Magazine envelope

Wildwood
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edited August 2018 in Club Membership #1

Just got my new magazine from the other club and it is in a recyclable envelope made from potato starch and compostable. This looks a great step forward in reducing plastic waste and hopefully this club can look at using these.

Not sure how well it composts but it is in the bin and we will see if any of it survives intact.

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  • DSB
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    edited August 2018 #2

    Havent had mine yet, but that sounds like good news.

    David

  • trellis
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    edited August 2018 #3

    According to CCC magazine,the wrap takes 52 weeks to degrade .A lot less time than a polythene version , hope CMC quickly follow suit.

  • DSB
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    edited August 2018 #4

    I got my magazine this morning.  Does anyone know how to recycle the new C&CC wrapper, as I don't have a compost heap.  Will it go with tbe green food waste/ garden waste? (We put food waste and garden waste in the same bin?  Or does it still go with paper, or even plastic?

    I will certainly make the suggestion that the CAMC look into the possibility of changing the existing pacpackaging for something more 'green'.

    David

  • Oneputt
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    edited August 2018 #5

    Our club is also using recyclable covers.  See thread I started over a month ago

    https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/club-talk/club-products-services/magazine-wrapper/

  • Bakers2
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    edited August 2018 #6

    Page 10 in the mag tells all. Compost heap, garden waste bin,  kitchen food waste caddy, open the bag one end as use as your caddy liner! Not in normal bin or plastic. 

    I think it's great 😃 huge improvement.  Little steps etc

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2018 #7

    If it's made from potato starch perhaps we should cook it and eat it surprised

  • Bakers2
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    edited August 2018 #8

    Well maybe 😉. Hopefully they looked at world hunger before deciding on making a wrapper with the stuff? Who knows? Was there any/enough profit in alternatives??

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited August 2018 #9

    I suspect there are lots of potatoes grown which are not suitable for human consumption because of the shape or blemishes and I expect it is these that are used as well as peeling to create the starch used in such products? I expect a perfect potato is more likely to go to Mr Walkerwink

    I wonder how many will remember to add it to their green or food waste bins? Most will likely end up in landfill but at least they will rot away there.

    David 

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited August 2018 #10

    My cover looks and feels just like plastic!! Wildwood how did you know that your's had been made of potato starch?

  • Bakers2
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    edited August 2018 #11

    It's the other club C&CC that has potato starch wrapping. Mine went in the food recycling bin and was collected this morning,

    This club says it's biodegradable plastic I believe, but watching the BBC4  programme last night the secret life of rubbish dumps I'm not sure that's a good thing 😲. Not sure if biodegradable is recyclable? I put our in our plastic recycling. But then we have 7 receptacles per home for recycling. Sorting rubbish requires a good deal of thought here, when were away there seems to be far less sorting before it goes off 🤣.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited August 2018 #12

    Sory B2, I didn't read to OP properly.embarassed We got our HHA magazine in a wrapper which I take to be biodegradable as it's semi-opaque. It will go into our recycling bin as we only have 3 receptacles, 1 for recycling , 1 for glass and the other for general rubbish.

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