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A ban on some single-use plastics will come into force in England from October 2023.
To tackle the growing plastic problem, takeaways, restaurants and cafes must stop using single-use plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from October.
The orange plastic pile will disappear.
M8 C Biogon 35mm f2.8
It is amazing how much single use plastic, paper and foil we use for a single meal. Breakfast detritus at Denny's Diner.
"Simple Ace" 27 exposure single-use camera with Fujifilm iso 400 film. Expired 5 2009.
Bought from a dealer in Japan.
This design was introduced in 1995 ; expiration dates on the cameras in my collection from 1999- 2005 .
"I am 10 years old"
Made in France , expiration date 1997 .Referring to 10 years of Kodak single use cameras . Kodak Gold 400 film inside .
Manufactured in 1998 by Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. of Japan. An amazing little disposable designed to take 8 sequential images on a single frame of 35mm film. Once the shutter was released, the shooting lasted for about 1 second. It is loaded with 15 exposures of 800 ISO film. The directions were very specific: “(1) Turn film advance wheel until it stops, (2) Stand at least 21 ft away from golfer (subject), (3) Look through viewfinder and focus on golfer’s waist, (4) Press shutter when golf club is parallel to ground on backswing, (5) Hold camera still until shutter stops clicking, and (6) REPEAT: You have 15 opportunities, try pressing shutter at different times to vary swing analysis.” Also, it included an offer to send one golf photo, $10 check or money order to Corporate Golf Outings of Scottsdale, Arizona for a golf swing analysis!
Are disposable cameras collectable? First, they are a phenomena of the late 20th / early 21st century. The more proper term “Single Use Camera” and they brought photography to the truly occasional photographer. They became unique for the odd features and varieties. And their use is now engrained in our culture—who doesn’t put out several at their wedding reception for the guests to snap pictures of each other! And, by their specific nature, they are destroyed. So common today that they hang at every grocery checkout line, but one day they’ll be rare. You decide…