king don Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 i was in the army 9yrs i wear one out of respect for soldiers that died to give me a life------------------rest in peace all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman123 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 they had leaves many years ago. I wont buy them anymore as they will be landfill within a week-get an environmental clue! put it in your recycle bin it will be compost within a month.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 put it in your recycle bin it will be compost within a month.... no, I will donate money but I will not pay for a piece of rubbish! They need to rethink the stupid thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 no, I will donate money but I will not pay for a piece of rubbish! They need to rethink the stupid thing. You see, I think half of the thing is to do with fund raising, but the other half is wearing your poppy to show your support for those killed/injured at war. The environmental impact, I feel is minimal. If concerned you could take it to bits and recycle it, or even save it and re-use it next year (but make a new donation, of course). There are bigger dangers to the environment than a tiny piece of plastic and some coloured paper. I also believe that the poppies are made by disabled ex-servicemen, so the day also helps support their employment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp87 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 there are loads of poppy products you can buy that can be re-used year on year. enamel poppy pins, car poppies, wristbands etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp87 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I also believe that the poppies are made by disabled ex-servicemen, so the day also helps support their employment. the normal poppies themselves aren't, but other products such as the crosses are. they also pack larger poppies and other small items. they make the wreaths too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Who makes the normal (small paper) poppies then? I thought it was all done by ex-servicemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp87 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Who makes the normal (small paper) poppies then? I thought it was all done by ex-servicemen. qualified engineers and some seriously hi-tech machinery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 You see, I think half of the thing is to do with fund raising, but the other half is wearing your poppy to show your support for those killed/injured at war. The environmental impact, I feel is minimal. If concerned you could take it to bits and recycle it, or even save it and re-use it next year (but make a new donation, of course). There are bigger dangers to the environment than a tiny piece of plastic and some coloured paper. I also believe that the poppies are made by disabled ex-servicemen, so the day also helps support their employment. but all are rubbish, the environmental impact is not minimal because everyone gets them, everyone gets red noses, everyone gets breast cancer ribbons etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanl Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Just got mine. Another thing that's new is today I was offered the choice of a pin one or a sticky one. The lady said the sticky ones have been around for a couple of years but first time I've ever seen them. Might try one of those tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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