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by blythburgh » Mon Dec 27 2021 10:35am
Yesterday I saw an ad for re-usable tissues which would save loads of trees. They came with a washable holder shaped like a tissue box. The tissues are reusable because you wash them at 60degrees in the washing machine.
I have been racking my brains because the idea did not seem new somehow. Then I remembered we all used to have cotton hankies and some old ladies used to have a cotton pouch they kept their clean handkerchiefs in.
Ah but the new bit is the hankie is called a reusable tissue and is housed in a reusable tissue box. Wonder how many will fall for this and pay more than a packet of cotton hankies cost.
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by Richard Frost » Mon Dec 27 2021 10:41am
Regardless of the above. having to wash them at 60 degrees is not very environmentally friendly when the majority of washing can be done at 30/40 degrees. Bit of an own goal methinks in more ways than one.
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by MrsXfile » Mon Dec 27 2021 4:02pm
the 60 degree wash certainly puts me off buying any
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by bprev » Tue Dec 28 2021 3:17am
why not? most of the environment happy stuff is not reality, just happy crappy nonsense, soundbites and feelgood and no brainer
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by blythburgh » Tue Dec 28 2021 11:37am
We add some tea tree oil to the wash and conditioner area of the machine and wash at 0 degrees. Must admit we do have lightly soiled stuff. Clothes have been far softer since a Chilean friend got us to do this.
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by blythburgh » Tue Dec 28 2021 11:38am
expressman33 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27 2021 3:18pm
Need to get back to using Terry nappies for babies
If we did there would be far less in landfill or in our case taken to be incinerated
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by Richard Frost » Tue Dec 28 2021 11:51am
blythburgh wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28 2021 11:38am
expressman33 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27 2021 3:18pm
Need to get back to using Terry nappies for babies
If we did there would be far less in landfill or in our case taken to be incinerated
Your case? You use terry nappies then?
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by blythburgh » Wed Dec 29 2021 10:32am
Richard Frost wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28 2021 11:51am
blythburgh wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28 2021 11:38am
expressman33 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27 2021 3:18pm
Need to get back to using Terry nappies for babies
If we did there would be far less in landfill or in our case taken to be incinerated
Your case? You use terry nappies then?
Never able to be a Mother, the hysterectomy came before I met the love of my life. So not in a position to be holier than thou and say to any parent you should not ever use a disposable nappy.
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