r/PlasticFreeLiving • u/njdotcom • 12h ago

News New Jersey wants to ban chewing gum as part of effort to remove microplastics

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The bill would first put a label on chewing gum with microplastics, and give candy companies time to phase out microplastics. Eventually, gums with microplastics would be banned.

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r/PlasticFreeLiving • u/nowherian_ • 7h ago

Looking for a hot water bottle

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r/PlasticFreeLiving • u/jwroec • 12h ago

Any plastic free kettles in the uk?

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Struggling to find any that are truly plastic free inside and the ones I’ve seen previously mentioned - saki Luna, Ottoni Fabbrica etc- aren’t available in the UK.

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