Glass

[emmie]

whilst i like a glass to drink out of, i wonder why we don't use other materials to store certain goods. I accidentally broke a full jar of coffee. And not only is it smashed to smithereens, but the glass and coffee went everywhere. Add in the fact i am now cut in three places trying to sweep this mess up. Why can't we have a hard plastic container instead of coffee jars. Is it because they are not so easily disposed of. If they made them in a hard plastic or similar it wouldn't have smashed and now have to pay a kings ransom to replace it. I am also bleeding like a proverbial stuck pig. Oh fluffing hell.

[bednobs]

good question. I noticed recently (when i dropped it) thAt sunpat is now in plastic jars

[commoner]

Safer to transfer to another container...remember mrs comm having Tupperware parties....still buy it on Amazon....all colours allsizes..;-)

[emmie]

i am sure they could put any number of goods in plastic or similar containers. This was an expense waste, entirely my fault, but had it been plastic it would have bounced and rolled away.

[emmie]

commoner, have thousand and one plastic containers, so will look one out that will fit the coffee, will it keep do you reckon with an air tight lid.

[commoner]

I'd have thought airtight was essential em...tight being the operative word...can't be 'avin' the lid flying off next time you get an attack of dropsy..;-)

[emmie]

indeed, i have some plastic containers that will fit in the cupboards, so will transfer coffee. Wonder why it doesn't come in plastic containers anyway.. you could then fill up with the refills they sell, so no need to keep replacing jars.

[emmie]

expensive business by the way, wasted coffee, couldn't even save a smidgen seeing as how it was glass and coffee mixed..

[joggerjayne]

Glass is the easiest thing to recycle?

[tamborine]

tins here

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[emmie]

that was the conclusion i came to, but they must have another material one could use that is as easy to recycle, as it is i won't be getting rid of the plastic containers as they are very useful. All the soft goods like rice, pasta, are in containers. i found like the coffee it can be an expensive business when nice ceramic containers get broken, not least when you can't get replacements. Oh well.

[emmie]

tambourine, that will keep me awake for a month x x

[askyourgran]

Glass and alminium are the only items we are not allowed to put into our recycling bins and certain plastics. We do have bottlebanks though.

My sympathies em10. I was bemoaning the cost of coffee today £4.25 for the brand I like.

[emmie]

our local supermarket is waitrose and generally cannot afford to shop there. The nescafe 200g is almost 5 quid, which is the one i broke.

[tamborine]

You wont be stressed over the financial loss, nor blood letting

[emmie]

very true. x

[tamborine]

£11.50 for kg or £25 at your shop

[emmie]

sorry are you saying buying online is a lot of cheaper.

[emmie]

i confess had no idea that you could buy that sort of item on Amazon.

[lcg]

be more careful tidying glass!!! don't be tempted to pick it up, always sweep it up. coffee is ridiculously expensive (i now have to buy supermarket own brand) poor you x

[emmie]

the bottom of the jar just sort of splintered so went to pick that up and got pranged. how can tiny little cuts bleed so much, good thing don't faint at the sight of blood. I got the dustpan and brush then the sweeper, what a nuisance though.