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going plastic free going plastic free menu skip to content home about the good the bad the impossible where to shop who are we why contact us search for 2018 the year of plastic awareness but december 31 2018 uncategorized thehutts well 2018 has probably been the year when the issue of plastics and plastics in the oceans in particular has taken off so surely it s been a good year for those trying to avoid plastic packaging with manufacturers clamouring to meet this new world order sadly no it s been a year of manufacturers trying to prove how good they actually are without generally doing much about the problem a memorable moment was in a disposable coffee cup maker of conventional plastic lined cups saying over and over again how the cups were recyclable ok yes it s true they are but the reality is they are hard to recycle and it s only a tiny percentage that actually are it s time we stopped hiding behind the recyclable concept and embrace the use of alternative less damaging products as we leave 2018 the hope has to be that at last at long last manufacturers will stop talking and actually do something positive in 2019 to reduce waste and then ensure recycling is not just possible but a reality the government seem to be getting this idea come on corporate world join in leave a comment 2 years on october 9 2017 problems sustainability plastic addiction thehutts it s been almost 2 years since we posted on here and what has changed the issue has certainly rocketed up the agenda with articles appearing in mainstream media on a regular basis barely a week goes by without some mention of the plastic problem particularly relating to oceans and so things must be getting better surely well no purchasing without plastic is harder than ever so while the media and to an extent the public begin the understand big business ignores the problem and refuses to move on the matter all this means that we continue to purchase plastic packaging as nothing else is available it seems amazing that by now one large company hasn t looked to make a move in the direction of plastic free as to be ahead of the game would clearly have longer term benefits sadly short term it will cost money so no one wants to take the first step and be financially disadvantaged as ever they will wait for governments to legislate then moan about the matter and global trade seems to make this legislation harder and harder the prognosis doesn t seem to be very good while we all dither the situation just gets worse and worse trying to be plastic free or to be honest in our case low plastic is still seen as a bit weird and yet all the media reports are saying it s a good thing perhaps if it were easier then it would quickly become more mainstream but in the meantime it s just too hard for most people to consider plastic bag consumption does appear to have gone down in the last 2 years but if you check out the supermarket then more of the veg and fruit is now prewrapped in plastic so in an average shop it seems likely that the amount of plastic has actually gone up rather than down in the same period the addiction continues leave a comment another product lost november 10 2015 problems sustainability plastic free thehutts it appears that our solution to tooth cleaning toothy tabs from lush now come in plastic bottles instead of little cardboard boxes we have been in touch with lush who are sympathetic but to paraphrase came up with the rationale that we have heard all too often that plastic provides a better storage life and unfortunately life isn t perfect and they have got to use the most effective packaging for the product rip toothy tabs the search is on for an alternative meanwhile we do have some pasta in cardboard boxes which we imported in our luggage after a short break in corfu it won t last long but all helps pasta in a greek supermarket leave a comment plastic free shopping spree in hexham october 20 2015 problems products solutions heham herbs plastic free thehutts wood basket from moles country store on saturday i decided it was time for a shopping spree in hexham a mecca for plastic free shoppers i had books to find so started in the tynedale hospice at home s charity book shop but didn t find what i wanted so headed for cogito books which stocks a great selection of local and unusual publications i now have four christmas presents sorted all without any plastic i moved on to get some every day essentials and treats listers biscuit box for sweets and biscuits in paper bags i also bought a jar of mrs darlington s orange curd there deli at number 4 the only place we have managed to source mozarella cheese which the helpful staff weigh and put in one of our tubs they sell lots of other delicious cheeses cakes flours and jars a word of warning the ringtons instant hot chocolate comes in individual plastic sachets not foil as the staff thought products from 21st century herbs twenty first century herbs for herbs in paper bags or take your own jars to fill lemon myrtle soap great for warding off insects a solid block of hot chocolate wrapped in paper local porridge oats skin balm great lavender smell and again good at warding of pesky beasties like ticks and midges and organic cotton sanitary products t e liddell for loose fruit and vegetables in paper bags moles country store for a wood basket made out of entirely natural products and a cotton shirt with no plastic tags on the labels unfortunately the wood basket label was attached with a tiny plastic tag disappointingly the hug rug that markets itself as recycled recyclable and environmentally friendly and british made comes with a large card label which turned our to be plastic coated a simple packaging change would make a big difference gaia for some plastic free fairtrade natural clothes hemp shirt from gaia there is also a great bakers next to liddle no 13 artisan bakery and cafe but i had done my bread shopping the day before in the bellingham bakery which is also a source of loose sweets in paper bags sally one comment so far please only the start october 5 2015 problems carrier bag charge plastic bag polystyrene thehutts great news that at long last england is making you pay to kill wildlife and pollute both land and sea the rest of the uk got there before us and with considerably less bother and confusion over the rules so one item of plastic the carrier bag has finally become a cost rather than free 5p to kill a turtle anyone in the overall scheme of