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rcjordan
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Debbie says...
UK: Single-use plastics ban
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May 08, 2018, 03:42:12 PM »
So, Elizabeth doesn't like plastic straws or wet-wipes. I agree. BUT methinks this mandate is going to have deep repercussions and investment opportunities as new-old-tech comes back into play.
EX: Disposable hot drink lids. Ever seen a molded paper replacement? Neither have I. ...And we use billions of them in very short order.
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Re: UK: Single-use plastics ban
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May 08, 2018, 04:04:10 PM »
A friend who is working on a Zero Waste plan just returned from a conference where they informed him that those compostable plastics don't actually compost, in most cases... so you can throw that problem into the mix.
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rcjordan
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Re: UK: Single-use plastics ban
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May 08, 2018, 04:26:02 PM »
Plastic eating utensils ....remember those crappy, tiny wooden spoons you used to get with a cup of ice cream?
Wood and paper products should boom. We may be trading one environmental disaster for another,. We'll see.
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buckworks
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Re: UK: Single-use plastics ban
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May 08, 2018, 04:34:25 PM »
Carry your own spork. A titanium spork that will last longer than you will can be had for a few bucks.
That said, I haven't studied the footprint of producing titanium stuff.
>> Wood and paper products should boom. We may be trading one environmental disaster for another,. We'll see.
Yep.
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Brad
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May 08, 2018, 05:54:40 PM »
I remember:
>>drink lids
I remember cardboard ones but they may have been cold drinks only.
>>spork
Prediction.
TSA will ban them. Ditto places like court houses. Cops will gun you down if you have a spork in hand. And heaven help you if you have one of those Swiss Army camping knives with a fold out fork and spoon in your car.
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Brad
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May 08, 2018, 05:55:40 PM »
Oh and paper straws were worthless.
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rcjordan
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Debbie says...
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May 08, 2018, 08:17:30 PM »
> paper straws were worthless
Look at how the drink industry has changed since paper straws were de rigueur. They could barely handle a 6 oz Coke. Paper straws will kill the smoothie industry, for example.
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Brad
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May 08, 2018, 11:05:44 PM »
Yeah, milkshakes, malts anything thick.
The industry will find away around it: cardboard straws impregnated with cellulose resin. Or we all start bringing our own stainless steel straws and the restaurant provides a free straw sanitizer. Something.
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Rupert
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May 18, 2018, 08:43:37 AM »
Final Straw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BslNm9Yo5s
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Brad
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Re: UK: Single-use plastics ban
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May 18, 2018, 10:13:21 AM »
>Final Straw
Pretty cool. But my first thought was, "Och, another thing I have to carry around!" Seriously, I had to go through security at a court house recently and the amount of stuff I had to leave in the car was amazing.
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Re: UK: Single-use plastics ban
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May 18, 2018, 02:58:59 PM »
yes, mine too. I have not bought one. And I need a straw for cold drinks at the mo... bad teeth.
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grnidone
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June 01, 2018, 07:46:10 PM »
So these don't compost down?
https://www.ecoproducts.com/ecolid_renewable_hot_cup_lids.html
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rcjordan
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Debbie says...
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June 09, 2018, 08:25:25 PM »
Judge backs NYC in ban on plastic foam food containers
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article212878979.html
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rcjordan
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July 04, 2018, 12:49:32 AM »
Seattle Just Became the First Major American City to Ban Plastic Straws And Utensils
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/07/seattle-just-became-the-first-major-american-city-to-ban-plastic-straws-and-utensils/
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rcjordan
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November 20, 2021, 03:40:59 PM »
"Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups could be banned in England as the government seeks to eliminate plastic waste.
A separate call for evidence will also investigate how to limit other polluting products such as wet wipes, tobacco filters and sachets."
Single-use plastic plates and cutlery could be banned in England | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/20/single-use-plastic-plates-and-cutlery-could-be-banned-in-england
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