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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 18:34:43 GMT
Lots of Companies trying to get rid of the bags, which i applaud, but why so late???
I remember Cagney & Lacey having all the shopping in paper bags many moons ago.
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Jan 28, 2019 18:38:12 GMT
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Post by trentvale68 on Jan 28, 2019 18:38:12 GMT
Probably too late, the seas may well be fucked for good now.
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Post by yeokel on Jan 28, 2019 18:53:30 GMT
It’s never too late until it’s too late, and I don’t think it’s too late yet unless it takes too long to sort the problem out.
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Jan 28, 2019 20:51:25 GMT
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jan 28, 2019 20:51:25 GMT
Had a bit of a guilt trip myself about plastic. Got to be attributed in part to Blue Planet II. One thing I did was ditch the plastic bottles of liquid soap and went back to proper soap. Didn't realise how long it lasted. Also have started buying cans of pop instead of plastic bottles.
Just trying to do my bit. We only have one planet an all that.
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Jan 28, 2019 22:31:29 GMT
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Post by teenagefanclub on Jan 28, 2019 22:31:29 GMT
We've reverted to loose tea as teabags are made of 50% plastic.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Jan 28, 2019 22:36:33 GMT
Yeah yet another con really, hopefully they're being shamed into more responsible action.
It was a ploy to end FREE plastic bags and force folk into spending on multiple 'Bags for Life'. A bit of a misnomer in my experience.
I do more than my bit, minimizing waste, recycling, responsible disposal and then the cheeky fuckers refused to take the recycling bin, with a complimentary shaming sticker on it, all for a four inch piece of polystyrene I found swirling in the garden and chucked in.
The old folks are now forced to drag their bins more than 500 yards down the lane, bastards tried to charge 'em for a new bin when inevitably a wheel came off.
Makes it hard to even bother, takes the piss... no doubt it all gets chucked together and burned anyway.
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Post by chrisgal on Jan 29, 2019 7:23:48 GMT
My wife always carries a couple of fold away shopping bags in her handbag just in case. Other things we do is
Always buy eggs in cardboard containers Always buy pop in cans Buy HP sauce etc.in glass bottles Re use water bottles filled from the tap.
Only yesterday I was asked in a shop if I wanted a free bag and I asked if it was plastic. When yes was the reply i said no thank you I try to avoid plastic bags and the assistant said I think thats a good idea. WTF don't they supply brown paper bags then?
As Tesco says "every little helps"
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Post by algor on Jan 29, 2019 20:20:57 GMT
Lots of Companies trying to get rid of the bags, which i applaud, but why so late??? I remember Cagney & Lacey having all the shopping in paper bags many moons ago. The answer is very simple, cost! Having worked in the industry for 30 years, I have been trying to push biodegrabable and compostable plastic alternatives for years but due to the higher cost most users have not been interested. Blue Planet and other news programs have thrust plastics into the public eye and the consumer is now starting to insist on a greener alternative. Alternatives are now coming on in leaps and bounds with new raw materials seemingly available on a monthly basis consequently costs are coming down. Most of the alternatives are renewable and derived from the likes of corn starch and the green credentials are clearly much better however, there is a fear that this could compound the world food shortage problem where arable land is used to create crops for packaging instead of food. By far the best way is to use cardboard or paper which is renewable from current sustainable forests and is biodegradable, compostable and recyclable.
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Post by shimmer on Jan 31, 2019 19:21:10 GMT
My wife always carries a couple of fold away shopping bags in her handbag just in case. Other things we do is Always buy eggs in cardboard containers Always buy pop in cans Buy HP sauce etc.in glass bottles Re use water bottles filled from the tap. Only yesterday I was asked in a shop if I wanted a free bag and I asked if it was plastic. When yes was the reply i said no thank you I try to avoid plastic bags and the assistant said I think thats a good idea. WTF don't they supply brown paper bags then? As Tesco says "every little helps" They should run a new campaign using Roni Size and highlight the effectiveness off a Brown Paper Bag in todays culture. No to be serious I think its a disgrace regarding plastic wast, still so many dont even bother to recycle anything. I feel its too late short term, but still something has to be done long term to slow it down and eventually stop.
