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[marmar80] 15/3/2018 09:38

So many plastic bottles being sold every day. Wow. Only 7% going for recycling. Microplastic is even in tap water now :(

[jmf69] 15/3/2018 06:16

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:WHO launches plastics health review -

[marmar80] 14/3/2018 23:50

Nice article today in FT about UK government considering fees on plastic coffee cups, chips bags and some plastic packaging. They are starting consultations with consumers and stores. Universities will be involved in finding solutions. Perhaps Biome's cooperation with Warwick will pay out!

[jmf69] 13/3/2018 16:03

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:Plastics tax eyed in litter crackdown -

[marmar80] 09/3/2018 21:33

Good comment amt

[amt] 09/3/2018 17:34

It took years for politicians to have the nouse to bring in charges for plastic bags. A few years down the road its been a great success and not full of complications as the politicians argued against the charge at the time. In Germany they even have deposits on bottles which is far more complicated. It will happen one way or another at some point or the vendors will do it anyway like Iceland are committed too eliminating plastic packaging. The movement against plastic has started and will be a potential vote winner at the next election.

[jasperthemonkeygod] 09/3/2018 15:41

do I win ten quid?

[marmar80] 09/3/2018 15:40

No levy on plastic cups to be introduced in Uk. Politicians think that people will be carrying own mugs to take away to get a cheaper coffee on the go. Politicians live in a different world.

[jmf69] 06/3/2018 15:30

Doesn't take much buying to get this moving

[marmar80] 02/3/2018 23:13

Will they biodegrade fast and grandchildren won't be able to play them? :)

[jmf69] 02/3/2018 20:36

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:Lego goes green with sugarcane-based plastic -

[marmar80] 02/3/2018 12:12

Seen it somewhere: say no to plastic coffee cups. Starting to believe this will come true in the next years! :)

[jmf69] 28/2/2018 19:01

hTTps://twitter.com/EasyfairsPACK/status/968889201633714176?s=19

[jmf69] 28/2/2018 18:46

Who's sustainability wall is that?

[someuwin] 28/2/2018 15:39

Biome Bioplastics‏ @BiomePlastics · 18 minutes ago

Look what we spotted at the Packaging Innovations event today! Proud to be part of a #circulareconomy approach to tackle the #BigPlasticsDebate! #PACK2018

[someuwin] 28/2/2018 15:31

I don't know if PG tips are using BIOM's tech, but BIOM certainly offer corn and potato based bioplastic solutions.

And, of course now PG tips offer plastic free, compostable tea bags all the other producers will have to follow suite...

"PG Tips are currently made mostly with paper, but a small amount of polypropylene plastic is used to seal the bag and this takes a long time to break down.

The replacement material is made from corn starch, making the 10 billion PG Tips teabags produced every year, fully biodegradable."

[boldtrader] 28/2/2018 15:20

Apologies, read the article. No its not, well there's one bloody big surprise !!!

[boldtrader] 28/2/2018 15:18

Could it be lignin ? the waste substance from tree bark. Was being researched at Warwick University with grants. This reminds me of the heady days of greenseal !!

[claton1] 28/2/2018 15:17

£31 for me to break even.....think I'll be cashing out before that.

[someuwin] 28/2/2018 15:09

PG Tips to switch to plastic-free teabags

Tea maker PG Tips is to switch to fully biodegradable, plant-based teabags, parent company Unilever has announced.

Most manufacturers currently use polypropylene to seal teabags - they say it strengthens them and stops them disintegrating in a cup.

Unilever said the move to plant-based sealants was based on "cutting edge science and technology"...

[boldtrader] 28/2/2018 15:07

Me too morgann!! but £4 and hopefully rising is a better loss than £1. ha.