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Shane
Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 3467 Location: Doha. Is hot.
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Mistress Rose
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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 18 8:22 am Post subject: |
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In the dim and distant past, when crisps were made by Smiths, only came in plain flavour and had a screw of salt in a blue paper, the packets were made of some sort of oiled paper. Not really recyclable either, but would probably break down faster than plastic and metal. The crisps did occasionally go soft if stored for too long, but as you say, with today's logistics, they should be sold fairly quickly, in the UK at least. Nitrogen may keep the crisps better, but shouldn't leak more than air as the molecules aren't that much different in size. Helium is the real problem as that has tiny molecules. We used to use that to test for leaks in electronic packaging. |
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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 6614 Location: New England (In the US of A)
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Nick
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dpack
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Shane
Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 3467 Location: Doha. Is hot.
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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 6614 Location: New England (In the US of A)
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 45676 Location: Essex
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 45676 Location: Essex
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 18 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Had another generic response from Waitrose:
Thanks for your email, Mr Sharif.
The impact of packaging on the environment is something we all care about. At Waitrose cutting down on our use of plastic has been a focus for us and we've reduced our packaging by nearly
50 per cent since 2009.
We’ve also been industry pioneers on a number of things - becoming the first supermarket to stop selling products containing plastic microbeads following our announcement in September 2016.
And we led the way by moving exclusively to cotton buds with paper stems, not plastic. Both these are types of plastic which can end up in our seas, so these actions are important. Last summer,
we introduced more easily recyclable sandwich wrappers - the first in the market with removable plastic liners.
In July we announced a commitment that will make a major impact on the use of plastic in our packaging. By 2025 all our own-label packaging will be widely recyclable (using the widely recycled logo), reusable, or home compostable.
We believe there is a role that recyclable plastic can play with some products - to protect during transportation and to prevent food waste, which is why we are not planning to remove it entirely from our ranges.
Our commitment is a stretching target, but we are determined to achieve it through a mix of innovation and working with suppliers to change how we package the products we sell.
We're passionate about continually improving the service we offer our customers. If you'd like to feed back on the service I've given you, please click on the link below to take part in our quick survey. As a thank you, we’ll also enter you into our monthly prize draw where you could win £500 in gift cards.
https://waitrosehaveyoursay.com/CS/0050O000007za8o |
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 18 8:07 am Post subject: |
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Using the old oiled paper bags the crisps would keep for several weeks unopened, so I don't think there would be a problem with turnover these days, as just in time, or just too late as I prefer to call it, seems to be the order of the day.
Interesting about shoddy. I had heard of it, but wasn't too sure what it was. I may be wrong, but it may also have used cotton for the warp and wool for the weft, which would have made the use of poor quality wool even more practical as less strain on the weft.
I found, unfortunately by having to pull miles of nylon yarn from the compost heap, that a good way of separating the wool and nylon is to compost the wool component as the nylon stays. It was the remains of some very worn out home knitted socks, so the nylon was a reasonable thickness and came out all right. I didn't realise how much nylon there was in sock wool until that point. |
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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 6614 Location: New England (In the US of A)
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Mistress Rose
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