MY PLASTIC FREE JULY - THE RESULTS!
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Hey guys!
I hope you've had a great summer! Here's how I got on during Plastic Free July this year. If you gave it a go, I hope you had fun!
THINGS MENTIONED
Seaweed Foraging Course
www.wildwalks-southwest.co.uk
Plastic Free Chewing Gum
www.gleegum.co.uk
or similar
chewsygum.co.uk
My Brother is a Radio 1 Presenter - listen to his show here
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r...
N4Mummy
n4mummy.com
OTHER STUFF
Where To Buy Bulk In London
eco-boost.co/where-to-buy-bulk...
My Closed Loop T-shirts
ecoboost.teemill.com
Shop Reusables
eco-boost.co/shop/
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I had a situation recently that i loved, i work at a old folks rehab center and i unfortunately have to give out plastic straws. A new resident named Beverly sat down for dinner and said "No straw! Im on a crusade, I saw a segment on the news about the plastic in the ocean and thought i would start doing my part." It was so heartwarming, I almost thought it was a lost cause to persuade the older generation to learn!
I had no idea that receipts (like the one from your milkman ) are not supposed to go in with the recycling. Ive learnt something new, thanks.
My Gran and I did Plastic Free July together. We have gotten rid of a lot of plastic habits and replaced them with alternatives. It’s been great to have her on board with making the changes.
If we all tried to do this every day I believe there would be a major change ❤️
I didn’t participate in plastic free July BUT I got a metal straw in early August and haven’t used a single disposable straw since!
Plastic is creepy. It always seems to creep into my life when I let my guard down but I won’t give up. I just aim for better. Your videos are so helpful so a big thank you!!
I’m trying to go plastic free but it seems I go through products so slowly and I don’t want to throw away a good product because it’s in plastic till I’m done with it!! Ik you have some a video like this before but could you do an updated starter kit. Like the things we buy the most that are plastic that should be our first switches? Love your videos and you you’re such a bright ray of sunshine and inspiration!!❤️
Me , don't toss the stuff till you are finished with it.
Hey, Me! Welcome to the zero waster life! Most of us would agree that if a plastic item we own can still be useful, it's much more sustainable to keep the item until it can't be used (Like Jessica said :) ) The reason for this is that the zero waste life style is much more concerned with creating a circular economy--buying less, using stuff until it's no longer useable, and trying to find a better way to dispose of it than the trash can. Food scraps can grow new food through compost, etc. With plastic items, they last a long time, and it definitely takes a while to get through it all. :) Trust me, we've all been there. This is your life's way of helping you ease into a new, slower lifestyle. Do your best to enjoy the process, and think creatively about how you can use what you have over buying a new item. Easy swaps are reusable bags, bring your own coffee cups, and bringing your own cutlery when you eat out. Hope this helps! :D
Love this video Kate, I found plastic free July really tough, but it highlighted a lot of the plastic that I am struggling to cut out. I can't find yogurt or raspberries without plastic anywhere, and I don't want to live in a world without raspberries dang it!!
I really appreciate people like you with a big audience showing us that you're not perfect with plastic free july, it certainly helps remind me that it is a process rather than an absolute rule.
You can make youghrt at home and it's very easy! And you can flavor it with whatever you like 🙂
Great video💗. Seaweed foraging sounds amazing 😍. Always inspiring to see swaps people are making 💗💗💗
Great video!!!🍀💕💕💕
Thanks for this useful information to make a change in this Beautiful Planet!💖🌟💖
Love love loved this video! So interesting to see how the plastic waste creeps in!!!
I love all of you videos. 🌟 Glad I am a little early this time.
Love your videos!! When they pop up in my feed I get sooo excited! I am new to this zero waste journey and find your content very useful and supportive. Thank you!!
Very good video. Very informative and brings to attention the finer details of plastic that we may not consider. Definitely got my mind buzzing with a few ideas, thankyou 🙂
I live with my parents and my mom is super supportive. My dad thinks im excessive but i dont care. Im almost there. My milk, meat and bread are still in packaging but i know where to go to get it package free so i will move towards that
Love that you’re making the effort to email all these companies and campaigning to get them to reduce their plastic 👏🏼
Great video! 💛 Yas to going plastic free! 🙌🏻
Great!!! I am so far from this jar... I will work on it! I am so happy I will finally receive my baby worms for my compost, I will reduce waste a lost this way. I love your videos, it keeps me on tracks haha
I love your videos. Please do more!!! Maybe some about more unusual thinks like office stuff.
