Tea bags contain plastic
I'll repeat that. Tea bags contain plastic. They use plastic to stick the two sides of a tea bag together. I have just gone over to drinking tea instead of coffee for health reasons. I drink decaffeinated. I had the bright idea of using loose leaf tea and a teapot and tea strainer and making my tea the old fashioned way. BUT I cannot find loose leaf decaffeinated tea for a reasonable price. I don't mind paying a bit more but considering that the manufacturers have not had to shell out on making tea bags I really don't think they should charge me such a lot for trying to do the right thing! The good news is that The Co-op hope to have plastic free tea bags for their own tea by the end of the year.
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Why are there so many different cleaning products?
Cynically I think it is to make money out of us by convincing us that we need a different product for each thing we clean. They are nearly all in plastic bottles. What to do? I have been researching making my own cleaning products and it seems that vinegar and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) feature heavily here. Glad to report that they are available cheaply in either glass or paper packaging! I am going to try them out and report back. I have some recipes, I will recycle my sprayer bottles, and I might put teatree oil in to mask the smell of vinegar and make the spray more antibacterial. I don't think the chemicals in commercial cleaners are good for us so this could be a win win situation!!! So, this is my first post. I've never done this before and I think it will be interesting to be able to look back and see just how much I can reasonably change my lifestyle to reduce my effect on the environment. I hope to have lots of useful tips and information to share with others on my journey.
Problem: reduce plastic bottles My first action has been to research alternatives to some of the most common plastic generated from my home. Shampoo bottles, hand soap, washing up liquid, shower gel and the numerous plastic bottles generated from cleaning products. We will start with the personal care products. I should say at the outset that we are not made of money and we need, as far as possible, to break even on this venture and not spend loads more than we do now. Solution: buy in bulk I have Googled away and concluded that the best way to cut the plastic is to... |
AuthorMy name is Pauline Silverwood. I live in the UK and have decided to look at my lifestyle and see how I can reduce my impact on the planet and its human and other inhabitants. ArchivesCategories |