Herald - Issue 397

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Plastic is needed in various circumstances, for example the medical industry and the food industry, where it is needed to prevent cross-contamination and keep things fresh. But the constant use of unnecessary plastic packaging is resulting in a truckload of plastic entering the sea each minute of every single day. Some easy changes can help and improve this situation. For example, you can start buying fruit and vegetables loose or from local markets. Try to buy organic and Fairtrade foods, so you can also ensure the way your food is grown is better for the environment, your health and the farmers get paid su ciently for what they supply. When you are next shopping, remember that supermarkets are responsible for 1/3 of plastic waste in the UK. Check the labels on each product to see whether they could contain Polypropylene and other PETs which at no cost could be recycled (watch out for teabags and wet wipes!). If it says, “Widely Recycled”, this doesn’t mean it will be recycled because it varies from council to council and might end up being incinerated. e worst is when our plastic waste is found abroad. Some easy steps like using a reusable water bottle would prevent some of the 35 million plastic bottles that get used each and every day. Having milk delivered to the door in glass bottles and shopping locally are small changes and can create a BIG di erence. Your future choices can change our future. Anna’s Mum says: “Both our daughters aged 12 and 9 watched War on Plastics on BBC 1 and decided it was time we took stock of our plastic use. The programme, most insightful into our nation’s use of plastic, has been a catalyst in making us much more pro-active in what we now use and buy. “Every purchasing choice we make leaves a footprint for our children’s future. Some of our first changes were buying non-bio laundry detergent in powder form in a cardboard box; our cat no longer has food from sachets but from tins. Now we have a milk delivery to the door from milkandmore and as a non-meat lover I have braved going to Sargent’s Butchers in Dibden Purlieu, taking our own plastic boxes to be filled. We buy fruit and veg from Sam Long’s market outside St. Andrew’s Church and the girls bake their own scones, pretzels, cakes and tortilla chips for their school lunch boxes. We’ve swapped cling film for foil and paper bags, wetwipes are no-no and bamboo toothbrushes are replacing old toothbrushes. Unbleached bamboo toilet paper delivered in a recycled cardboard box ordered from nakedsprout based in Dorset, own lip balm, soap and mouthwash has been made at home. Next we are attempting to make homemade toothpaste once we’ve used up supplies already in the house!” “We need to use our voice to challenge our shops and manufacturers. Freshly cut flowers prettily wrapped in brown paper or non-reusable plastic? Tea bags made of plastic particles or biodegradable paper? We don’t yet know the dangers of nano-plastics entering the foodchain, but let’s make wise choices before it’s too late” . Water Bottles Brockenhurst Young Farmers are looking for new members 10 years and over (up to 26 years) to join their club! You do not need to be a farmer, just be interested in meeting new people and up for having lots of fun. e club is run by young people for young people. Meetings are every other Wednesday and held at Brockenhurst Young Farmers Hall, Wootton Road, Tiptoe, SO41 6FT unless stated otherwise. Whilst being a part of Brockenhurst Young Farmers you will meet lifelong friends, learn new skills and even get a chance to travel the world. Email brock. hantsyfc@gmail.com to nd out more! BROCKENHURST YOUNG FARMERS NEED YOU!