Cutting plastic and living compostably
Plastics can be made in a variety of ways from a variety of materials; shale gas, oil, plants even chicken feathers can all be used to make plastic. However oil derived plastics are the most common. Plastics are created from single units combined in a variety of ways. This process is called polymerisation. Different combinations result in…
If you want to shop plastic-free then you need to take your own packaging. Seems like a lot of bother? Well, here are some reasons why you might wish to consider this option:You don’t like that hormone inhibitors and toxic chemicals can leach from plastic packaging into your food,You hate plastic pollution, You love being…
Don’t throw those sweet wrappers away you may need them to run your car. They can be turned into oil by Thermal depolymerization (TDP) or Pyrolysis System. Thermal Depolymerization is the thermal decomposition of organic compounds when heated to high temperatures in the presence of water. Organic compounds can mean anything from pig poop to plastic. How…
Here are some independent Tea & Coffe merchants. You may need to take your own bags Leeds The Teapot has coffee beans and leaf tea from all round the world. Really lovely stall in the food hall. Also makes coffee to drink. See what else the market has to offer, here. Nottingham Coffe roasters. Will also post out plastic free and you…
Organized by the Snow leopard Conservancy, these treks allow you access to some of the amazing scenery around Leh. You stay in villagers homes – I say village but sometimes it is a single farmstead and have to walk from place to place. There are no roads. Everything that goes into the mountains has to…
Dont get me wrong – plastic recycling is good, but these guys are my kind of peopl; they dont throw plastic rubbish away as the bad people do – but they dont recycle it either. Instead they out out the middle man and reuse plastic rubbish to make other wonderful and useful things The Fusers –…
From the BBC News Dr Richard Thompson at the University of Plymouth researches what happens when plastic breaks down (degrades) in seawater They have identified plastic particles of around 20 microns – thinner than the diameter of a human hair. In 2004 their study reported the incidence of the particles had been increasing over the years. They…
Traditional plastics do not biodegrade. Of course plastic breaks, tears and cracks. It weathers and sunlight makes it brittle, It falls apart – it degrades – but only into smaller pieces of plastic. And that can take hundreds of years. See Why Plastic Doesn’t Rot. Plastic litter is not surprisingly increasing exponentially with disastrous environmental consequences. But…
PLA starch bags are described as a compostable plastic.Which can be confusing as they are a very different product from conventional, oil-derived plastics. Many people dismiss the compostable claim despite them being certified compostable See plastics and introduction for more on this. PLA plastic is made from plant-based materials such as corn starch. You can find…
Most plastic carrier bags are made from polyethylene, a kind of plastic. Polyethylene, or polythene as it is known in the UK comes in different forms. The top three used in bag manufacture are High Density PolyEthylene – HDPE- is used to make supermarket type carrier bags. Low Density PolyEthylene – LDPE- used to make…
Water Filter So I’m trying this – a water filter jug from Phox. Plus points include a refillable cartridge designed and manufactured in Scotland. the jug is made from glass and BPA-free polypropylene plastic. all Phox packaging is made of recycled cardboard and biodegradable bags. refill packs are built to last 45 days or 200…
Yes I know its Summer but this month I am busy buying jumpers. There’s no trusting the British weather.