Eco-friendly clothing: KiDSiE
If you’re a parent, you’ll know how quickly kids can grow. Sometimes it feels like you can’t keep up with the growth spurts when it comes to buying new clothes. However organised you are, there always seems to be something that slips through the net and isn’t worn. We’re very lucky because we’ve been given […]
Eco-friendly gift wrapping
Part of the joy in giving gifts at birthdays and festivities such as Christmas, is to wrap them up. Then the recipient doesn’t know what’s inside. The unwrapping is definitely part of the thrill of receiving a gift. The history of gift wrapping Early use of wrapping paper has been traced back to ancient China […]
How plastic pollution is affecting our oceans
Single-use plastic has been the go-to material for many things in recent years. We’re a society that craves ease of use, simplicity, and low-cost products. But years of this type of consumption have had a negative impact on our environment and the creatures and plants we share it with. Every minute, one million plastic bottles […]
Reusable wipes: No brainer or too much hassle?
Wet wipes or single-use non-woven wipes have become the convenient way to clean. We use them to clean our babies, our faces, our kitchens, and a multitude of other things. Hygiene and personal care accounts for 44% of their use across Europe, with only 3% coming from surgical or medical use (source: Friends of the […]
Reducing single-use plastic waste: Four easy eco-friendly swaps
This post contains affiliate links to Etsy and the Modern Milkman. That means if you click on the link to those shops and buy from them, I get paid a fee. The consumption of single-use plastic is at an all-time high. Globally we produce around 370 million metric tons of plastic a year, huge amounts […]
Why use bamboo toilet roll?
Does it really matter whether we use bamboo toilet paper or loo roll made from trees? Traditional toilet paper is biodegradable so surely it doesn’t harm the environment or have an impact on climate change? Once it’s flushed down the loo, unless there’s an issue with the septic systems, the paper of itself doesn’t have […]
Five ways to reuse plastic milk bottles
Every year, we use around 7.7 billion single-use plastic bottles in the UK. Many of those end their lives in landfill sites, or in our oceans and waterways. It’s estimated to take over 400 years for a plastic bottle that isn’t recycled, to decompose. That’s a long time. Switching to glass milk bottles, or refillable water bottles is the […]
Five ways to get your clothes dry in winter
This post includes affiliate links. That means if you click on product links to Amazon, and then buy something, I get paid a fee from Amazon. The cost-of-living crisis means we’re all looking for ways to save money, particularly with our heating bills. Drying clothes is one of the things that increases fuel bills over […]
Reducing single-use plastic
Let’s all make 2024 the year we make a difference to the beautiful world we live in. Making small changes to the way we live and buy household products really does make a big difference. In January of last year, the Environment Secretary announced a ban on a range of polluting single-use plastics that will […]