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 always happy to do my bit but....
1) you need to use a ‘bag for life’ 37 times before you offset the impact of 1 standard carrier
2) most packaging is still not recyclable or part of it isn’t.
3) thermal printed receipts from supermarkets are not recyclable.
Basically it’s all lip service by the supermarkets. If we don’t all go vegan and wearing hessian sacks were all DOOMED  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think it's a good idea to have a refillable water bottle, hence cutting down on single use plastic water bottles ect. It will be good when there are places you can refill them though. |
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"Who thinks the new recycling of bottles is a good idea
I think it’s great, hope it’s easy to do
Sorry what new idea x"
They plan to roll out a 20p deposit for all bottles glad and plastic so loads of recycling to get on top of the recycling problem, also limits on plastic type so 90 % will be able to be reused |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Who thinks the new recycling of bottles is a good idea
I think it’s great, hope it’s easy to do
Sorry what new idea x
They plan to roll out a 20p deposit for all bottles glad and plastic so loads of recycling to get on top of the recycling problem, also limits on plastic type so 90 % will be able to be reused "
Ahh right this is an old idea which some of us of a certain age remember well
Good idea though
Ps you look very ..... |
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"Who thinks the new recycling of bottles is a good idea
I think it’s great, hope it’s easy to do
Sorry what new idea x
They plan to roll out a 20p deposit for all bottles glad and plastic so loads of recycling to get on top of the recycling problem, also limits on plastic type so 90 % will be able to be reused "
Ah...not a new idea then just recycling (excuse the pun) the deposit system we had on glass bottles back in the sixties and early seventies. It seemed to work then so why not. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've just installed virgin pure to cut down our plastic usage. We are a fussy family that enjoy water but not tap water due to it being very strong chemical tasting in our area. It's working well. We have all cut out plastic water bottle usage and refill bottles as well as drinking plenty of water. It's not cheap but a brilliant investment |
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"I think it's a good idea to have a refillable water bottle, hence cutting down on single use plastic water bottles ect. It will be good when there are places you can refill them though. "
Taps? |
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By *osie xWoman
over a year ago
wolverhampton |
"Our local Iceland has a machine outside where you deposit empty plastic bottles and it gives you money off your shop.
Just thought i'd mention it
That sounds really cool "
It’s popular in Germany too, some of their supermarket do it, people walk in with more than they come out with  |
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"I think it's a good idea to have a refillable water bottle, hence cutting down on single use plastic water bottles ect. It will be good when there are places you can refill them though. "
It's called a tap |
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"how do you get your money out of the waste machine or do they give you a token to spend anywere you choose"
Yes it's gives you like a receipt....and tbh if people saw their waste as money they wouldn't be so quick to litter.... |
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"I think it's a good idea to have a refillable water bottle, hence cutting down on single use plastic water bottles ect. It will be good when there are places you can refill them though.
It's called a tap "
The only taps you see are in public toilets though, and the water is usually luke warm  |
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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago
Shrewsbury |
"how do you get your money out of the waste machine or do they give you a token to spend anywere you choose"
Sounds like you get money for what you put in!
Tesco gave you club points for recycling cans at one point... No longer |
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"how do you get your money out of the waste machine or do they give you a token to spend anywere you choose
Sounds like you get money for what you put in!
Tesco gave you club points for recycling cans at one point... No longer "
I don't use ma Tesco Clubcard anymore, they only send you vouchers for stuff that I never buy anyway  |
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There was some asshole living near me (Yes if you are on FAB then I am talking about you), who put a half filled plastic paint can in his Green Bin (the recycle one).
Luckily the bin men saw it and refused to take that and the rest of his rubbish. |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
A "new idea"???
This concept was drawn up years ago when I recall as a kid growing up in Scotland that glass bottles could be returned to shops & you'd get money back.
These days, some plastic bottles are recyclable but they have to be put in the bin MINUS their caps, as these aren't recycled.
At the business where I work, we must separate all rubbish or we can be fined by the waste company. Oddly enough, they sometimes come in with 1 truck & put Recycled Waste and General Waste into the one truck, which makes a mockery of recycling! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not got anything at all against the idea OP, its history being revisited from the days of glass bottles.
Just a little perspective though, the UK produces less than 1.5% of global emissions and that figure is being reduced. Any reduction in plastics that get into the food chain, and therefore our lunch must be a good thing, isn't it?
Yet the worlds biggest polluters are the US and China. Perhaps rallies, and people power etc would be more effective in Washington and Tiananmen Square....or maybe not?.... |
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"Not got anything at all against the idea OP, its history being revisited from the days of glass bottles.
Just a little perspective though, the UK produces less than 1.5% of global emissions and that figure is being reduced. Any reduction in plastics that get into the food chain, and therefore our lunch must be a good thing, isn't it?
Yet the worlds biggest polluters are the US and China. Perhaps rallies, and people power etc would be more effective in Washington and Tiananmen Square....or maybe not?...."
I know but its good we are doing this and sure it’s from the past, but really have to reduce it right down and recycle our plastics better
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The deposit system is working well again in Germany and other countries. Better to withdraw from using oil to make many products and packaging at all. Reuse everything as much as possible. Buy sessional local produce and grow your own.
We've just had our first week without coal produced electricity in over 100 years! . Unfortunately the Conservative government has reduced many things that support us getting away from fossil fuels at a faster rate. EU membership could help us to work more cooperatively to improve ecological safeguards, which is tragic. |
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"The deposit system is working well again in Germany and other countries. Better to withdraw from using oil to make many products and packaging at all. Reuse everything as much as possible. Buy sessional local produce and grow your own.
We've just had our first week without coal produced electricity in over 100 years! . Unfortunately the Conservative government has reduced many things that support us getting away from fossil fuels at a faster rate. EU membership could help us to work more cooperatively to improve ecological safeguards, which is tragic. "
Yay I’m pleased to hear that |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The real sad thing is in this day and age where we are so much more informed we have to offer money and charge on goods to make us recycle.
It should be as natural as breathing to take the time to sort rubbish out and make sure it goes into recycling.
It’s a shame that some unscrupulous companies that cheat the system and only do the easy stuff and bury the rest.
Saw in the news about the plastics that have been dumped into Asia and is now on its way back to the uk! Why are we not doing our own ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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We've always recycled plastic bottles, it's the useless recycling contract that our local council have entered into that prevents any other type if plastic recycling. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Two thirds of our recycling is packed up and sent overseas - most of it not actually being recycled but most likely being dumped in the sea or ending up in landfill."
I saw that report on the news earlier. Shocking |
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"The real sad thing is in this day and age where we are so much more informed we have to offer money and charge on goods to make us recycle.
It should be as natural as breathing to take the time to sort rubbish out and make sure it goes into recycling.
It’s a shame that some unscrupulous companies that cheat the system and only do the easy stuff and bury the rest.
Saw in the news about the plastics that have been dumped into Asia and is now on its way back to the uk! Why are we not doing our own ? "
The problem is so many plastics are not able to be recycled, hopefully they all will be in the future |
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"The real sad thing is in this day and age where we are so much more informed we have to offer money and charge on goods to make us recycle.
It should be as natural as breathing to take the time to sort rubbish out and make sure it goes into recycling.
It’s a shame that some unscrupulous companies that cheat the system and only do the easy stuff and bury the rest.
Saw in the news about the plastics that have been dumped into Asia and is now on its way back to the uk! Why are we not doing our own ?
The problem is so many plastics are not able to be recycled, hopefully they all will be in the future "
3,000 tonnes of plastic waste is going back to the countries of origin. |
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