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Petition to ban cheap polystyrene bodyboards
Recently Westward Ho! in Devon became the first place to ban the cheap and very fragile polystyrene bodyboards known as "snappers".
There is now a petition for a national ban on this particular type of expanded polystyrene bodyboard, which are unfit for purpose and 16,000 of them were left on beaches last year alone! The petition has been started by a cooperation between Plastic Free Torridge, Plastic Free North Devon and Keep Britain Tidy's Ocean Recovery Project.
How can I cut food waste?
The UK wastes a scary 4.5 million tons of food per year and at Non Plastic Beach we want to help cut that down, by making saving partially used and leftover food.
Now before we even get to preserving partially used fruit and vegetables or leftovers, there are steps that can be taken to make sure food is not wasted before it is even used. Best before dates are something that lead to many people binning food that is still safe and good to eat, with the estimated advisory date being taken as a definite deadline.
How do I use tablet toothpaste?
How do I use tablet toothpaste? When we started Non Plastic Beach we wanted a plastic free toothpaste with fluoride as one of our main launch products. The solution we came upon was a toothpaste in dry tablet form, which was vegan, SLS-free, cruelty free and did not require squeezable waterproof packaging either. One question we often get is about how you use a toothpaste tablet and we are happy to answer that. Instructions for Toothpaste Tablet Use: Chew the tablet at the front of your mouth into a paste, Wet your toothbrush Brush as normal, taking your time and using...
How do I use the last bits of soap up?
How can I keep my tea hot?
We know that walking is massively popular to break up the boring lockdown days and when the weather is cold and snowy like today a warm drink can make it a more enjoyable activity!
The title might say tea, but we aren't fussy, our own insulated bottles have had coffee, hot chocolate, hot Ribena, vin chaud, mulled wine and even hot whisky toddie in them to keep warm!
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