Party On ... Without the Plastic
Having a party? Don’t use that plastic rubbish, it’s a disaster. Buy biodegradable plates, cups, cutlery – whatever you use at parties – instead.
The trouble is that polystyrene, convenient though it is, is not very convenient for the planet. It never biodegrades.
This action is particularly relevant to families with young kids on the never-ending round of parties in school term time – but where the kids lead, the rest of us must follow.
Why not suggest to your workplace or school or University – or your local café – that they could use biodegradable products instead of polystyrene ones for their takeaway food and drink?
Here are a couple of companies offering starch-based, biodegradable catering utensils with whom you can Go Generous:
The products these companies provide will biodegrade in a couple of weeks, so Mother Earth can join the party too! (Sorry, very corny gag.)
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12 Oct 2007
each month I give up a piece of plastic – bags, cups, bottles you name it- to check my progress go to www.plasticisrubbish.blog.co.uk.
Godalming, GB , 12 Oct 2007
sorry kate & ami I got a message saying:
This blog is under construction.
Hier entsteht in K�rze ein neues Blog.
Let us know when it’s up and running. It sounds like it could be inspiring. :)
Luton, GB , 09 Jan 2008
I bought cups from WF Denny last year and have donated some to the two churches in the Luton Methodist Circuit that still insist on using plastic cups – and also told them I would sell them some more or where they could get them from themselves. AND THEY STILL WON’T TAKE NOTICE! I’ve written articles for the church magazine – what else do I do?
new bradwell, milton keynes, GB , 08 Feb 2009
I had a party back at fireworks night and let everyone use the glasses from the cupboard, i was a bit worried, (beleive me our parties get a bit rowdy!!) but only one got broken! whats the point in plastic cups when people can actually use normal ones even at parties… lol
I also take a mug and reusable bottles (for vodka and coke lol) to festivals
new bradwell, milton keynes, GB , 23 Mar 2009
make sure you put kate & ami’s link in without the last . then it seems to work :)
Luton, GB , 25 May 2009
A year and a half since my last comment and the two churches ARE buying paper cups instead of plastic or polystyrene – ‘just’ got to work on the district synod now!