Obviously we don’t use
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- Plastic wrapping, bags and packaging and bottles
- Throw away, disposable items
- Synthetic fibres, fabrics and leathers – not just made of plastic but shed micro plastics when washed
- Trashy items that are cheap, badly made,have a limited lifespan and are consumer trash.
- Plastic items for which there is a viable and sustainable, natural alternative.
Sneaky plastics
But did you know that there were plastic in all these products too
Tetra Paks – those seemingly cardboard packs are plastic laminated.
That goes for a lot of other cardboard and paper products used for food like….
Disposable paper cups that are plastic lined
Plastic coated paper and foil – a tricky one often hard to spot.
Greaseproof paper including the stuff you use for cooking
Cans of soda and other drinks lined with plastic resin
Glass bottles and jars with plastic lined metal lids
Tin cans of food – they are nearly all plastic lined
Teabags (Packaging aside), the bag itself contains plastic
The plastic bag in the cardboard box squeeze and listen for the rustle.
Stickers on fruit grrrrr.
Tampons and sanitary towels (packaging aside) are made from mostly plastic. Yuck!
hewing gum
Plastic in toothpaste – packed in plastic, contain plastic – yes some toothpastes have plastic beads added for colour
Plastic beads can be found in exfoliating creams and washes. Not just excess packaging but micropollution as well!
Erasers – not rubber but plastic and PVC at that!
Talking of rubbers, condoms can be plastic too.
Chewing Gum
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Toothpaste With Added Plastic
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Greaseproof paper/ waxed paper
There are two types of paper used for cooking and food preparations greaseproof bakery paper; waxed paper. The terms are ...
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Condoms & Lubricants
If all goes well on Valentines day you may well be planning some intimate moments. Time to check out condoms ...
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Cardboard laminated
When I started my boycott I soon realized that giving up plastic would be no easy ride but I didn’t ...
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Cardboard Boxes With Plastic Liners
The plastic free cocoa quest has suffered something of a setback. Last week Mother came bustling in flushed with pride.“I ...
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Cardboard Cups & Pots
So you find what looks like a cardboard container full of yummy ice cream or you see that your favourite ...
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Foil Card and Paper, Plastic lined
Paper & Card Paper and card are made from natural fibres and is biodegradable. Both can be recycled. Paper/card can ...
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Plastic In Menstrual Products
Those disposable pads and tampons? Not cotton wool as you might have thought but plastic. Sigh! Why? Along with cotton ...
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Metal Lids With Plastic Linings
Back in the early days of the boycott I didn’t think of glass jars as an issue - after all ...
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Tin Cans, Plastic Liners & Health
So you think, no that you've given up plastic but at least you can buy stuff in tins. At least ...
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Rubber – PVC free
I didn't know that PVC was found in rubbers but here you go .... from the blurb.... PVC-free thermoplastic rubber ...
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Sneaky Plastic Tea Bags
Whats in your tea bag? Paper and tea you wish but actually no. Firstly is your bag made from paper? ...
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Laminated Cartons /Tetra Paks
They might look cardboard and many think they are even some kind of waxed paper but tetrapaks and the like ...
Read MoreLucky then that we sourced a whole load of alternatives!
N.B.
lines changes, products get removed. For more information why not ask the Plastic Is Rubbish FB group for updates. They are a great source of tidbits, personal experience and the latest news. Why not join them and share the plastic free love x
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