Should there be a law against this? (Chain Reaction)

[David B]

At least with jiffy bags they are easier to reuse.

+1 to that. Reuse is better still than recycling.

David

 

[MikeD]

There's a limit, though. I've got a plastic crate under my desk rammed full with jiffy bags awaiting reuse

I had a bike delivered not long ago in a box that wasn't just big enough to take the bike fully assembled and ready to ride but would have easily taken a second bike alongside.

 

[cornholio's RC200]

I got my seatpost shim in a jiffy bag from crc, have to say tho the rb community is pretty green pretty mech everything I have bought of members from here looks like the packaging is at least on its second if not more use.

Retrobike saving the planet 1 parcel at a time

To be fair as well, I re-use jiffy bags because they're so expensive to buy in the first place.

I got a Magura QR bolt in one of those CRC boxes earlier on this week (£1.99). Oh yeah and some of those hideous gels. The biggest problem with trying to re-use those boxes is the "sticks like shit" glue that they use on them. Always ends up with ripping the box lid.

Now, if they need an Environment Manager....

Funnily enough that's exactly what my Mrs (environmental scientist) said when I mentioned it to her. She had to collect one of those parcels from the sorting office once, thus using time and diesel to get there... Carbon footprint my arse

 

[unkleGsif]

Interesting... where does she work?


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[cyfa2809]

I can honestly say i dont even have any idea about the prices of bubble wrap envelopes and such.

The only packaging i have bought in years is tape. Loooots of tape.

The rest is all re used, but yeah there is a limit. I chuck loads out now and again then find i need it!

 

[technodup]

Having said all that though ^^^ I myself use CRC fairly frequently and I don't care how big the packaging is! If you travel the world a bit and visit 2nd and 3rd world countries it kind of makes you think "what's the point?" when it comes to recycling here in the UK, most of the world just chucks stuff on a tip or burns it, I find it difficult to comprehend how us in the UK can make that much of a difference tbh.

^^^This.

I reuse what I can because it suits me. I recycle nothing. Until the council starts reducing my council tax in return for splitting rubbish it all goes in the one bin. It makes bugger all difference to the big picture as you've pointed out.

Just another way do-gooders can feel all superior imo. When buying or selling a product or service the key question is always "What's in it for me?" Millions are converted to community recycling and I can't think of one tangible reason other than smugness.

I just don't get it.

 

[Neil]

Having said all that though ^^^ I myself use CRC fairly frequently and I don't care how big the packaging is! If you travel the world a bit and visit 2nd and 3rd world countries it kind of makes you think "what's the point?" when it comes to recycling here in the UK, most of the world just chucks stuff on a tip or burns it, I find it difficult to comprehend how us in the UK can make that much of a difference tbh.

^^^This.

I reuse what I can because it suits me. I recycle nothing. Until the council starts reducing my council tax in return for splitting rubbish it all goes in the one bin. It makes bugger all difference to the big picture as you've pointed out.

Just another way do-gooders can feel all superior imo. When buying or selling a product or service the key question is always "What's in it for me?" Millions are converted to community recycling and I can't think of one tangible reason other than smugness.

I just don't get it.

On the other hand, I do recyle - not like a mad 'un, and not so I can be holier-than-thou. Merely because it doesn't inconvenience me that much to put some different things in some different bins (and as a consequence, means that I'm less likely to run out of bin space in one bin).

As to the smugness argument, I think it's equally and just as irritatingly countered by the "what's in it for me" argument... - because that's all about mindset.

For my part, I'm a big believer in kids seeing how their parents behave, having an impact on them as they mature. Whilst people still cling to the "what's in it for me..." thing, nothing will ever change. Many countries are playing that argument on a huge extrapolated scale for doing nothing.

Sorting out household refuse may well have little point - I get the pragmatic argument, I have read all the stories and shock / horror news articles about the sorts of things that don't really happen - all the same, though, nothing will happen unless people decide to make an effort - and hopefully, that will influence any offspring they have.

That's not for any smug or pious reasons - I'm not about to preach to you about what you should do, just explaining what I do.

But truth be told, those that can't be arsed irritate me just as much as those who claim the sky will fall in if we don't.

 

[Grannygrinder]

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Seems i bit off to me complaining about CRC's use of 'trees' when taken in comparison to the amount of fuel it took to get the items too you compared to a walk/short drive to the LBS :roll:
Mail order, no matter how large or small, is not saving the planet

 

[FluffyChicken]

Having said all that though ^^^ I myself use CRC fairly frequently and I don't care how big the packaging is! If you travel the world a bit and visit 2nd and 3rd world countries it kind of makes you think "what's the point?" when it comes to recycling here in the UK, most of the world just chucks stuff on a tip or burns it, I find it difficult to comprehend how us in the UK can make that much of a difference tbh.

^^^This.

I reuse what I can because it suits me. I recycle nothing. Until the council starts reducing my council tax in return for splitting rubbish it all goes in the one bin. It makes bugger all difference to the big picture as you've pointed out.

Just another way do-gooders can feel all superior imo. When buying or selling a product or service the key question is always "What's in it for me?" Millions are converted to community recycling and I can't think of one tangible reason other than smugness.

I just don't get it.

If you ever have rubbish dumps near you and they are now over twice as high as they as suppose to be, they stink and smell, large stretches of the main roads, litter scattered down the roads all around from transporting it between sites, you'll see why recycling helps out in other ways.
It keeps the mass piles of waste lower by keeping it in use.
It not smugness it's just sensible and it's bloody easy to do.
How hard is it to put some of it into another bin and waste food into another. Oh no 3 bins, to much for some :roll:
Maybe they community recyclers should petition to place the dump in you garden.

and no the dumps are not near me, but I do pass and talk to plenty of them and see the many upset people it effects.

It also costs the council more to then tidy up the mess the transporting lorries of the landfill companies to the roads and villages.

 

[Whatleymeister]

You are all totally missing the point with this and it disgusts me:

OP orders 2 heaset spacers and gets free stuff, I order a Hydro brake and get squat

Bastards.

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