Cutting plastic and living compostably
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Crossing land borders in South East Asia has been unusually stressful this trip thanks to the big bag of white powder I am carrying in my rucksack. No we are not funding our trip by an ill advised foray into drug smuggling but trying to back pack plastic-free. Which means no plastic toothpaste tubes. So we…
Find out first Of course water in many countries the water is actually safe to drink – you can find out where here. Sterilise Your Own Water When it’s not we don’t buy water in plastic bottles. NO its just wrong. Instead we sterilize our own water using a Steripen …. When a bottle refill service is offered we…
When travelling in far flung places we will not buy water in plastic bottles. NO its just wrong. Instead we sterilize our own using a Steripen …. but when a bottle refill service is offered we will use that instead. We want to support and encourage such fine ventures. Clean water machines? One great scheme…
I am lucky enough to live in a country that supplies clean drinkable tap water so obviously I don’t need to buy bottled water there. However we spend a lot of time in countries where drinking the tap water is not recommended. Bottled water is seen as the only way to go. We disagree. Bonkers?…
Plastic rubbish in India is a real problem. Plastic lasts for centuries, doesn’t rot and is inedible. Burning it at best smells bad and adds to the green house effect, at worst is lethal. In short plastic cannot be easily disposed of. Plastic waste requires special disposal facilities which much of India does not have….
Tap Water If you are lucky enough to live in a country where you can drink the tap water do so. Get a refillable water bottle, fill it with tap water and drink that. Refillable Water Bottles Check out which water bottle here Refills U.K. Refills There are a number of innovative schemes out there that provide…