As far back as the 1970's the science writer Kit Pedlar was shown on TV handing back all the packaging from a shirt. Holding up the shirt he declared loudly to the baffled shop assistant "this is what I came to buy not all that unnecessary cardboard, plastic & steel pins" over 40 years have passed & they are only just getting on to it now.
Plastic is made from oil and a lot of money has been invested in plastic production over the years by some very influential companies. It's very telling that some countries have dragged their feet in getting rid of single use carrier bags and it's very obvious that plastic doesn't disappear but just moves to other products that are harder for people to refuse. Just look in the supermarkets and see the big discounts you get for buying 'bulk' products wrapped in plastic. A sceptical person might wonder why there is still so much non-recylable plastic being used in products now as well.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I'm all for reducing waste and packaging but, I admit, when my shopping bags are in the boot of the car(!), I do buy a new carrier though I feel guilty!
I was pleased to see when I bought a small tray of pansies recently, it said on the tray (a pale grey colour) that it was recyclable. I thought that was quite a quick turn round, lets hope the whole industry does the same.
I regularly re use envelopes, esp big A4 ones which my accountant sends me. I sign any documents and put them back into the same one in which they came.
In fact the whole greetings card industry (at least to me) is totally uneccessary...we haven't sent a card (for any occasion) for at least 2 years.
Glitter is another stealth micro-plastic
that will be tough to get rid of from our culture. Christmas cards and
wrapping paper are still covered in the stuff which means they can't be
recycled and the plastic ends up all over the place.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
A.Boy - it just shows how slow governments et al are in reacting to this kind of problem doesn't it? They don't care unless it's a bandwagon they can jump on to further their careers, or garner votes. I hate glitter and tinsel too, but if people already have it, the best thing they can do is keep it in their house. At least it's not going anywhere else. The only glitter we have here is the edible kind. Infinitely better
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Tulip bulbs from Peter Nyssen came packed in compostable bags - some were paper, some looked like holey plastic but a note in the box says they're potato starch.
That frozen orange juice concentrate was made by Bird's Eye, it came out about 1968. I remember making ice cream with it.
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Glitter is another stealth micro-plastic that will be tough to get rid of from our culture. Christmas cards and wrapping paper are still covered in the stuff which means they can't be recycled and the plastic ends up all over the place.
I hate glitter and tinsel too, but if people already have it, the best thing they can do is keep it in their house. At least it's not going anywhere else.
The only glitter we have here is the edible kind. Infinitely better
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That frozen orange juice concentrate was made by Bird's Eye, it came out about 1968. I remember making ice cream with it.