This week, I tried out a few recipes for the first time, and here is the first one! My mum loves baths, and she’s very keen on bath salts. Whenever I’ve bought her bath salts, I’ve tried to buy plastic free, sustainable etc – but what could be more sustainable than making them myself? ItContinue reading “Homemade Bath Salts”
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I did Januhairy
So, in this extremely weird time, lockdown 3.0, I just sort of… stopped shaving? It started because I ran out of razorblades, and then by the time I got some, I had gotten into the habit of not bothering. Then, I suddenly realised that actually, I didn’t feel like shaving. Unwittingly, I had taken partContinue reading “I did Januhairy”
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”
DIY All Purpose Cleaner
I find that cleaning products are one of the things that people tend to be sceptical about swapping when they want to lower their waste. I get it, we’re set in our ways and we like to use reliable products. But, there are many reasons to try zero-waste cleaning. Firstly, it’s often cheaper, because itContinue reading “DIY All Purpose Cleaner”
New Year’s Resolutions
Even after the car crash that was 2020, people are still excited for 2021. As per tradition, people are starting to talk about their New Year’s Resolutions. Those of us who make resolutions tend not to keep them, with only a quarter of us keeping all of them. We know the usual ones – loseContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions”
Christmas Jam and Christmas Chutney
So it’s the week of Christmas! I’m not feeling especially festive this year, as I’m sure a lot of people aren’t what with the restrictions and general gloomy atmosphere. But something that always makes me feel Christmassy is cooking and baking. So in these last few days before Christmas, I thought I’d share my twoContinue reading “Christmas Jam and Christmas Chutney”
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
So Christmas will be a bit different this year because of Covid, but maybe we can all make it different in a positive way – by being greener. Christmas presents are tricky – there is so much that is coated in plastic, that has high air miles and that we don’t use for very long!Continue reading “I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas”
The Label Series: An Introduction
Hello, and welcome to the Label Series. This series of blogs will look at what labels actually mean, what labels to look for if you’re trying to be sustainable, and which ones to avoid. This will include both ingredients and packaging of products, and will be focused on UK labels. So today, I will beContinue reading “The Label Series: An Introduction”
The Idea Of Trying
A bit of a reflective post today, not as many facts and a lot more feelings. I’m about a year into my journey of learning more about the environment and trying to do as much as I can to be sustainable in all aspects of my life, and yet I still sometimes feel helpless. SoContinue reading “The Idea Of Trying”
How About… Coal?
As the vote last week on my Instagram (@wastemakeswaste) was to talk about bees, this week I’ll be discussing the other topic, which is coal. Although we are moving towards the end of the coal industry, coal is still an issue in many countries around the world, and it is still important to understand whyContinue reading “How About… Coal?”
Waste Makes Waste 