Counting on … day 1.145

20th June 2023

Last Friday was Refill Day and next month is ‘Plastic-free July’. It feels, quite rightly, that we are being asked to think about how we buy things – do they come with excessive or polluting packaging? Are we over reliant on things (packaging and otherwise) that are made of plastic?  

– it’s a product that is made from  fossil oil  and which is very hard to recycle or safely dispose. 

What about buying things that are made of metal such as an aluminium washing up bowl? Or things that are made of wood such as a wooden spatula? 

What about buying things made of wool such as a pair of felt slippers? Or things that are made of cardboard such as box?