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What should come to mind when we hear "single use items" other than plastic cutlery, plastic bags, and plastic water bottles?

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) August 27th, 2019
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Title edted. I know it can be Googled, etc., but what else should immedaitely come to mind when we hear “single use” items?

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Topics: environment, climate change, recycle, reuse, reduce, plastic bag, plastic water bottles, single use items, single use, plastic cutlery, greening of planet

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(Sanitary) napkins.

rebbel (35550

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@rebbel yes.

flo (13313

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Condoms, grenades.

stanleybmanly (24153

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Single use items that people can live/should try to live without for the environment.

flo (13313

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Ammunition?

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(Cigarette) (filter tips)
Fossil fuel
Rain poncho’s (the flimsy, see through, plastic ones)

rebbel (35550

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@rebbel I never thought of that.

flo (13313

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https://www.waterdocs.ca/water-talk/2017/12/19/8-single-use-plastic-items-you-can-quit-right-now
I don’t know the site though.

flo (13313

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6 pack yokes

stanleybmanly (24153

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@flo Which?

rebbel (35550

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@rebbel There was only ”(Cigarette) (filter tips)” when I responded to your last post.

flo (13313

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Automotive parts, like distributor caps and rotors.

kritiper (25757

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@kritiper Feel free to elaborate.

flo (13313

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@flo Gotcha

rebbel (35550

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Distributor caps, rotors, dash parts, shift and radio knobs, carbon canister shells, vacuum fittings, senders, wire terminals, valve stem caps, gas and oil caps. ... and many other parts both internal and external.

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Nothing. Or paper.

RedDeerGuy1 (24487

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Here is another site:
“4.Purchase a reusable sandwich bag.”
“5.You can make or purchase beeswax paper instead of Saran Wrap.”
https://globalnews.ca/news/5463546/simple-ways-to-reduce-your-plastic-use/

flo (13313

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@kritiper You mean you can live without all those items? Because that’s what the OP is about. I’m not sure if I made it clear,

flo (13313

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If you don’t own a car you can.

kritiper (25757

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Invasive medical devices.

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@kritiper I don’t know if you meant it or not but that means use transit, bicycle, community car share services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_carsharing_organizations, etc. instead of a car.

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@Lightlyseared But invasive medical devices are needed in (most?) places, aren’t they?

flo (13313

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@flo It gets put in the vehicle once and only once. If it fails it gets replaced. One use.

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@kritiper Only if people don’t reuse them, on other cars or other things.

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Construction debris.

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Disposable diapers, toothpicks, Q-tips, toilet tissue, baby wipes, latex/vinyl gloves, incontinence supplies, feminine products, butane lighters, paper towels, paper and styrofoam cups, and others.

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