Giving up Plastic

November
No more rolling my own tobacco that is
The sweet small of success heavily packaged deoderants and antiperspirants are replaced by a small rock
Greaseproof bags mean cheese please bring your own bags to the cheese stall where they cut it for you
October
Biobags and the butcher use biobags to get plastic free meat
Partybags get them young buy plastic free party bags for the kiddywinks
September
Sweets and Crisp plastic wrapped snacks are outBiobags and the butcher checking out biodegradable packaging and plastic free meat
AUGUST
Rub It In - Made my own homemade body cream and lotion.
Sign the Ban the Bag Petition
Plastic Free Cheese -Cheese with no plastic packaging
Plastic Free Tea - tea bags with no plastic packagingFor details on plastic free food go to JULY
Ban The Bin Liners -Done exactly that.
JUNE
Buttering Up, A Nice Package & A Permanant SqueezeNo more marge cos butter comes in paper. find out about refillable washing up bottles and start the good packaging guide -

MAY
Peas and DegradationDegradable plastic - it is not the answer - bah - I have to give up frozen peas.

APRIL
Back On The BottleWater from the tap

MARCH
Wash That Plastic Pollution Right Out Of My Hair -and make my own shampoo out of soap flakes.

FEBRUARY
The Milkman Cometh - I got myself a milk man with real glass bottles.
JANUARY

Old Bags & Fresh FruitsStopped using plastic carrier bags only use super string bags to carry my shopping home. Stopped buying plastic wrapped fruit and veg. Now I only buy loose vegetables and wayward fruits Stopped using plastic produce bags for loose veges - now i put them in my re-useable cotton produce bags.

For details on all the above go to
www.plasticisrubbish.wordpress.com