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Coffee Scrub

This week, I wanted to share one of my favourite zero waste beauty products that you can make yourself. I’m a coffee drinker, and although I can compost the coffee grounds, it’s nice making them into something to use again. This scrub is great for exfoliating and moisturising the body – it’s not suitable forContinue reading “Coffee Scrub”

Carrot Soup Recipe

Hello! So, at the moment, I’m trying not to waste any food, partially from a waste point of view, but also so that we don’t have to go to the shops as often, and don’t put much pressure on the supply chain. One of the things that we seem to have left in the fridgeContinue reading “Carrot Soup Recipe”

How About Clothes: Part Two

So, buying clothes is bad – that would be a very blunt way of summing up my last post. But the thing is, most people need to wear clothes (hey, to each their own). So how can you buy clothes and still be environmentally friendly? Here are some of the ways that you can beContinue reading “How About Clothes: Part Two”

How About Clothes?

Fast fashion – we all know that it’s bad to buy lots of clothes, whether they are expensive or not. I know I personally am guilty of buying clothes that I have then only worn a couple of times, or only once for a special occasion. I’m not the only one, as 40% of clothingContinue reading “How About Clothes?”

How About… Recycling?

Hello! Today I want to talk about recycling. In the UK, we generated 22.9 million tonnes of waste in 2016, so what happens to it? I often hear people say that they recycle plastic, so they aren’t part of the waste problem facing our planet. However, only 9% of the plastic produced in the worldContinue reading “How About… Recycling?”

How About… Composting?

I know, not the cleanest sounding title. I won’t lie, composting is pretty disgusting in a lot of ways, but it’s such a good way to send less waste to landfill. Today, I’m going to talk about what composting is, why it’s such a good idea and how I compost at home. Most things thatContinue reading “How About… Composting?”

How about… Beef? (Part 2)

We’re back! It’s towards the end of week 4 of quarantine for me – how is everyone? As part of my commitment to educating myself on environmental stuff, I did a post about beef production, and this is the second part of that. Having spoken about why reducing your beef intake is good, I wantContinue reading “How about… Beef? (Part 2)”

How about… Beef?

So, during this lockdown, one of my personal missions is to learn a bit more about Climate Change. I’ve never been particularly ‘sciencey’, but I want to understand why it’s good to make some choices and not so good to make others. The first of these choices that I wanted to look at was notContinue reading “How about… Beef?”

Thoughts during Coronavirus

Hello friends. First of all, I hope everyone is keeping well, staying safe and STAYING INSIDE. It’s a weird time for a lot of reasons, and one thing that I have been thinking about a lot is the environment. I’ve been hearing a lot on the news that the environment is recovering around the worldContinue reading “Thoughts during Coronavirus”

Work Lunch

I work at a vintage shop in the centre of York, which I love. My commute isn’t the most eco friendly journey, because I take the park and ride which involves some driving – I’m hoping to change this in the next few months. At work, we provide our own lunch, and at first theContinue reading “Work Lunch”