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Looking to reduce your plastic in the bathroom or kitchen? Here are my top recommendations – with companies using liquid refills and dissolvable tablets. I am always looking for ways to reduce how much plastic enters our home to cut down on waste. While many forms of plastic can be recycled,
Sustainable Lifestyle
Worldwide we roughly chew 560,000 tons of gum every year equating to 374 billion pieces. But did you know your gum may contain plastic?
Sustainable Lifestyle
Launched near the end of Plastic Free July, Plastic Freedom potentially has changed the refill market, making it easier, cheaper and more accessible across the United Kingdom. Beth, the owner of Plastic Freedom on social media, told her followers she had been planning these for ages, wanting to make refills
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💡This review was written by a friend of mine, with a final proofreading and layout done by myself. It is a well-known fact that plastics are useful, yet they can have a detrimental impact on the environment. Plastic waste has not only been piling up drastically in landfills, but can
Sustainable Lifestyle
Show Your Stripes Day is an annual event held on June 21st. Prof. Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading came up with this project. Its goal is to make people more aware of climate change by using vertical coloured bars to show how the Earth is slowly warming up
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Powerbanks are deemed essential by many due to our reliance on technology to get us through our day. With this in mind, the market is saturated with different sizes, functions, and styles. However, with sustainability at the forefront of consumer minds, some companies are seeking to change the market, and
Sustainable Lifestyle
Our quarterly blog outlines a selection of upcoming environmental consciousness awareness days celebrated in both the UK and around the globe. This time we are looking at April to June, which raises awareness of many animals such as otters, chickens, and crows. April World Aquatic Animal Day – 3rd April 2025
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Our bi-annual blog outlines environmental consciousness, days, weeks, and months celebrated in both the UK and around the globe between January and March 2025. We will produce additional 3-month instalments as updates as the year progresses. If you wish to keep updated, please follow our blog's newsletter. Many
Sustainable Lifestyle
Fast fashion is prevalent in every retail establishment, in the feeds of influencers on social media encouraging excessive consumption, and in the constant appearance of advertisements online.
Home & Garden
The countdown to Christmas Day is nearly there. Many of us have already sorted out gifts and are well on our way to planning for the special day, but how do we align sustainability with Christmas? Here are ten tips that will help us go in the right direction. 1.
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You may have a medicine draw, first aid kit or simply keep some in your car or bag. Wherever you keep them it is important to check their expiration date. The same applies for first aid supplies such as bandages and plasters. Medicines which have expired may not be safe
Minimalism
Reading for pleasure is common in the UK, with 43% of Britons saying they read for pleasure at least once a week, with the most common format being paperback books (60%). Despite this, paperback books cannot be recycled due to the glue used to bind the pages together. Furthermore, physical