Inspiring video, thanks! I didn't even know plastic free July was a thing. I'm only just getting into serious waste reduction but hopefully by next year I'll be much better!
I just got around to watching your "how I tackle plastic free July" and thought I would mention that the disc of plastic in the metal cap can be removed. It doesn't negate the fact that it's there to begin with, but then you could recycle the cap. I really enjoy your videos.
Do you have a template that you use when emailing companies to suggest better alternative materials? Would love it if you shared your approach!
RunnerAAA - yeah I agree this would be helpful as I am stuck on how to get my emails started
I’m going to be making a video about this soon if you want to check it out! I also have a template In the open me section of my contacts recycling video!
‘It’s laundry day and I’ve ran out of clothes!’ - thanks for keeping it real 🤗
Awesome
This is really inspiring me to start plastic free life style.
By the way, I first found out about this channel from when she was hosting Anglophenia
I managed to make a couple of changes. Weve changed over to using reuseable nappies for my 14 month old baby girl. Weve also started getting our veg delivered from a local farm each friday. It comes in a cardboard box which you return to the company they then reuse it. Next on my.list ks a compost bin but they seem to e so damn expensive. X
Hi Kate, I‘m an audiologist from Germany and here you can get custom made ear plugs made from medical silicone. They don‘t last forever, but are way less wasteful and more hygenic than the foam ones. I don‘t now how things are done in England but in Germany you go to your local hearing aid acoustician and they will make them for you. The process still does involve plastic in some way or another. But I am sure you will help them find a better solution for your husband.
Lots of love Kt
1. I thought that cellophane enveloppe windows were biodegradable.
2. If you want to make sure your receipt is thermal paper just take something hard like a key and rub it really quickly on it. It will generate heat and leave a dark mark.
Didn't know Plastic Free July was a thing until now. But was listening to some zero waste podcasts then, and was on vacation at the beach for a week and always clean up as much trash as I can. Seems to be several bits of ribbon from balloons:(
Would love a seaweed foraging class. Picked a few bits of sea lettuce and sea pickles while at the beach but need to learn more.
Thank you for the glee glum recommendation. My bf is always chewing gum and he tried to have mints instead but it didn’t work out 😔 the website is out of stock so as soon as they’re restocked I’ll be stocking up on them!
have you ever thought of getting a growler?? it's a jug to fill with beer if you've got a place nearby that sell from tap!
I made beeswax wraps and cloth bags for bulk foods and for small loose produce items. For Christmas everyone is getting wax wraps and a couple of cloth bags. Cheers!
Bought all new toilet bowl brushes, dish scrubbers and veggie scrubber all in wood plastic free bristles, and I switched to a safety razor and bought a natural body brush as compared to plastic exfoliating gloves.
Oh and I found refillable biodegradable laundry soap and took in 750ml Cider bottles and filled them there.
Tip for ear plugs: I use silicone ear plugs that came in a pack of 6 or so pairs, I wear a fresh pair every night, then wash/sanitize in hot soapy water each weekend and let air dry, so I have a new pair for every day without sending any into landfill. I have been using the same ones for over a year and a half and they still look and function like they are brand new, and it is more sanitary than re-using the foam ones that can absorb wax and bacteria.
Where do you find yogurt in glass jar? I've been trying to locate some but haven't found anything yet!
I wouldn't stress too much about the bottle caps. If you read the metal chapter in TerraCycle's Guide to Zero Waste Family, they explain that they are still recyclable b/c the plastic just melts off the metal in the resmelting process and doesn't contaminate the newly recycled metal. While it does suck that there is plastic there at all, you are still able to send the metal back through the recycling stream, and reducing the need for mining virgin ore for new metal items.
Oh! And about your husband needing earplugs to sleep, there's a really cool sleeping cap invention that is available now. I was looking @ it b/c sometimes I have trouble sleeping b/c of the light from a street light outside our window (when the weather's nice we leave the windows open overnight). It fits over your ears and eyes @ the same time and I believe it's silk. It is being marketed to people with insomnia and migraine sufferers to block all sensory disturbances.
Thanks for the plastic free Glee Gum recommendation. Do you know if the whole product is natural? Always looking for plastic free alternatives for a directory / app we're making. if you want to collaborate, let us know! Thanks!
NatureHub
Is your app planed for Europ? 🙏🏼
Yes, it is :)
Great job ! 💙
How do you convince your friends/family to join without being too preachy ? Coz I can't even get my sister to get on board with using stainless steel straw ☹
Thanks !
