Really? REALLY? It’s where ones man rinces the washing up, before placing it on the drier, or drains stuff that needs draining…
Yes, really!
I'm 59 years old, have owned multiple houses and not once have I had a "secondary sink"!
You haven’t lived!!!
As a bonus it is mango season.
Think of the food miles!
Reduce / reuse/ recyle
The most important is reduce – so do not buy an unneeded extra bowl – one that holds bacteria at that
but that argument gets on shaky ground once you realise that the OP has a Belfast sink. So his washing up bowl is an effort to reduce the volume of hot water used, and the amount of energy wasted in heating a giant lump of porcelain rather than the items he is washing. He could obviously rip out his whole kitchen but I’m not sure a few tons of landfill is the best fix either…
im sceptical that there’s much microplastic coming from a decent quality washing up bowl. You aren’t scrubbing or abrading it and usually they last for decades of use so they aren’t getting weaker from erosion. There will be some, I have no idea how you would quantify the pro/con of 1 micoplastic particle v 1 J of heat v the cost of making steel v the energy spent on STWs servers (and all their users phone/laptop charging) to debate the point…
I’d be amazed if your washing up bowl was on the top ten worst things your household does for the planet, so whilst it’s nice to fix the small stuff, it’s probably greenwashing.
Great thread - people wanting to be 'eco' but then buying a sink that isnt fit for purpose so they then buy something to put in the sink !?!
He has a Belfast sink. Nowhere does it say that he chose to buy one.
TBH, my butlers double sink is perfectly fit for all the purposes it gets put to.
I can soak the grill tray or large cooking pots in there with ease. Or rinse and trim 10 kilos of carrots from the garden.
I can also pop a bowl in there so i can wash the glasses and general bits and pieces that i generate during a normal day.
All about flexibility innit
Our Jack Russell leaves our crockery spotless! 🙂
Lola's eyes light up when we own the dishwasher to put something in. A quick prewash and they always come out shiny. Her favourite is the cutlery basket, so a rich selection to choose from.
im sceptical that there’s much microplastic coming from a decent quality washing up bowl
Yes, I don't think there is either but the point is that's currently left for us to try to determine. We (as in the general public) don't know what's good plastic use and what's bad. We get things like the Sainsbury's mince packaging*, which is probably cost driven over any actual environmental impact reduction. Less plastic so cheaper but we'll market it as eco friendly.
*I think I've used this example enough now
pointing fingers about buying things that aren’t “fit for purpose” 🤔 😉 🚙💦but then buying a sink that isnt fit for purpose
