So, I haven’t been posting as regularly as I normally do (sorry) because I have a new job! I thought that I’d use this opportunity to explain my new job to you and let you know what I’m getting up to. Who am I working for? I’m doing an internship with a company called Project:Continue reading “My New Job”
Tag Archives: ecosystem
Do Individual Actions Make a Difference to Climate Change?
One of the questions I get asked the most is whether small things like eating less meat, using a bamboo toothbrush or composting your veg scraps make any real difference in the grand scheme of things. This is a really difficult question to answer, so I thought I’d talk about both sides of the argument.Continue reading “Do Individual Actions Make a Difference to Climate Change?”
Things I don’t do Zero Waste
Ouch, what a title. Potentially a controversial statement, but I think that it is more important for everyone to reduce their waste than for some people to eliminate their waste. In a perfect world, I would be zero waste all the time, but particularly in a pandemic that is very difficult. So, this week, IContinue reading “Things I don’t do Zero Waste”
1 Year of Waste Makes Waste
Happy Birthday to this blog! Wow, I can’t believe that I’ve been writing stuff on here for an entire year, and what a year it has been. There’s no doubt that I wouldn’t have done as much on this blog if it wasn’t for the pandemic, because I had so much more time to spendContinue reading “1 Year of Waste Makes Waste”
Should Black Friday be Green Friday?
So, we’re approaching one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year, which is great because all the businesses affected by Covid-19 will be really grateful for our custom, right? Well yes, I’m sure they will be. But this isn’t necessarily good for the planet. Black Friday originated in the United States of America, andContinue reading “Should Black Friday be Green Friday?”
How About…The Green New Deal
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll probably have seen that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won the election, and will become the next President and Vice President of the United States of America. Of course this is a big deal for the USA, but it’s also a pretty big deal for theContinue reading “How About…The Green New Deal”
Wait… What is Sustainability?
When I asked whether people wanted to see the kind of thing I’ve been studying at university, it was a huge yes! So, this week I wanted to talk about one of the topics that I’ve been covering this term – the idea of sustainability. The word ‘sustainable’ is something that we often see onContinue reading “Wait… What is Sustainability?”
The Label Series: Clothing Labels Part 2
So last week I talked about the labels that we see in our clothes that tell us how to care for our clothes, and this week I am going to talk about the materials that clothes are made from. All clothing should say what it is made from on the same label as the washingContinue reading “The Label Series: Clothing Labels Part 2”
The Label Series: Clothing Labels
When I was younger and I’d go clothes shopping with my mum, we would always steer clear of items that say ‘hand wash only’, and try not to buy clothes made from synthetic materials. But are either of these things good? In this weeks label series post, I’ll be talking about the labels we seeContinue reading “The Label Series: Clothing Labels”
The Label Series: Food Packaging
Packaging labels are very confusing – what can be recycled and what can’t? We know that only 7% of the plastic is recycled, yet so much of it is labelled as recyclable, so what do the labels actually mean? This weeks guide should explain what these labels mean, what they are used to communicate andContinue reading “The Label Series: Food Packaging”
Waste Makes Waste 