I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Wrapping Paper

Lets start with the facts: approximately 50,000 TREES are used to make 8,520 TONNES of gift wrap used at Christmas in the UK each year. 50,000 trees. If this isn’t enough, most wrapping paper is in fact NOT RECYCLABLE, due to being laminated, dyed, coated with plastic and glitter, and of course sticky tape. Here…

I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Presents

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – but not for the planet. In this series, I aim to give you all ideas on how to reduce your waste and be kind to the planet, and your pocket, this December. First on the list is presents, with Black Friday approaching, many people aim to…

Zero Waste Favourites

left to right, top to bottom: soap nuts, kleen kanteen water bottle, cotton tote bag, drawstring bag, solid soap, lush shampoo bar, reuseable coffee cup, steel lunchbox, safety razor, bamboo toothbrush, reusable makeup wipes. In this post I want to discuss some of the things that have really helped me to produce less waste. I…

Zero Waste, Zero Cost: Bathroom

In most modern homes, we don’t think twice about our water consumption. Fresh, clean water is available to us whenever we turn on the tap, and in a seemingly infinite supply. In actual fact, water is a finite resource. Although 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, only 2.5% of this is fresh water, and…

One Month of Trash

I have finally reached the stage where I can collect all my non-recyclable waste in a small 16 oz/453g tub. It has made it so much easier to see what I am throwing away, so I can learn how to reduce it and what changes I can make. I organised it into categories, from left…

Zero Waste, Zero Cost: Kitchen

This is the first in a series of posts about how to cut waste, with no cost at all! The humble fridge The biggest, and most expensive appliance in the average home, and not one you can just switch off! Setting your fridge to the correct temperature (between 4 and 5 degrees) can save you…

Making an Ethical Life Accessible

In order to decide something is morally wrong, boycott it and change our lifestyle, we first have to know it is wrong, and have the means to support our ethical choice.  I do believe a certain amount of all ‘ethical’ lifestyle choices require privileges of money, time, and access to education. As a vegan, I…

Thrifty Thursday #1

As part of an effort to reduce my waste, and because I love vintage clothes, I mostly shop second-hand. I wanted to start a blog showing all the amazing clothes I have found in the humble charity shop, and so I will be trying to do a weekly feature of my favourite finds. You may…