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I have often wondered whether returning to a "plastic free" life was possible. The sort of life "we" led in the 40s/50s - when food came wrapped in paper, tin or glass. When takeaway meals were fish & chips and supermarkets didn't exist on every street corner.
Sadly, I don't think it is. There's Plastic everywhere you look - in the laptop I'm using now for example. The kitchen equipment - fridge, kettle etc. Maybe soft plastics would be more achievable and I could, in theory, stop buying stuff in plastic packaging. Note that I've said "buying" because some of my food is FREE over which my only control is to refuse it. .......and I won't be doing that!
As far as possible, I find ways to reuse plastic waste - as seed trays, for freezing food etc. Soft plastic bags line the kitchen waste bin but the options are limited.
Its a big problem that can only get worse for us and the planet.
Sadly, I don't think it is. There's Plastic everywhere you look - in the laptop I'm using now for example. The kitchen equipment - fridge, kettle etc. Maybe soft plastics would be more achievable and I could, in theory, stop buying stuff in plastic packaging. Note that I've said "buying" because some of my food is FREE over which my only control is to refuse it. .......and I won't be doing that!
As far as possible, I find ways to reuse plastic waste - as seed trays, for freezing food etc. Soft plastic bags line the kitchen waste bin but the options are limited.
Its a big problem that can only get worse for us and the planet.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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