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Post by harryburrows on Feb 1, 2019 13:37:04 GMT
Lots of Companies trying to get rid of the bags, which i applaud, but why so late??? I remember Cagney & Lacey having all the shopping in paper bags many moons ago. American supermarkets have always used paper bags . One thing supermarkets used to do and no longer do is put their empty cardboard boxes in cages by the checkout areas. I always used these boxes as they were stronger and easier to pack
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Feb 1, 2019 13:55:24 GMT
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Post by musik on Feb 1, 2019 13:55:24 GMT
Some "plastic" bags (made from sugar cane) are actually more environmentally friendly than some paper bags. Most shops here have these and similar ones.
It doesn't matter that much what we're doing in the western world if not Africa and Asia stop throwing their shit into the oceans. Recently heard 85-90 of all water pollution is their fault!
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Post by Northy on Feb 1, 2019 13:57:15 GMT
We've reverted to loose tea as teabags are made of 50% plastic. you can get tea bags with no plastic, shocking where it is isn't it, who'd have thought tea bags were made of plastic.
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Post by Northy on Feb 1, 2019 14:02:29 GMT
take our own containers to the butchers to pick up the meat, and use net bags at the fruit and veg shop, shopping local for items like that. we get our toilet roll and kitchen towel from online in bulk, as the supermarket ones are always wrapped in plastic:- uk.whogivesacrap.org/collections/alland dont forget to buy bamboo toothbrushes
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Feb 1, 2019 16:58:16 GMT
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Post by teenagefanclub on Feb 1, 2019 16:58:16 GMT
I've had a thought if how we could possibly use up waste plastic. You know the huge blocks of concrete used to make sea walls (all stacked randomly) could they use huge blocks if plastic instead? They wouldn't ever degrade and need to be replaced, but would they be too light?
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Post by harryburrows on Feb 1, 2019 17:07:40 GMT
I've had a thought if how we could possibly use up waste plastic. You know the huge blocks of concrete used to make sea walls (all stacked randomly) could they use huge blocks if plastic instead? They wouldn't ever degrade and need to be replaced, but would they be too light? Wouldn't they float
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Post by starkiller on Feb 1, 2019 18:33:55 GMT
Yeah yet another con really, hopefully they're being shamed into more responsible action. It was a ploy to end FREE plastic bags and force folk into spending on multiple 'Bags for Life'. A bit of a misnomer in my experience. I do more than my bit, minimizing waste, recycling, responsible disposal and then the cheeky fuckers refused to take the recycling bin, with a complimentary shaming sticker on it, all for a four inch piece of polystyrene I found swirling in the garden and chucked in. The old folks are now forced to drag there bins more than 500 yards down the lane, bastards tried to charge 'em for a new bin when inevitably a wheel came off. Makes it hard to even bother, takes the piss... no doubt it all gets chucked together and burned anyway. Yeah all bags for life should be fabric, or else what's the point ?
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Post by lawrieleslie on Feb 1, 2019 18:53:21 GMT
Bigger threat than so called global,warming imo.
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Feb 1, 2019 18:53:55 GMT
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Post by teenagefanclub on Feb 1, 2019 18:53:55 GMT
I've had a thought if how we could possibly use up waste plastic. You know the huge blocks of concrete used to make sea walls (all stacked randomly) could they use huge blocks if plastic instead? They wouldn't ever degrade and need to be replaced, but would they be too light? Wouldn't they float I don't know?
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Feb 2, 2019 19:04:50 GMT
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Post by Goonie on Feb 2, 2019 19:04:50 GMT
Easy ways to reduce and eliminate plastic wrappings and containers:
Make it legal for supermarkets to have to accept all the packaging back and they have to then pay to dispose or recycle
This would lead to recycling more and reducing packaging. Consequently they would invest in biodegradable packaging
Initially costs placed on consumers but the supermarkets would be in competition to reduce and increase profits
Its frightening to think that a plastic bottle used and chucked after 5 minutes use will be around for hundreds of years
It's inefficient, impractical and immoral, poisoning the earth for future generations
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