Thank you for this informative video

Thanks for that video. Great research.

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

Caroline Dönni thank you so much ☺️

Really informative video 👍❤️ thanks

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🌻

Thanks so much for this great video! Do you have any refences that can help us figure out what products are using which plastics?

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! ☺️ Usually Google has the answers. Once you know some of the keywords (bioplastic, PLA etc.) it’s relatively easy to figure out. If not you can reach out to them & ask (I think Facebook messenger is best for this).

GREAT VIDEO. I will just add that PLA has less chemical residue and fume when incinerated. However, Bioplastic mostly disturb the chain of recycling because they are not considerate as plastic by the industry. Except that detail, your video is very accurate. I definitely not encourage anybody to use PLA if they have no industrial compost facilities around and they don't sort bio plastic. This is GREENWASHING... Solutions are still HOME COMPOSTABLE, RECYCLING (glass, cardboard, aluminium and SOME plastics) and of course the best is REUSABLE... (get some elbow oil and clean stuff... lol)

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️ Oh yeah some one else has mentioned that PLA is better than regular plastic when incinerated. Not great that it’s being incinerated, but at least it’s better aha. Good to know! Yeah that is true for most places. But PLA recycling is possible & available in some places, like Taiwan. It’s not impossible to imagine the western world soon shipping PLA there to be recycled (although it would be so much better if we could mimic the technology here!) Okay so, would you rather someone used regular plastic tooth brush bristles or PLA toothbrush bristles? Even without access to industrial composting the PLA toothbrush bristles would still create less greenhouse emissions & less chemical residue & fume if incinerated (I learnt that one from you, thanks! Aha). There are absolutely cases where PLA is being used as greenwashing, like the hotel straws. But I don’t think bioplastic automatically means greenwashing in every case. I totally agree though, if it can be avoided, it should be avoided. Reusable, recyclable & home compostable is always best! 💚

Good content! Keep it up!

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

A few comments from someone who studies biodegradability of bioplastics in the ocean... First of all, bioplastics are more than just biobased plastics. Bioplastic can also be fully fossil-based plastics, which are biodegradable (in certain environments...). Bioplastic is also biobased plastic that can biodegrade (in certain environments...) or not biodegrade at all. There is actually no clear limit of how much "bio" there needs to be in bioplastic. So if you buy a product that says it is biobased, it might actually only be 10% biobased. For more information check this link out: www.european-bioplastics.org/bioplastics/. Also, one can never generalise any plastic types, neither bioplastic or fossil-based plastics. This is because the way plastic acts depends on its building blocks, and not at the sources they use to make it. Of course there are a lot of companies that take advantage of bioplastic being a relatively new field where the knowledge isn't out there yet. It is great that you highlight the difference between industrial composting and home composting, as this is something that consumers can confuse. My tip would always be to check the webpage of the company, and see if they have referenced to an international standard. This means that it is compostable within a certain timeframe, and it is confirmed by a third-part. The most common compostable standard to look for is EN11342. Another thing to remember is that plastic and bioplastic is a complicated science, and might not be as straight forward as some newspaper articles or webpages make it seem. Just to give an example; when it comes to bioplastic that is fragmented into micro plastics, it is not necessarily a bad thing. This is because once the particles are smaller, they are more easily biodegraded. To finish of my super long comment, I wish to say that I think it is awesome that people are being more critical to the new "eco friendly" products. However, it is very important to do you own research. Just because someone posted a video, does not mean the facts are true :-) Even better, contact an organisation, company or you municipality, and ask your questions to someone who is educated in chemistry, environmental sciences etc...

@charlottemayzley479

2 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing comment, thank you! I’m so sorry I’ve only just seen it. Do you have any other recommendations of where to research? Or how to contact someone educated in chemistry/ environmental sciences without annoying them aha. I’ve tried contacting my local municipality but no one has the answers. (Obviously someone educated is making the decisions, but their knowledge isn’t easily accessed).

Very informative video. Congrats! Just one thought. Home compostable is not safe any more since TUV Austria started to label all kinds of PLA bags "Home compostable" and OK Compost and we all know (especially after wathing your video :) )that PLA is far from home compostable. Barely biodegradable...

@charlottemayzley479

2 жыл бұрын

Oh noooooo! Greenwashing & capitalism at it again 🙈

I've read that hemp doesn't require pesticides, so hemp sourced plastics should be more environmentally friendly than the ones made from corn.

@christopheemmanuel

4 жыл бұрын

Hemp is very good and yes it does regenerate soil with no use of chemical... In fact, to push a little further, ideally, by reducing meat consumption, we could use these free lands to grow renewable plants like bamboo and hemp. But then, water consumption could be an issue too. Not a win win situation. Even if Hemp doesn't need so much water compare to other plants, hemp is consider as cannabis and because it doesn't need pesticides, has little interest for industrial. A political things: when you vote for someone who get paid to lie to you... That's the bottom line of the story... Sadely...

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

One Strange Animal I’ll be honest I didn’t look into hemp plastic because I think it’s more of a up & coming bioplastic rather than an established one. But thanks to yours & Chris’ comment I wanna find out more about it! Thanks for the head start guys, I’ll start researching it now 💚

I’m so stupid I completely fell for bio plastics and just applied for a grant from vegware for the community cafe I work at. 🤦‍♀️

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

You are not stupid! You sought out the information they purposely hid from you. That’s the opposite of stupid aha. Is it possible for your cafe to swap to washing reusables?

@Catmum1998

4 жыл бұрын

Wildly Ethical sorry. we mostly use normal pot mugs, plates, cutlery and glasses but occasionally people ask for takeaway to save for later or friends and we only have normal single use plastic sandwich bags and boxes as they can’t put salad in a paper bag! We’ve had a meeting though and decided to use it by request only so as not to encourage take away. Some people who come in rely on the food for their dinner though. Thankyou for replying :)

@charlottemayzley479

4 жыл бұрын

Jessica Francis Oh no, please don’t be sorry! I think giving out the disposables only when requested is a great idea. If you wanted to take it one step further you could offer a small discount to encourage people to bring in their own reusable take away containers. It would save the cafe money on disposables, and show how committed you are to protecting the planet. If you’re doing all of that, then using bioplastic (and educating people on how to dispose of it) would be better than regular plastic. Love that you & your cafe care! 🌍💚