Microplastics – you might recognize the word from the news, but what exactly are microplastics and how can you prevent microplastic pollution? By this point, we all know plastic pollution is wreaking havoc on our environment and the animals who inhabit it. Microplastics are a direct result of that pollution. What are microplastics? Microplastics are tiny […]
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Get ready for a super easy DIY lip balm recipe that you can make in just 10 minutes! Wherever I go, I always keep a lip balm to hand. It’s my most favourite essential for dry lips. With all this application, it’s inevitable for us not to consume a little bit of lip balm here
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In our modern world, a zero-waste period is totally possible and easy. In fact, many people say that they prefer reusable period products to conventional disposable ones. I agree, there’s no going back since I’ve tried the various reusable products available nowadays! Why switch to Reusable period products? Have you considered how much waste is
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Every day, it’s a constant battle to keep on top of our dirty dishes. Habitually, the tendency is to reach for a bottle of plastic washing up liquid. Yet when a Fairy Liquid bottle washed up on a beach in the UK that was at least 47 year’s old, it can make us all think
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Have you considered making the switch to paperless mail yet? There’s no need to be bombarded with junk mail that you don’t have any use for. In fact, it’s just creating more waste. Why make the switch? There are two types of mail: the kind you actually need, use, and open – and junk mail.
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A small, yet important swap you can make is to start using bamboo swabs instead of plastic swabs. These single use products may seem inconsequential, but their impact adds up. An unimaginable 1.5 million disposable swabs are produced every single day. When you consider all the resources that go into producing, shipping, and packaging swabs, you see
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Plastic packaged fruit and vegetables Fruit and vegetables are washable and if they have a skin or something to peel off, already have their own, compostable, wrapping designed by nature. Let’s use our purchasing power as consumers to avoid where possible plastic packaged fruit and vegetables. The top plastic item most people reported that they’re
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Kitchen or cleaning plastic sponges seem harmless, but they actually contain microplastics. They’re made from materials like polyester and nylon which are non-recyclable. While we use the sponges, they shed microplastics, which fall off into our sinks and then flow into our sea. Microplastics make their way into the food chain, which includes us. A
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Let’s talk trash The world is drowning in ever-growing mounds of garbage. According to the Everyday Plastic report, people in the UK throw away around 295 billion plastic pieces every year. The Environmental Protection Agency found that the average American throws away 2kg of garbage a day, 13kg a week or 726 kg a year.
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Thank you for including reducing plastic as part of your New Year’s determination. Plastic pollution ends up in the ground, in the air, and in the sea – where it is at risk of animals and marine life ingesting it. Plastic takes hundreds of years to disappear. Therefore, we’re focussing on reducing it this month. On
