You will be hard pressed to pack your sangers in plastic sugar bags very shortly as per the first picture I posted below which shows Woollies Brown Sugar in the old and new 1kg bags.
The 2 packs have the same barcode so they are obviously in the process of changing the packs.
Australian company Golden Glow used product made from popcorn as âstop the rattlesâ between items in boxes for packaging.
We always used to put it on the garden or in the compost bin (and a little bit in the worm farm).
The ACCC just lost its court case against Woollies.
When I lodged a complaint with the ACCC around 20 years ago regarding a foriegn multi-national company, they told me that they do not take on any cases unless they have at least a 90% chance of winning them.We took the company to court and won.
With 2 lost cases in just 2 weeks, they wonât be game to take anyone to task anymore.
I thought initially we would have problems when the supermarkets stopped the checkout plastic bags with no Poo bags available when walking the dog and also for kitchen tidy bags. However we have found that there is no issues as the council issues plastic poo bags (I believe to stop people just flicking the poo into the gutters), supermarket fruit bags and kitchen tidy bags are also available, and cheap. We (and the neighbor) tried using compost bins for kitchen scraps but found that rats we tunneling into the bins (neighbor got rid of his bin due to risks). A council rep advised it appears that after other rat complaints, they are looking for somebody who may have chickens without council approval. Council bypass for rat problem is to pour concrete slab, or very large pavers for compost bin footing. We just stopped food scraps into compost bin (emptied contents into red top bin) and no sign of rats again. All up we have probably halved the number of potentially dangerous plastic bags.
An article regarding Australiaâs largest corn producer dramatically reducing plastic packaging.
Perhaps he can also change the plastic wrap to bio-degradable plastic made from corn waste if he is not already doing so.
I certainly agree with him about preferring no packaging at all.
We only buy corn in their husks which still have the tassels on, cut off the tassel end of the corn, smear the husks with butter, wrap each one in 2 pieces of alfoil, and pop them on the Weber Family Q for around 30 minutes.
The tastiest, most succulent corn we have ever eaten.
Now for the form of plastic packaging over which much blood has been shed. Maybe, by regulation, all packaging should be readily opened by unaided hands. It seems crazy that we need a miniature power tool to safely get through the packaging:
We go one step further and leave the corn in the husks. Dampen the husk a little first and cook over a low flame on the BBQ open grill. Turn as needed.
You can add the butter or oil based dressing of you choice at the end.
No alfoil required. I often wonder if it is ever captured by the waste recovery system anyway?
Compared to say a microwave which is also an option and much quicker, perhaps the carbon footprint of the BBQ is not so great. Either way there is zero plastic!
SA is banning all single use plastics used in retail and cafe.
Meanwhile, when our son and his youngest child were visiting us during the past week, my wife bought our granddaughter some takeaway from Maccaâs replete with plastic straws, and plastic tops on the drinks and ice creams.
At least the restaurant at our local AFL clubhouse have adopted non-plastic straws.
This is a step in the right direction. I wonder if the ban will also extend to use of any plastic in bags as it is likely that some retailer may use plastic coated paper instead. While it is less plastic (by mass) used, it still has the opportunity to result in fugitive plastic releases.
The challenge will also be to replace other packaging with plastics, such as those used for single serve foods such as crisps, confectionery etc. These are often also present in the fugitive waste/litter and also readily available from all kinds of retailers.
