Not Such Venerable Beads

In the middle of all the news this week about Cabinet reshuffles, and Princess Charlotte's Nursery, you may have missed one really encouraging report-  The manufacture of Plastic Microbeads and their use in cosmetics and 'personal care products' is now banned in the UK. They won't disappear completely from our shelves for a few months- but it is a great start. More information here and a brief video here.

You may remember that back in June, I made some beeswax foodwraps.

The aim was to reduce the amount of clingfilm which I use and then discard.
They are still in regular use, although I think it's probably time to re-wax some of them, as there are fold lines developing and the wax coating is wearing thin there.
Here are four things from my fridge currently benefitting from the beewraps;

Half a butternut squash, and half a grapefruit - the cut sides covered with wraps, a bowl of food and a block of cheddar.
I have to say that they are excellent for wrapping sandwiches neatly. I was using them all the time I was teaching last term. In my lunch hour, I'd unwrap the cloth on my desk as a makeshift plate, with the stack of sarnies on it - and eat them, held in my left hand, whilst I marked books with the pen held in my right. Then I'd shake the crumbs into the bin, and fold up the wrap and put it back in my briefcase. All very efficient. Similarly, I'd my lunchtime orange and put the peel onto the wrap, so that it could be packed up and returned to my kitchen at home, to go in the food waste bin.
I have plenty of beeswax- so when I get a spare afternoon [!] maybe I should make a few more of these useful little wraps. Much better for the planet than more plastic, whether in the form of clingfilm or microbeads,.