's a strange find because it's a household item on a road," he said.

 

"You find cans because people drink cans as they're driving or walking along but a washing-up bottle is a bit of a strange one."

 

In three hours of picking litter, the group gathered 22 bin bags full of rubbish.

 

The bottle has been added to a collection of other old finds, which the group takes into schools as part of educational talks on the environment.

 

♬ Now hands that do ditches... ♬

 

Joking aside, the bottle has been in the environment for nearly 40 years, and it looks (almost) undamaged.

[Norphy]

Ban on single-use restaurant tableware hailed as fast-food ‘revolution’ in France

 

France to ban single use tableware in all restaurants. That’ll make things interesting for the likes of McDonald’s. I wonder if it’ll push prices up there?

Edited December 29, 2022 by Norphy

[FN-GM]

Ban on single-use restaurant tableware hailed as fast-food ‘revolution’ in France

 

France to ban single use tableware in all restaurants. That’ll make things interesting for the likes of McDonald’s. I wonder if it’ll push prices up there?

 

It’s already in force here in South Australia and has been for a while. Prices didn’t change here.

 

They are also banning plastic from cotton wool buds and plastic takeaway containers (although they aren’t common anymore). There is more but it escapes me!

 

They will also take soft plastics such as bags in the recycling soon.

Edited December 29, 2022 by FN-GM

[sigma]

Link: Decades-old rubbish found by Leicestershire litter pickers - BBC News

 

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♬ Now hands that do ditches... ♬

 

Joking aside, the bottle has been in the environment for nearly 40 years, and it looks (almost) undamaged.

 

When we were clearing my parents' house there was a similar old white Fairy bottle under the sink which sold for just over £10 on Ebay.

[FN-GM]

Every new patch cable purchased from FS.com is packaged like this. Is this necessary?

 

 

I am not sure what's more annoying, the over use of plastic or the use of imperial measurements....

[Arthur]

Every new patch cable purchased from FS.com is packaged like this. Is this necessary?

FS.com definitely use too much plastic. Their RJ45 keystone jacks are also individually packaged like the cables. Such a waste!

[6Foot2]

...I am not sure what's more annoying, the over use of plastic or the use of imperial measurements....

 

Give them an inch...

[mikeprice]

Over Christmas we got something - not sure what it was from - which included an Allen key

 

you know metal shiny thing - not easy to dent or bend

 

doesn't tend to react with the air at all quickly

 

quite small

 

supplied in a plastic bag

 

why???

 

and never mind something we got from The Range which came inside a box well over 10 times bigger than the item

and the rest of the spaces was taken up with plastic packaging

 

wonderful

[FN-GM]

I ordered multiple pair of socks from Amazon. One pair arrived in this huge Jiffy Bag, that is lined with plastic bubble wrap.

 

Edited January 8, 2023 by FN-GM

[mikeprice]

I ordered multiple pair of socks from Amazon. One pair arrived in this huge Jiffy Bag, that is lined with plastic bubble wrap.

 

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well you don't want them to arrived dented!

[nicholab]

I also noticed farmers wrapping bales that a lot of plastic waste from people that should be caring for the environment.