One of the best things about other people joining in is that they realise how difficult it is. Perhaps we could make it a regular challenge? An annual event? October is Wasted month each year? Perhaps more and more people would join in...
I think that would be good - not only will we put less STUFF in landfill for a month, but the legacy of it in our minds will perhaps mean that over the whole year we 'naturally' consume less non-recyclable plastic... (more thoughts on this later).
(Cartoon by Polyp)
Yes, we have taken the Wasted challenge, albeit not as bravely as Topsy and Chayo as we are doing a waste-free week. It has really made us think about what can and can't be recycled and we found shopping for food for the week quite a challenge. Luckily, there is Unicorn in Manchester so we managed. Even so, there were loads of things we would ordinarily buy which we couldn't. We are both veggies and are quite partial to tofu, veggie sausages etc - all of which were out of the question because of the packaging. Even pasta comes in un-recyclable plastic! I think the yearly Wasted is a great idea by the way!
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