Sustainable Living

Sustainable living is all about reducing our impact on the environment whilst still having fun! Here, you’ll find lots of tried and tested hints and tips including how you can reduce waste, the low-down on recycling, easy things you can do to cut down on plastic, how to start or improve your organic garden and information about shopping for Fairtrade products.

There are so many easy things you can do to live in a more sustainable way as you go about your everyday tasks. Once you’ve dived in and made a few simple changes you’ll find forming new habits is even easier and you may even get addicted to sustainable living!!

Life Without the Bottle – Liquid Soaps and Shampoos

Solid bars of soap have been around for centuries. But the fact that I’m saying ‘solid bars of soap’ instead of just ‘soap’ shows us just how much...
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Bring Your Own Deli Containers

Meat, fish and deli items all come packaged in some sort of plastic. This can include a plastic tray, too much cling wrap, plastic pots, bags or shrink wrap....
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Avoid Prepacked Bread and Rolls

Just look along the shelves of the bread aisle… Loaves, rolls, crumpets, muffins, bagels and wraps are all packaged in plastic….!!! FACT: Approximatel...
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Litterless Lunch Boxes

Packing a lunch for your children, yourself or your partner is a great way to save money and have some control over what your family is going to be eating ev...
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Eco Toothbrushes

Everyone has one, and the average person will use and replace around 300 toothbrushes in their lifetime. And because plastic is designed to last forever, eve...
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Eco Bin Liners

Plastic bin liners have been ‘the norm’ for so long and given the icky stuff we put in our bins, it can be a bit of a leap to imagine anything else. Many...
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Sustainable Party Decorations

I love a good party but celebrations can create A LOT of waste!! There’s decorations, throwaway cups and cutlery, food, balloons, wrapping paper and packag...
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Discover Specialty Bulk Food Stores

Pre-packaged foods like pasta, flour, rice, nuts, spices, cereal and other dry goods usually come in plastic packaging. It can be really hard to avoid this s...
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