The Big Plastic Count

I’ve just counted and submitted my results. 70 items of plastic. And I’m 95% plastic free in the bathroom. It’s amazing how quickly it mounts up! Especially as you have to count top/lids and the bottles/ pots/ trays separately. I thought that was odd when I first read it. But they are separate bits of plastic. When my foot print came back. I was very shocked at how little is actually recycled. What are we doing to this planet!

My biggest downfall was soft plastic (freezer bags). Because we buy a lot of our meat in bulk ( whole deer for example) we bag and freeze in portions.
Think I’m going to have to look into plastic reusable boxes for the freezer. Must get the correct shape though. I tried that for freezing all my chillies. I brought the 5lt big square tubs. Turns out the sides aren’t straight! They’re very slightly narrower at bottom. Like a flower pot. Which left quite big gaps in the freezer. When I went back to bags. I could fit an extra 20kg of chillies in the freezer! What do you do waste energy keeping empty space cold in your freezer or use plastic bags. I think the answer is get the right size boxes! I’ve got a couple of the reusable ziplock but without the zip ( if that makes sense!?! ) . The closure thingy is so good on them . With my early onset of arthritis in the hands, I physically can’t open the flipping things!
I’m trying, I’m just failing at the first hurdle.