tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5982576415827405997..comments2024-03-29T08:01:33.349+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Plastic.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87050447668428225842018-02-07T11:01:22.874+00:002018-02-07T11:01:22.874+00:00Maria, you have it exactly right. they charge us ...Maria, you have it exactly right. they charge us but the supermarkets do what they want.<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71474446296843267612018-02-07T10:59:13.350+00:002018-02-07T10:59:13.350+00:00the paper cups arent just paper, the ones used in ...the paper cups arent just paper, the ones used in coffee shops are not recyclable. they have plastic in them as well like a tetra pack. you cant separate the plastic from the paper, so it goes to land fill.<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14952435631534703082018-02-07T04:33:57.854+00:002018-02-07T04:33:57.854+00:00Being 'aware' is the important bit. Once o...Being 'aware' is the important bit. Once one understands the disaster we're creating for ourselves, then we can start to do our own little bit. Well done to you and Keith.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48437652471568992032018-02-07T04:32:02.740+00:002018-02-07T04:32:02.740+00:00As the 'shopper' of the house, I am very c...As the 'shopper' of the house, I am very conscious of what I buy, and it is depressing to note how impossible it is these days NOT to take home plenty of plastic. One just has to hope that when it's recycled, that they do it correctly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86864925958034254142018-02-07T02:03:48.105+00:002018-02-07T02:03:48.105+00:00Well done Cro, great post. Over the last three yea...Well done Cro, great post. Over the last three years Keith and I have done away with about 75% of all the disposables, including plastic, that we used to buy. We will recycle bags from the grocery over and over, to cover food, to carry eggs in from the barn, to carry scraps to chickens and then finally to the dumpster. Once aware of the issue we have an obligation to decrease our contributions to the problem. Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26109261007616517482018-02-07T00:42:33.913+00:002018-02-07T00:42:33.913+00:00Unfortunately plastic in some forms or other perva...Unfortunately plastic in some forms or other pervades almost every aspect of our lives. I am one of the most optimistic people but even I cannot believe that a way out of the mess we are in will occur even in my children’s life time.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69208082542502633332018-02-06T16:13:49.924+00:002018-02-06T16:13:49.924+00:00If I find any plastic bottles etc on my walks, I e...If I find any plastic bottles etc on my walks, I either bring it home, or bury it (fag packets etc). I just wish the people who'd left it behind would do the same.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69093778594513407212018-02-06T16:09:49.420+00:002018-02-06T16:09:49.420+00:00I wasn't brought-up into any form of 'hard...I wasn't brought-up into any form of 'hardship', but even so there was a 'no waste' ethic that was very important. To me it simply seemed logical; and it still does.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10123308898611017802018-02-06T15:01:37.550+00:002018-02-06T15:01:37.550+00:00Everywhere I walk with Tess I always find one or t...Everywhere I walk with Tess I always find one or twoplastic things thrown aside - bottles, milk containers, sandwich cartons.<br />There is such appalling waste apart from the effect upon wildlife.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49787708632555952362018-02-06T14:45:47.008+00:002018-02-06T14:45:47.008+00:00I was raised by depression era parents. Use it up,...I was raised by depression era parents. Use it up, wear it out, make it do. We were taught to leave a place cleaner than we found it, this way back in the forties and fifties. It's carried on from generation to generation in the family. The children who must constantly drink carry metal water bottles. I do not know where that came from. Water from the tap. We use cloth bags. I just learned of paper trash bags, and am sourcing them, now. I don't see a solution to plastic shampoo bottles, but we buy most products wrapped in paper. I won't give up my phone.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11708231223709917132018-02-06T14:40:54.988+00:002018-02-06T14:40:54.988+00:00If you type 'Lucky Lady' into the white se...If you type 'Lucky Lady' into the white search strip (top left), you will see our version of your Beswick Chichen. It is also cleaned regularly!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17640998913002751652018-02-06T14:37:19.263+00:002018-02-06T14:37:19.263+00:00We don't buy bottled water; ours from the tap ...We don't buy bottled water; ours from the tap is spring water from about 2 kms away in the village. We should all teach our children to be aware of the environment. Once they know what's what, they tend to follow the rules.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66278603591029973572018-02-06T14:35:13.838+00:002018-02-06T14:35:13.838+00:00If it had made us rich too, we probably wouldn'...If it had made us rich too, we probably wouldn't be complaining about it; just enjoying the results.