Advice and recommendations on ethical and eco-friendly foods, drinks and other products for living a planet-friendly lifestyle.
Picture this. You’re standing at the fridge in your local supermarket, gasping for a drink and weighing up which one you’re going to buy to satisfy your thirst. Row upon row of plastic bottles, and row upon row of aluminium cans greets your eyes. Being an environmentally-aware consumer, you start weighing up your options. Hmm…cans […]
Are Cans Better for the Environment Than Plastic Bottles? Read More »
Soap was first made back in Babylon in around 2800 BC, and we now use millions of tonnes of soap every year. Some of us prefer to use a traditional bar of soap when we bathe or wash our hands, and there’s certainly a lot less waste for the environment if we use a bar
What Makes Soap Biodegradable? Read More »
Palm oil has been appearing in the news a lot over the past few months. That famously banned Iceland Christmas advert did a fantastic job of highlighting the plight of orangutans in the rainforests and made us all think twice about purchasing products which contain palm oil. So, what exactly is palm oil? Why is
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When it comes to grocery shopping, especially in your local supermarket, there is a heck of a lot of packaging involved. The UK creates tonnes of waste and considering we’re such a small country, it’s pretty crazy when you consider how much: The average UK household produces more than a tonne of waste every year!
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Most of us are becoming increasingly aware of the negative impact of waste on our environment. Local councils provide us with different bins for our recycling, usually divided into garden waste, paper and cardboard, and plastics. There are also options for recycling other household items (white goods, electronic items etc.) at our local recycling centres.
Can You Recycle Toothbrush Heads in the UK? Read More »
Tea bags appear to be made out of paper, but most of them actually contain small amounts of polypropylene, a plastic used to seal the tea bag together. Polypropylene isn’t biodegradable, so putting tea bags in your compost bin can lead to plastic pollution. There are also concerns about plastic from tea bags leaching into
List of Plastic-Free Tea Bags in the UK Read More »
