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Waste Less Shops

Interview with Hayley Lambert, founder of Packaging Not Included

Please tell us a little about you and your store. For a long time I have believed in the benefits an organic and natural lifestyle, trying to shop locally with ethics and the environment in mind. When I came across Earth.Food.Love’s website 18 months ago, I was immediately captivated by the idea of an organic food shop with no packaging and wanted to start a … Continue reading Interview with Hayley Lambert, founder of Packaging Not Included

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Ask the retailer, Tips + Tricks, Waste Less Shops

Ask The Retailer: Hello Fresh (Again)

After my previous question to Hello Fresh about their packaging, I followed up with another question: “Thanks for clarifying it. It just seems such a shame getting rid of it in the general waste as the liner is so bulky. Any ideas what i can do with it ? Do you take them back for reuse ?” This is what they replied: “Thanks for getting … Continue reading Ask The Retailer: Hello Fresh (Again)

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Waste Less Shops

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

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Household, Tips + Tricks, Waste Less Shops

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

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Household, Tips + Tricks

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

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Events

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

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Household, Tips + Tricks

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

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