Juliana Tanaputra , they might be open to bamboo ones.
Juliana Tanaputra , I think it also helps if they use yours while they visit you.
Ask them to watch some videos on the reality of plastic waste. Also sometimes just doing your part will motivate them.
I’m not sure about the UK but in Sweden we can’t recycle envelopes at all due to the glue. It’s apparently the same kind of glue on post-its I think. Also in Sweden it’s the law that every time you buy something the person selling it to you have to write a receipt. It is indeed annoying with all this paper but it is encouraging that more shops are emailing them instead :)
Isn't pen lid is plastic type 5, same as bottle cap? In this case you could bring it to Lush and they will recycle it for their new pots of cosmetics.
Looks like I could start chewing gum again!!
what do you do with the cardboard. i dont know what to do with card board when we get it with products.
There is a german YT'ber, who is using Reusable Earplugs Made from a lokal acoustician... Maybe your husband could try that.
I love u're Videos. :)
I'm just starting on reducing my waste (plastic and otherwise!) and I've found your videos really helpful! Luckily we have a great independent supermarket in Brighton where I can buy pasta, dried fruits etc. in bulk and I just refilled a washing up liquid bottle for the first time. I've always wondered about recycling receipts but I have noticed more places are asking if you want a receipt, and particularly self-service checkouts sometimes ask if you want a receipt or not.
Any chance I can buy frozen food in bulk? Especially berries? I do buy the ones from Asda but it's only 350g and it comes in a plastic container which is so annoying. Please let me know if you know any places in London where they sell loose frozen fruit :)
Carrie We have the same problem in Germany. I‘m going to buy fresh berries when they‘re in season and freeze them by myself. So hopefully I can reduce the amount of bought frozen berries by 50% - that is my goal for 2019. My freezer is quite small, so 50% will be a good start.
I need to get better at going to small shops I have three in my area (Løsmarket, Nemøko, Spidsroden if anyone from Copenhagen is interested now y'all know those exist) that sell organic loose fruit and veg and some other things but I go to supermarkets too often because it's convenient smh… I'll do better!
In Sweden (where I live) you aren't allowed to throw your envelopes in with the paper at all because of the glue in the envelope makes the quality new paper worse..
you remind me of a young Julie Andrews !
There's plastic in gum!!?? Woah
They’re called orifice reducers (from the EO bottles). As an Aromatherapy student, May I please suggest not to ingest essential oils. Even the purest oils (that claim they’re safe for ingestion) can destroy mucous membranes and can build up in your liver. Robert Tisserand, a world renowned aromatherapist even says do not invest unless under the very careful of an aromatherapist who it trained in ingestion.
Natural does not automatically equal safe.
WHAT ABOUT ANGLOPHENIA THOUGH.
😂
Yes!!
Wait your brother is Scot mills
Matt Edmondson?
I would contact the companies you order from that use plastic tape and suggest they try cardboard tape instead
Why is it that bulk beans that I could technically get without plastic are more expensive than plastic bag packed beans? Sure I could get the 50# bags myself they usually use to fill the bulk bins, but I don't have enough containers to store that so bugs can't get at it.
I don't want to pay more to use less packaging or to offset the cost of running one of the small bulk style stores. Capitalism reins supreme.
Holy crap those avocados are expensive! The normal smaller size Hass variety go as low as $0.25 us. Most often I get them for $0.50 or less each. I'm in Texas, so maybe that's the reason.
I can't think of anywhere right next to England that grows avocados so you have to pay a bit more for the transport cost. You live right next to Mexico though so cheaper avacados. One of the best things people can do for the environment is not buy fruits and veggies that were grown half way across the world though.
Well over a dollar usually up here in MA in the USA.
I am in absolute shock that chewing gum is plastic....
Now you need to tell us why he needs earplugs to sleep. While I don't think you snore, I'm thinking you talk while you sleep 😜 Or you are just too noisy if he sleeps at other hours than you do.
It just sucks that your clearly upper class and don’t understand how hard it is to be zero waste on minimum wage
I hate with a passion the companies that donate a percentage of your purchase or of their profit to charity. Just give me lower prices and I'll decide how to spend it.
lightdark00 then probably less than 1% of the customers would actually donate anything. If people were kinder and more charitable, they wouldn’t have to do that. But hey ho.
Flavia Does London all they need to do is find sympathetic rich people that still needs to offset their taxes with charitable deductions(at least in the US). Constantly extracting value from the the middle and lower classes continues to hurt the average person.