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Post by NellyDee on Dec 24, 2017 10:03:26 GMT
Wanted to share this. It was posted to me on FB but I did not know how to get link so I downloaded it as an image so that I could share with you. Plastic Tips by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
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Post by rowanberry on Dec 24, 2017 11:00:40 GMT
That's a very good site- thanks for posting about it! lessplastic.co.uk/I've subscribed to their newsletter now, I'm glad to see someone is trying to make a difference. Highly commendable.
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Post by Tringa on Jan 15, 2018 12:34:03 GMT
Good poster and one well worth thinking about.
I don't know how the plastic problem is going to be solved.
I liked the idea that plastic bottles could be recycled and made into fleece jackets etc but then there was the news that when washed fleece sheds tiny plastic fibres! I wonder if plastic bottles could be recycled into new plastic bottles - it might help a bit.
Dave
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Post by accipiter on Jan 15, 2018 20:07:34 GMT
Good poster and one well worth thinking about. I don't know how the plastic problem is going to be solved. I liked the idea that plastic bottles could be recycled and made into fleece jackets etc but then there was the news that when washed fleece sheds tiny plastic fibres! I wonder if plastic bottles could be recycled into new plastic bottles - it might help a bit. Dave Years ago shop keepers use to give a certain amount of many back on returned glass bottles, so I cannot see why this cannot be use to 'encourage the return of plastic bottles'. Plastic can also be used for car components which could also be recycled. Sadly this would not help worldwide of course as huge amounts of plastics are thrown in rivers which in turn make their way in the sea which in turn are swallowed by fish only to be eaten by you and I. Alan
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Post by Tringa on Jan 17, 2018 10:32:31 GMT
I agree, Alan. Quite a few what are regarded as 'throw away' plastic bottles could be used a few times, I think. There are also tougher plastics that could be used for repeated use. I have a plastic water bottle I use when I go walking and it must be at least 15 years old and still going strong.
Although plastic, and other pollution and recycling issues are a worldwide problem I think the UK is a lagging behind compared to some counties.
Dave
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Post by rowanberry on Jan 17, 2018 22:09:59 GMT
In the Christmas Mail television guide, there was an article by gardener Monty Don- he says one of his resolutions is to 'Ditch the Plastic' because he has become very worried about the amount of plastic produced by garden centres... plastic trays, pots, and commercial containers.
I think it's a very good idea- why can't garden centres take back all those plastic pots they are causing to be produced? Even though I try and pass them onto allotment gardeners, it's very difficult to get rid of them!
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Post by Tringa on Jan 25, 2018 12:16:47 GMT
Just seen this story today - www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42808302 about free refill points for water in an attempt to reduce the amount of plastic waste. Looks like a good idea but isn't a large part of the problem people who buy a plastic bottle of water and then throw the bottle away instead of recycling them and the poor rate that are turned into new bottles. The article notes that less than 50% are collected for recycling and only 7% are made into new bottles. Dave
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Post by NellyDee on Feb 13, 2018 11:04:30 GMT
It seems an insolvable problem. I was upset seeing a recent news item with polar bears in the Antarctic tangled up in fishing nets on land and sea birds, there was one man trying to clean up along a shore line and there were plastic bottles and broken bits of plastic as well as no end of fishing nets. The message really does not seem to be getting through. I get so angry here where the West Highland Way crosses the main road. It seems that the walkers get to the cross section and chuck there bottles, before continuing. The fishermen are no better the banks of the river is littered with cans and bottles after the weekend and the rangers have to go pick it all up. I am having a rant - some dog walkers pick up their dog's poop, then hang the bag in the bushes or chuck them in the river.
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Post by rowanberry on Feb 15, 2018 20:42:08 GMT
The business of picking up dog poop only to then hang it in a tree infuriates me... what sort of mentality is that??? The softly-softly approach isn't working when it comes to litter or plastic waste. It's going to take much more powerful deterrents, but I don't think the politicians care. It's not in their self-interests.
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Post by alfp1951 on Feb 17, 2018 15:15:57 GMT
Returning from a walk with Mrs A yesterday we passed down the road which borders our property. There is a tall fence on our side and an even taller hawthorn hedge on the road side which still belongs to us and infront of which is a parking area for the neighbours across the road. I've mentioned before about the litter, plastics, broken glass etc which find their way from there into our garden - I'm resigned to that - but was still surprised yesterday to see a plastic bottle, still half full of water, stuck in the middle of the hedge about 6ft up. Clearly someone must have placed it there - too heavy to have blown there. What's that about?
Alf
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Post by Tringa on Feb 27, 2018 13:34:33 GMT
I agree about a deposit system for plastic bottles. It appears to work in Norway - www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42953038A charge for plastic bags certainly worked so I'm sure it could for plastic bottles. I see some Starbucks outlets in London are experimenting with a 5p levy if people want coffee in a throw-away cup. Dave
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Post by NellyDee on Mar 19, 2018 15:57:40 GMT
I am having a rant - again! All along our roads and the road to Oban, over the past couple of monthsthere has been a big, clearing and tidy up of all the litter ready for spring. Now considering there has been so much on the news regarding plastic waste, you would think that some people would take notice! Well it only took a couple of weeks for the to be plastic bottles and containers and littler to be strew along the roads again. What the hell is the matter with some people!!!
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Post by alfp1951 on Mar 20, 2018 7:28:52 GMT
Sorry, but I find it difficult not to rant about this subject especially as litter regularly works its way into my garden. Yesterday's haul included half a broken bottle, assorted bits of sheet plastic and a crisp packet. It's all the more annoying as the parking area on the other side of the fence is used almost exclusively by our neighbours across the road suggesting they are the likely culprits.
Alf
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Post by NellyDee on Apr 7, 2018 10:04:22 GMT
I do wonder where newspapers get their information! WWF Scotland have just posted and article by the Independent "The number of plastic bags found on the seabed has plummeted, suggesting efforts to combat plastic pollution are working". I did not read the article but the headline is misleading, I can only presume they mean around the UK coast where there are some great efforts by children and various local groups to clear the beaches of rubbish.
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Post by rowanberry on Apr 7, 2018 20:13:11 GMT
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