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78327539961385045642018-02-06T14:27:25.821+00:002018-02-06T14:27:25.821+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19908970277329754232018-02-06T13:44:27.168+00:002018-02-06T13:44:27.168+00:00My father, a persuasive man, told me ages ago, lon...My father, a persuasive man, told me ages ago, long before it came to public attention, about the perils of plastic leaching into, say, your water. Cue the ever attentive to her father's words daughter: Glass it is. Fast forward a few decades, it is now the devil's own job to find a supermarket which still does sell, for example, Heinz Ketchup in a glass bottle. Oddly, and please do laugh as I did, the glass bottle is cheaper than its plastic squeezing cousin.<br /><br />Apropos of nothing: I just rinsed my Beswick Chicken before putting fresh eggs in. And, what do you know, Cro Magnon popped into my mind. Whilst I am pretty certain you do have one, you haven't - to my knowledge - yet covered the subject. Maybe an idea for one of your retro posts.<br /><br />UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-92197237632278902182018-02-06T13:10:46.253+00:002018-02-06T13:10:46.253+00:00I don't buy water ,I just drink tap water and ...I don't buy water ,I just drink tap water and use a reusable water bottle. My grandkids do the same in their school lunches and use reusable containers. It's a routine for them they clean out their lunch boxes after school and any garbage comes home to be recycled. I think that's a good thing. Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59661243878767140842018-02-06T13:08:39.600+00:002018-02-06T13:08:39.600+00:00I have always thought that the world changed (in n...I have always thought that the world changed (in not a good way) when plastic came about in almost everything we use. There is a line in the movie The Graduate (1967) when the character, played by Dustin Hoffman, is approached by a guest at a party. When Dustin is asked what he intends to do with his life, this man says to him one word, “plastic”. It made a lot of people rich.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91053540508243747052018-02-06T12:52:31.942+00:002018-02-06T12:52:31.942+00:00Too bad we didn't heed the muesli-eating hippi...Too bad we didn't heed the muesli-eating hippies sooner!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18606623421366473922018-02-06T12:31:50.326+00:002018-02-06T12:31:50.326+00:00Personally I don't drink 'Mineral Water...Personally I don't drink 'Mineral Water' because of all the added chemicals; usually they taste salty. Our tap water is spring water that is treated.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25251523778585063922018-02-06T12:28:40.790+00:002018-02-06T12:28:40.790+00:00We now have to pay for plastic bags in the superma...We now have to pay for plastic bags in the supermarket. No where to put your rubbish so now we buy rolls of plastic bags for rubbish. Whole thing needs a big rethink.<br />In NZ I think the rubbish bags are heavy duty paper. <br />Recycling and composting are taught in schools, when they remember or there is a campaign.<br />No one trusts the water here and many drink only bottled water. Ridiculous . At least water bottles can be recycledlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20589064492260676692018-02-06T12:14:38.070+00:002018-02-06T12:14:38.070+00:00Again, one has to wonder why people feel the neces...Again, one has to wonder why people feel the necessity to phone all the time, and drink water. It wasn't so long ago that people did neither (I still don't).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52308529618579332552018-02-06T11:52:11.617+00:002018-02-06T11:52:11.617+00:00We are charged (minimally) for plastic bags in sto...We are charged (minimally) for plastic bags in stores here (Canada) and most people bring their own fabric bags, or stacking plastic boxes in which to put their groceries. There is also a movement toward resuable water bottles. What I don't understand is why one must walk around with water in hand at all times, like we're in a constant state of dehydration. Was it the health suggestion that everyone must have a least 8 glasses of water a day? -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12837717344365639642018-02-06T10:26:58.349+00:002018-02-06T10:26:58.349+00:00There is already the beginnings of a return to rea...There is already the beginnings of a return to real butchers, greengrocers, etc. Maybe this will prompt the supermarkets to change their ways.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68559942473031577602018-02-06T10:18:17.877+00:002018-02-06T10:18:17.877+00:00Good post Cro. When I went to the Algarve in Janu...Good post Cro. When I went to the Algarve in January I noticed litter bins on all the beaches and industrial wheelie bins for people to dispose of their litter for free. <br /><br />I also think there is too much plastic used to preserve meat and vegetables in the supermarkets. What happened to paper wrapping? northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7622351390186431962018-02-06T09:48:41.108+00:002018-02-06T09:48:41.108+00:00I'm certain that a lot of that goes on; even i...I'm certain that a lot of that goes on; even in Europe.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com