things this is a tiny step far too late but i suppose we should try to be positive about tiny steps you have to start somewhere but while we are on plastic bags why at the same time that carrier bags get a charge on them have most supermarkets almost abandoned loose apples in exchange for plastic bags of 6 at a time when we started plastic free back in january it was surprisingly easy to get plastic free fruit and vegetables in a supermarket now it s almost impossible and when s a carrier bag not a carrier bag the little bags for you to pointlessly put your loose bananas in is presumably still free and available to escape into the environment unchecked nine months of plastic free and things seem to be worse rather than better and yet the media contains more and more on the problems of plastics in our oceans and rivers for example the plastics in the thames article in saturday s independent though are more concerned that we should dispose of our plastic waste better rather than consider reducing it in the first place but beyond the plastic bag perhaps the next step should be to ban polystyrene styrofoam with its lack of recyclability its wonderful ability to disintegrate into tiny but indestructible fragments and its amazing cocktail of toxins for the consumer and the environment one comment so far eating out september 21 2015 solutions lunchbox no plastic lunchbox plastic free containers sigg metal box thehutts sigg metal container in the cardboard box but missing the plastic wrap it is now pretty inevitable that boxes for packed lunches will be plastic a simple clip lid box or a more fancy novelty plastic case all these tend to have clip mechanisms with a relatively short lifespan rendering the tub useless of course it s possible to buy metal tins but these tend to get bashed and distort easily however it is possible if a little tricky to find robust metal lunch boxes we recently bought a couple from sigg these aluminium boxes have been manufactured for years but are much harder to come by than the drinking bottles sigg metal box the current design has plastic clips we ll see how robust and while the box does get bashed and dented it is still functional the box comes in a cardboard box but disappointingly the large viewing window on the front means that the box is covered in a plastic wrap hopefully the longevity of the box will outweigh this unfortunate packaging looking at a history of these boxes from colleagues at work who have them the current chinese made ones do seem a little less robust than older versions presumably originally made in switzerland leave a comment better late than never september 8 2015 solutions bamboo bamboo toothbrush plastic free toothbrush thehutts ok so it s been a while since we started and we ve just tackled the problem of toothbrushes using up stocks already bought up to now it seemed that while bamboo toothbrushes were available we had to settle for nylon bristles or go for pig bristles which certainly wasn t an option for the vegetarians amongst us however on closer investigation bamboo toothbrushes with bamboo bristles were available from savesomegreen in packs of 1 3 6 or 12 with 5 of us to supply the pack of 6 was duly bought only for the 6th to be snapped up by a colleague oh and the packaging used to send them out was plastic free too bamboo toothbrush a week or two later and the verdict seems to be that while the wooden feeling takes a bit of getting used to the brush seems to be as effective as any other although a lack of springiness was noted by one tester whether they last for the expected length of time will only become apparent in due course so with bamboo toothbrushes and toothytabs from lush we have turned tooth cleaning into a virtually plastic free zone albeit the toothytabs have two small bits of plastic tape to seal the box closed leave a comment not exactly a quick meal september 6 2015 problems pasta plastic free thehutts pasta has proved to be a major stumbling block in a plastic free life gone are the days of a quick meal after a long day at work throwing some pasta together with a sauce of some kind now the only pasta readily available from local shops is lasagna sheets so yesterday it was made from the raw ingredients which in itself isn t complicated the hard bit is drying ready made pasta for storing for a quick meal in the future we re all for making from scratch but pasta is one of those things that is probably so much easier made in bulk not laid out to dry around a small kitchen if only we could find plastic free packaged pasta making pasta view all 3 comments how much plastic august 14 2015 problems beach plastic vatersay thehutts on a remote atlantic beach on the island of vatersay next to barra in the outer hebrides the pristine white sand extended for over mile except that it wasn t quite all pristine white sand semi hidden were hundreds of tiny pieces of plastic and at the tide line things were even worse or at least more visible how many pieces of plastic can you spot in this typical section of beach how many pieces of plastic on a small section of beach one comment so far it s your choice august 1 2015 solutions fish and chips ponteland thehutts this notice in the fish and chip shop in ponteland is an interesting conundrum in the battle to reduce plastic offering customers a choice is surely a good thing as much as anything it shows some level of recognition of the issue however how many customers are aware enough to exercise a positive plastic free choice in the end it has to be the suppliers and in this case the shop that provide plastic free as a matter of course so how did the shop do in its packaging a standard fish and chips comes in a cardboard box but other smaller items seemed to be put in a polystyrene container as a matter of course presumably you d need to ask for it not to be however the main downfall has to be that every order was put in a standard throw away plastic carrier bag unless you asked specifically for it without so in my visit everyone except me walked out with one of these bags a notice like this is a start but only a start there s a long way to go to ween society off it s love of plastic leave a comment posts navigation older posts create a free website or blog at wordpress com going plastic free create a free website or blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed going plastic free sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy going plastic free 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