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Which is worse? Buying a wooden product made from unsustainable forest, or buying a product made of plastic?

Wood products made from unsustainable forests supports the harvesting of trees that will will not grow back. However, the waste products from making plastic are toxic.. and it won’t biodegrade for many years. Which is worse? It depends on the product. I can only think of toys, furniture and some housewares (dinnerware, shelves, picture frames, etc. ). With this context, stuff made [ Read More → ]

How many plastic items are recyclable?

“The different catagories of plastic, how many are there?” 7 in respect of recycling. The following is relevant to the UK and US so may not apply elsewhere… All told there are about 50 different categories of plastics and all of them can be recycled. You need to look on the item for the recycling logo (three arrows making a triangle) and [ Read More → ]