Comments for Ethics Trading Blog http://ethicstrading.com/blog Ideas, hints and tips to help you live a little bit more Green! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Tag, you’re it! by Sarah http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/27/tag-youre-it/#comment-1005 Sarah Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:37:22 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=42#comment-1005 No idea how much is in a unit, it's about a pint I think. It certainly seemed like a lot but it did make me feel so much better. And yes, love her to bits and she's still one of my very best friends. Sarah No idea how much is in a unit, it’s about a pint I think. It certainly seemed like a lot but it did make me feel so much better.

And yes, love her to bits and she’s still one of my very best friends.

Sarah

]]> Comment on Tag, you’re it! by Mrs Green http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/27/tag-youre-it/#comment-1004 Mrs Green Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:13:14 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=42#comment-1004 :D thanks for taking part! Love the Chinese astrology stuff; I'm a water rat and most of it is so accurate! The emergency transfusion sounds scary - how much is a unit of blood? And I'm intrigued by the dare; I bet you love that person now that you have two books to your name :) Mrs G x :D thanks for taking part! Love the Chinese astrology stuff; I’m a water rat and most of it is so accurate!
The emergency transfusion sounds scary - how much is a unit of blood? And I’m intrigued by the dare; I bet you love that person now that you have two books to your name :)

Mrs G x

]]> Comment on Do you really need a bin liner? by dottyspots http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/10/29/do-you-really-need-a-bin-liner/#comment-1001 dottyspots Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:49:55 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=37#comment-1001 Funnily enough it's something I've been wondering about. I've used carrier bags as binbags, which does mean that we do run out quite a bit (as I don't often use carrier bags now as of course I tend to have bags with me) and even so carrier bags probably still aren't the best things to use as binliners. We tend to buy Rocks squash so atleast the glass can be recycled and get milk from the milkman so the bottles go back to him, but even so we do produce far more rubbish than I am comfortable with. Funnily enough it’s something I’ve been wondering about. I’ve used carrier bags as binbags, which does mean that we do run out quite a bit (as I don’t often use carrier bags now as of course I tend to have bags with me) and even so carrier bags probably still aren’t the best things to use as binliners.

We tend to buy Rocks squash so atleast the glass can be recycled and get milk from the milkman so the bottles go back to him, but even so we do produce far more rubbish than I am comfortable with.

]]> Comment on Tag, you’re it! by dottyspots http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/27/tag-youre-it/#comment-1000 dottyspots Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:40:59 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=42#comment-1000 Arrrrgh! Now you tag me - can I finish throwing up first? ;) Arrrrgh! Now you tag me - can I finish throwing up first? ;)

]]> Comment on New Stock! by Mrs Green http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/11/18/new-stock/#comment-917 Mrs Green Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:58:41 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=41#comment-917 I'm afraid I have tagged you: http://myzerowaste.com/2008/11/we-interrupt-this-blog-to-bring-you-a-tag-or-two/ You have to share 6 interesting things about yourself and then tag six of your blogging friends :) I’m afraid I have tagged you:

http://myzerowaste.com/2008/11/we-interrupt-this-blog-to-bring-you-a-tag-or-two/

You have to share 6 interesting things about yourself and then tag six of your blogging friends :)

]]> Comment on Do you really need a bin liner? by Sarah http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/10/29/do-you-really-need-a-bin-liner/#comment-576 Sarah Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:25:34 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=37#comment-576 I nicked the butchers and containers idea from your site Mrs G! I'm keeping a small stash of bags for the few really not compostable and truly disgusting things we might produce but even my kitchen bin is bag free now. I nicked the butchers and containers idea from your site Mrs G!

I’m keeping a small stash of bags for the few really not compostable and truly disgusting things we might produce but even my kitchen bin is bag free now.

]]> Comment on Do you really need a bin liner? by Mrs Green http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/10/29/do-you-really-need-a-bin-liner/#comment-567 Mrs Green Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:33:32 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=37#comment-567 Cool post - it's really been quite a revelation. If I'd have read this six months ago I would have been horrified at the thought of a plastic liner-free bin! But now it's become a reality. Great ideas with the squash bottles and using your own container at the butchers. It's great to see so many people considering other options :) Mrs G x Cool post - it’s really been quite a revelation. If I’d have read this six months ago I would have been horrified at the thought of a plastic liner-free bin! But now it’s become a reality.
Great ideas with the squash bottles and using your own container at the butchers. It’s great to see so many people considering other options :)
Mrs G x

]]> Comment on And the result of my email…. by MyZeroWaste http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/09/12/and-the-result-of-my-email/#comment-304 MyZeroWaste Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:30:20 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=29#comment-304 <blockquote>It’s a small patch on a huge problem isn’t it? It’s not recycling our waste that’s the biggest problem, it’s producing it in the first place.</blockquote> Yes, I think that's exactly the problem. Added to by manufacturers who want to attract us through packaging, before thinking about the consequences. Some councils appear to be making steps to sell recycled materials to uk based reprocessors, but then if the reprocesors get an excess, they themselves sell it on and it's usually exported abroad. I spoke to one plastics recycler in the UK, who said, he gets up to 5 calls a day from chinese importers wanting his excess plastics and for a good price. Put simply, we are swamped with excess recycling through our ravenous consumerism. This where the call for incineration looks attractive to many, because it appears to deal with the excess responsibly, without resorting to export and shady landfilling abroad as we have seen recently in the news.

It’s a small patch on a huge problem isn’t it? It’s not recycling our waste that’s the biggest problem, it’s producing it in the first place.

Yes, I think that’s exactly the problem. Added to by manufacturers who want to attract us through packaging, before thinking about the consequences.

Some councils appear to be making steps to sell recycled materials to uk based reprocessors, but then if the reprocesors get an excess, they themselves sell it on and it’s usually exported abroad. I spoke to one plastics recycler in the UK, who said, he gets up to 5 calls a day from chinese importers wanting his excess plastics and for a good price. Put simply, we are swamped with excess recycling through our ravenous consumerism.

This where the call for incineration looks attractive to many, because it appears to deal with the excess responsibly, without resorting to export and shady landfilling abroad as we have seen recently in the news.

]]> Comment on And the result of my email…. by Sarah http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/09/12/and-the-result-of-my-email/#comment-303 Sarah Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:58:38 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=29#comment-303 It's a small patch on a huge problem isn't it? It's not recycling our waste that's the biggest problem, it's producing it in the first place. It’s a small patch on a huge problem isn’t it? It’s not recycling our waste that’s the biggest problem, it’s producing it in the first place.

]]> Comment on And the result of my email…. by MyZeroWaste http://ethicstrading.com/blog/2008/09/12/and-the-result-of-my-email/#comment-302 MyZeroWaste Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:23:47 +0000 http://ethicstrading.com/blog/?p=29#comment-302 Interesting result Sarah. The reason for exporting some of this material is complex, but in part is due to the fact that we produce more recyclable materials than we can reprocess here in the UK. In addition, China pays good money for our plastic waste as they make it back into goods that we import and consume! Interestingly, we export more paper to China than anything else, because they have little natural resources in trees. It's a merry-go-round of consumerism and of course <i>some</i> people make lots'a money in the process. Interesting result Sarah. The reason for exporting some of this material is complex, but in part is due to the fact that we produce more recyclable materials than we can reprocess here in the UK. In addition, China pays good money for our plastic waste as they make it back into goods that we import and consume! Interestingly, we export more paper to China than anything else, because they have little natural resources in trees.

It’s a merry-go-round of consumerism and of course some people make lots’a money in the process.

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