Challenge

Do you ever stop to ask yourself, “What’s in my bag?” For so many of us, our handbags are black holes – junk magnets.They’re also a great place to check how much plastic has snuck into your day-to-day lifestyle and a great place to look for ways to improve or avoid it in the future. […]

Have you ever received unnecessary plastic bags before? A staggering 160,000 plastic bags are used globally every second. It’s vital to form a habit to actively decline plastic bags. Otherwise, even if you have a reusable bag with you, you might end up with a cheeky bit of plastic packaging that you don’t need. Decline

Milk and juice cartons are typically made of both paper and plastic. Though they are primarily paper, they have a thin layer of polyethene on their exterior. These cartons can be recycled with plastic, metal, and glass containers. When the containers arrive at the recycling facility, workers separate them from the rest of the recycling in order

Would you like a cleaning product that is natural, safe and non-toxic? If so, these instructions are for you. Discover how to make a cleaning product with effective antimicrobial activity, meaning the mixture will destroy most germs and bacteria, and sparkle power. These easy instructions for lemon and vinegar cleaning spray will help you avoid

Smoothies and juices can be a great way to include a wider range of fruit and vegetables into your diet.  Have fun creating your own recipes for this part of the Aim Plastic Free challenge and let me know your favourite combination in the comment section below.  

It’s common knowledge that washing your hands is important for your health – but have you ever stopped to think about the soap you’re using? Is it liquid soap in a plastic bottle with a pump, or is it a plastic free soap, like a bar of soap? Nowadays, it’s most common to find liquid

In the UK alone, seven million disposable coffee cups are used every single day. That adds up to two and a half billion disposable coffee cups thrown away after a single use, every year. Half a million are littered every day.

It’s very easy to make a bin liner out of newspaper. Follow these eight simple steps and you will never need a plastic bag liner again.   Step 1: Lay four sheets of paper down flat and position in a square   Step 2: Fold one corner to make a triangle   Step 3: Fold

Twice a day, every day, we pick up a toothbrush to clean our teeth. This daily hygiene habit is good for us, but it’s been wreaking havoc on the planet. Billions of plastic toothbrushes are sent to landfill or end up in waterways each year. That’s why we’re going over bamboo toothbrush benefits. Investing in

Repurposing common household items is when you find a new use for a product at the end of its life. Repurposing is fantastic as it avoids contributing to the tons of accumulated worldwide garbage. Here are some examples of items that I have repurposed around my flat since moving back to the UK. Repurposing a