Online Christmas Looks like a lot of this Christmas is going to have to be more online than ever. Not just Christmas shopping but potentially Christmas get togethers will be online. One thing we can do is to make our Christmas as environmentally friendly as possible. Eco Friendly Gift Wrapping How about starting by looking […]
You might have a bit of time right now to catch up on some reading. Why not take this opportunity to grab some books (digital or otherwise) and read up on ways you can reduce your carbon footprint and use less plastic, energy and create less waste? Here are a just a few great books […]
Received an email today which said: Tesco.com currently uses over 250 million single-use carrier bags and 48 million paper bags per year. But we’re committed to reducing the amount of plastic we use. That’s why, after a successful trial this year, we’ll be removing paper and plastic single-use carrier bags from all online orders, on […]
Liquid Soap v. Bar Soap Check out the amount of plastic bottles in your bathroom – I bet quite a few contain liquid soap or shower gel. You may like the convenience of using liquid soap but if you want to reduce your use of plastic packaging, this is a good place to start. Yes, […]
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere I decided to monitor how much plastic I touched in a day and it went something like this: Alarm clock Kettle Milk bottle Shower gel container Toothbrush Toothpaste tube Hairbrush Make up containers Television remote Toaster Butter container Fridge door Shoes Front door Car keys Car Work access card Computer Pen Notebook […]