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Eliminate 10 Challenge
We have all by now heard how bad plastics are for the environment and we know that we should all try a bit harder to reduce our plastic use but it is easier said than done and it can sometimes feel rather overwhelming, can’t it ? That’s why we have launched the Eliminate 10 Challenge, to help encourage more people get reducing their plastic waste. … Continue reading Eliminate 10 Challenge
A Simple Guide To a Zero Waste Lifestyle
Going zero waste isn’t easy. It takes thought and you have to break habits. It can seem daunting. Start small, but start. Here are some tips to help you on your way … Refuse. If you don’t need it, don’t use it. Just say no. Single-use items are the biggest culprit here but it’s also all those little things that we take and don’t need. … Continue reading A Simple Guide To a Zero Waste Lifestyle
Ask The Retailer: Waitrose & Partners
Recently Waitrose launched a plastic free aisle trial with the help from @unpackaged, which is very exciting. Me: This is great but will it be priced same as packaged products ? As in my experience, unpackaged is often more expensive. Waitrose: “Hi, depending on what product you buy from packaging free section. It can either be cheaper or a little more in price. It’s worth … Continue reading Ask The Retailer: Waitrose & Partners
What Is Your No.1 Household Waste
Going Zero Waste is all about changing our consumer habits and in order to do so, we have to first find out what we need to change. So, step 1. Track your rubbish and note down what the main waste in your house hold is, then you can slowly go through them and see how you can reduce this. Download “My Weekly Rubbish Tracker” here. … Continue reading What Is Your No.1 Household Waste
Ask the retailers : Hello Fresh UK
As I embark on this journey of a less waste lifestyle, I quite often get frustrated and confused by it all. Things just aren’t so black and white, are they ? There is a huge mountain of information out there and reading through it all ( often contradictory ) takes ages … What I have found quite useful recently though, is asking the brands questions … Continue reading Ask the retailers : Hello Fresh UK
Zero Waste Picnic: National Picnic Week
tional Picnic Week takes place between the 21st and 30th June June across the UK, so grab your blankets and baskets and get out to the great outdoors for a good old fashioned picnic but with zero waste in mind! Continue reading Zero Waste Picnic: National Picnic Week
10 Ways To Win At Zero Waste Living
Shop naked – Do your research. Find out where you can shop naked groceries and remember to bring your reusable bags and containers ! Green grocers and farmers markets are usually good places to go but I have also found that supermarkets are getting better too. Aldi has a great bakery section, as well as a good selection of unpackaged nuts. Morrisons now do a … Continue reading 10 Ways To Win At Zero Waste Living
Sustainable fashion campaign #nonewjune launches to tackle UK fast fashion
MCR Love Your Clothes, a Manchester-based ethical fashion organisation, has launched #nonewjune to ask people to stop buying new clothes for a month. In the UK, we buy more clothes per person than any other country in Europe [1], and produce more than 350,000 tonnes of textile waste each year [2]. The fashion industry globally is also responsible for producing more CO2 than international flights … Continue reading Sustainable fashion campaign #nonewjune launches to tackle UK fast fashion
Stop Clinging – DIY Wax Wrap
Cling-film is such a great thing and it really does help keep food clean and fresh, doesn’t it ? But unfortunately, cling film, despite being made in similar plastics to plastic bags, can’t be recycled, either; due to food contaminations or the chemicals and resins added to make the cling wrap “clingy” and stretchable cannot be removed, making it too complex a plastic to recycle. … Continue reading Stop Clinging – DIY Wax Wrap
The Journey Begins
Hello ! So glad you are here !
To me, zero waste living is very much a journey. It will take time and a lot of effort but as long as we are hearing towards the right direction, it is all good but we need each other. That is why we are here, to connect, support and help each other make a difference. Continue reading The Journey Begins
Zero Waste Wiltshire 