tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post7493116995600435968..comments2024-02-15T17:21:26.481+00:00Comments on The Rubbish Diet: Shopping with waste in mindAlmost Mrs Averagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-87256574487513130462009-08-23T21:14:18.355+01:002009-08-23T21:14:18.355+01:00Hi Lisa - thanks for the link. The Soap Cauldron ...Hi Lisa - thanks for the link. The Soap Cauldron sounds familiar. I'll pop over for a gander. :-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-11896013510661748822009-08-10T19:46:04.035+01:002009-08-10T19:46:04.035+01:00Hi fellow eco warriors, I'm always on the look...Hi fellow eco warriors, I'm always on the look out for how to improve my green warrior - but some company's are listening! I recently placed an order with The Soap Cauldron & received my goodies in minimal packaging & everything was recyclable Gr8 news.<br />Check them out at: www.thesoapcauldron.co.uk<br />Regards,<br /> LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-85101588070557202472008-03-17T06:51:00.000+00:002008-03-17T06:51:00.000+00:00Hi Karin - Those Degradable bags are a nightmare. ...Hi Karin - Those Degradable bags are a nightmare. As they are not bio-degradable they can't be composted and my opinion is that they cause much more confusion for consumer recycling.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip about the Onya bags. Will use that.Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-81864678568980229602008-03-15T14:20:00.000+00:002008-03-15T14:20:00.000+00:00I'm glad to hear you've now got a system that work...I'm glad to hear you've now got a system that works for you.<BR/><BR/>We recently had a talk by two local woman who want to encourage us to stop using plastic bags altogether, although the local supermarkets don't seem too keen to stop making free plastic bags readily available.<BR/><BR/>One new thing I learnt from their talk is that biodegradable plastic, or was it degradable plastic, whichever one is meant to break down most quickly, is still not very good because it then means small pieces of plastic are released into the environment and they can do plenty of damage, including when they are swallowed by small animals.<BR/><BR/>Since reading your blog I've been thinking about my plastic bags - not the carrier bags, which I usually avoid, but the smaller ones that many products come in. I'm not sure the thicker bags my rice and oats come in can be put in with carrier bags for recycling and although they come from Suma, they didn't say a word about whether they could be recycled or not.<BR/><BR/>No wonder so many people still don't bother to recycle very much, it is extremely complicated.<BR/><BR/>One more thing that might interest you, someone was selling onya bags at this talk, and one of the options is a bag of thin but strong, resuabel, washable nylon bags for fruit and veg and bread rolls etc instead of using the flimsy plastic bags provided by the supermarkets.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742282701625568386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-1048752634737372532008-03-15T11:39:00.000+00:002008-03-15T11:39:00.000+00:00Hi Karin - you're right, it does take a bit of pr...Hi Karin - you're right, it does take a bit of practice to become a habit. I've now got them dotted everywhere and the system's really working well. I love the idea about the library keeping some, I wonder if our library does the same.Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-80876330740356727282008-03-14T22:44:00.000+00:002008-03-14T22:44:00.000+00:00On carrier bags: keep trying to give them up. It ...On carrier bags: keep trying to give them up. It took us two or three years of forgetting to put them in the boot or forgetting to take them out when in the supermarket carpark, but we're much better at it these days.<BR/><BR/>I have several large jute or hessian bags and at present I keep 2 or 3 reusable plastic bags in each of those, but I hope to phase those up in favour of cotton bags.<BR/><BR/>For a handy bag to have on me at all times I've recently invested in a couple of onya bags, which fold up very small and are very light.<BR/><BR/>I've just taken a load of carrier bags to the library as people often ask for one if they have more books than expected. Charity shops seem to give out use carrier bags, too. We seem to accumulate them even if we don't take them from shops. teenage son brings them home and parents and others seem to feel the need to give us things in plastic bags.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742282701625568386noreply@blogger.com