Monday, 10 September 2018
Reducing our plastic waste!!!!!!!!!!!!
This term we have been learning about plastic and how we could reduce it. We came up with an idea to make 1 fabric bag each and 2 beeswax wraps each. The fabric bags were good to use instead of plastic bags. The beeswax wraps were good to use instead of glad wrap. To make the beeswax wraps you have to get some fabric and lay it down flat on baking paper and sprinkle grated beeswax over the fabric. Next you have to lay baking paper on the fabric and iron the baking paper with the fabric under it until it melts all the beeswax into the fabric (make sure you get the wax melted on the sides and corners). Then take the fabric out of the baking paper and leave it to dry for 2 mins. I really enjoyed making the fabric bags and beeswax wraps. We ARE trying to encourage ourselves and other people to have a plastic free lunch. Here is us with the fabric bags and beeswax wraps!
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Hi Charlie
ReplyDeleteWell done for writing about the projects we have been doing in class to try and help us to produce less plastic waste. I liked the photos you used because they clearly show what you have made and I like the action shots of you using the sewing machine. Good work on explaining how to make the beeswax cloth wraps. It was really nice of your Mum to come in and help with this. I have been impressed with the effort you have been making to make sure that you aren't producing plastic waste in your lunchbox. Well done.