Many of us would have enjoyed a slice of toast for our breakfast this morning, or perhaps made sandwiches for ourselves and our families. There’s no doubt that bread is one of our favourite foods in the UK, with nearly 12 million loaves sold each day. Unfortunately, many of us may not realise that our […]
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Many of us love to unwind at the end of a busy, stressful day with a glass of wine, and there’s evidence to suggest that moderate consumption of wine can actually be good for us. Wine contains antioxidants known as polyphenols, which are said to protect our bodies against heart disease and cancer. Unfortunately, it’s
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If you’re trying to remove as much plastic as possible from your everyday life, it’s likely you’ll get stuck with some items. Yoghurt is one of those items. Unlike milk, it almost always comes in plastic. Can you buy plastic-free yoghurt in the UK? Yes, though it will cost you more and you may need
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You’ve probably heard the term “superfoods” used more and more over the last few years. Superfoods are considered to be any food that’s especially good for our health, providing additional nutrients that can potentially reduce the risk of certain diseases. You may already include some of these foods (such as berries, kale, fatty fish and
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Eco-friendly ribbon is the perfect zero-waste alternative to plastic sticky tape, regular ribbon and other craft materials. Because as most of us know, wrapping gifts or doing fun crafts creates a ton of non-recyclable waste which just ends up in landfill sites or pollutes the ocean and kills marine wildlife. Choose one of the plastic-free,
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Shaving is a regular part of many people’s grooming routines, but the millions of disposable razors and blades ending up in landfill every year could be as damaging to our environment as plastic bags and straws. Disposable plastic razors have been popular since the 1970s, but because they’re made from a complex combination of different
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Palm oil is a kind of vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. 66 million tonnes of palm oil is produced each year, making it the most commonly used vegetable oil. Originating from West Africa, it is now grown throughout Africa, Asia and North and South America, with Indonesia and Malaysia exporting
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Polystyrene is found everywhere in our homes and work places. Takeaway food containers and coffee cups are often made from polystyrene, and every time we buy electronic goods or fragile items in a shop or online, it’s likely they’ll be protected by polystyrene packaging. It’s cheap to produce and versatile enough to be used in
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For years, plastic seemed like the perfect material. Cheap to produce and easy to make into almost anything, humans have produced an estimated 8.3 billion tons of plastic since the 1950s (source). However, we are slowly realising the danger plastic is posing to our planet. Roughly eight million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in
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