Plastic-free July is fast approaching! Why not commit to reducing or eliminating single-use plastic for the month? I made a commitment last year to reduce my use of single-use plastics and used Plastic-free July to focus on what changes I could make. I focussed on things room-by-room in my house …
With Plastic-free July fast approaching, I thought it would be a good time to share some of my recent swaps to try and reduce the amount of plastic we use at home. I think it is helpful to know about small and simple swaps that maybe seem trivial but if …
Take part in The Big Plastic Count this week, to help gather the evidence needed to persuade the government, supermarkets and companies to tackle the plastic crisis. You can download a sheet to log all the different plastics you throw away over the coming week to help build a picture …
Teabags It’s surprising how many tea bag brands (unfortunately) use plastic. Before you sit down for a relaxing cuppa, ensure you’re not contributing to plastic pollution. What you can do Choose loose leaf tea, or select the brands that produce plastic free tea bags. How can you do it Going …
This is Plastic-free July! There is information on this initiative and great hints for reducing plastic use at Plastic-free July, whether you are a bit of a novice at cutting out plastics or are looking to tackle the more difficult challenges. You can also sign up for a weekly email …
World Bee Day is upon us and aims to highlight the importance of bees in food production, sustainable farming, biodiversity and environmental protection. The date was chosen as 20 May coincides with the birthday of Anton Janša, who in the 18th century pioneered modern beekeeping techniques in his native Slovenia …
Did you know that you can make your own shower shine spray, so that you don’t have to keep buying trigger bottles? I have started making my own and just refilling spray bottles I already had, so am avoiding creating more plastic waste. It’s a lot cheaper too! And it …
No Disposable Cup Day (https://nodisposablecup.com/) was started in 2019 to raise international awareness of the fact 7 million disposable cups are used every day in the UK. 500,000 of these are discarded daily. The UK is one of the highest consumers of disposable cups, totaling 2.5 billion a year and …
As part of #recycleweek 2020, “Thanking the nation: Together we recycle” we’d like to thank everyone that have continued to recycle despite it being a challenging year. Regardless where we are working, we can still band together and create a positive change in the world around us. Keep doing your …
Having managed to kill off even the hardy Spider Plants in the office, the Education Team was in need of some greenery to brighten up our office, that wouldn’t be susceptible to the air conditioning or lack of water. I looked out some Kilner Jars at home and made these. …
