Carol Taylor urges us to ditch the use of plastic wherever we can. So many containers we have in our larder or fridge are not recyclable and even when they are not all waste disposal organisations are efficient or comply with the government guidelines.. We can all do our bit and every little helps.. Head over to check the post out and see where you might be able to cut back on plastic.
Who is going to join me for Plastic Free July…? (Sign up for the challenge here)
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.”
—Jane Goodall
I have my produce bags ready ….lots of glass jars I save them all and am getting more choosy on the shape of the jar when I purchase something in a glass container ..wide-necked and straight no shoulders.
I am increasingly aware that I myself need to step up and do more but am choosing my battles wisely…something you have to do when you live in a household with others as you all need to be on board…
Therefore by reducing our households contribution by eliminating plastic/paper I feel I am making a…
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Well, I did a couple of reports on my plastic bag survey during June :
here: http://jemimapett.com/blog/2021/06/09/the-great-plastics-project-part-1-30dayswild/
and here: http://jemimapett.com/blog/2021/06/23/my-great-plastics-project-part-2-30dayswild/
so if anyone wants to start by working out what they are using at present, you’ll get some hints there.
I’ll be carrying on with my action plan through July and the rest of the year. There are some further recycling options to check out, but the main problem for me is to get the supermarkets to drop the non-recyclable packaging on fruit and veg.
And… ban squeezy tomato sauce and other sauce bottles! Return to glass and recycle it!
Jemima
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Great Jemima.. terrific plan and I agree back to glass.. I see that in the UK they are doing a test run with milk in glass bottles again.. a step in the right direction.. xx
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Hi Jemima…go you I am impressed…I agree about the supermarkets I use produce bags now and its a big yes from me…glass bottles all the way…heading over to read your posts now 🙂 x
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Thank you so much for the reblog and the fabulous introduction for a post which means a lot to me as I want to leave a world for my children and grandchildren to live in safety …Hugs xxx
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My pleasure Carol…hugsxx♥
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Always great ideas from Carol ❤
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Thank you, Debby x
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Thank you for sharing, Sally! You will not believe, but just the last few days i got a lot of things heavily wrapped in plastic. Will there really be a change? Lets hope. xx Michael
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I don’t know Michael.. convenience and money seem to be the aim, rather than the longer term of how we get rid of the stuff….hugsx
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I hope so too, Michael we can do without plastic …maybe write to the CEO of the company concerned 🙂 x
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Thanks for sharing Michael..hugsx
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