Plastic straws and other items

mickysf replied on 23/02/2018 17:12

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mickysf

Motorhomer

Posted on 23/02/2018 17:12

Putting aside who really is behind this, isn't it a good thing that legislation is being considered which will help remove these from our environments. Qtips, wet wipes and plastic bottles & cups should follow hopefully. I've been in modern. environmentally friendly countries where only human waste, what comes out of our bodies, is flushed down toilets. That may just be a tad too far for some of us 'lazy' Brits mind but such 'foreign' matter cost us many millions and only helps to destroy the Eco systems we enjoy.

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cariadon replied on 24/02/2018 12:14

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cariadon

Caravanner

Posted on 24/02/2018 12:14

Think we need to adopt the European way of paying us to return plastic bottles, as hopefully it will encourage the throw awayers to recycle, and if not am sure some children or homeless people will happily collect them to make some money. Not keen on the idea of glass bottle for soft drinks because of the risk of broken glass.

Manufacturers need to get their act together as many products come with the "not currently recyclable" notice. I'm tempted to empty the contents into a container I bought with me and leave the packaging at the checkout,

It's a sad time when there is a picture notice of what can be flushed down the toilet, even worse I once saw a notice on how to use the toilet. where is peoples common sense