Plastic shame
A wrote a blog a while ago about the world wide problem of plastic waste...And although it is something we can do something about by simple measures it received very few comments .
I put this down to total empathy by the blogging community, the fact that it didn't contain TRUMP in the title, or more likely my unpopulatity as a blogger
Anyway here is an update
China has stopped buying number 3-7 plastic
Turning a profitable export earner for the NZ goverment (Before the market collapsed New Zealand was earning about $26 million by selling waste and recyclables to China.)into another environmental
problem...
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Put it into our landfills
In other words hide it and maintain our clean green image at all costs
Why can"t we go back to glass?
Would be interesting to know if you can smoke it...
"First off, let’s be clear?—?Cannabis, Hemp and Marijuana are not the same thing.
Cannabis is a family of plants with two primary classifications?—?Indica and Sativa. While marijuana can be considered a member of either the Indica or Sativa families, Hemp is a member of the Cannabis Sativa family.
Because Hemp and Marijuana both derive from the Cannabis Sativa family, they do share certain similarities; however, due to each plant’s biological structure, they have several very distinct and crucial differences."
Good living plant for sifting out the not so clean Human liquid too
I make kids sailboats and towers an things.
Totally only out of the flax plant .
Sails and hulls an bracing of mast etc.
Totally earth friendly
Mother nature made it .
She didn't make plastic
WE DID
We can change
The sea is full of plastic bags and bottles.
I do my bit as far as recycling is concerned ....and also try to make people aware but...
Battery - plastic
Came In delivery bag - plastic
With A4 invoice and reciept/warentee stuck on a clear plastic window
In a cardboard box
Inside box
Another smaller box
Battery itself sealed in shrink-wrap plastic...
Total cost to me $18 nz
Cost to mother nature? ??