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!!

Reusable Menstrual Gear

It’s a monthly thing for most women, and it’s completely natural of course. But some of the ‘tools’ we’ve been using for many years to absorb the f...
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Sustainable Shaving

Plastic ‘single use’ razors, replacement blades, shaving creams and foams in plastic packaging all contribute to landfill. But you shouldn’t have to co...
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Choose Reusable Nappies

Disposable nappies…. Anything with the word ‘disposable’ in its name isn’t usually good…..!! And nappies are no exception. Sure, nobody likes deali...
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Dealing With Pet Poo the Eco Way

Scooping the poop is definitely the right thing to do. In fact, if you don’t pick up after your dog, you can be fined – and rightly so. But what to scoop...
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Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July is the perfect time to focus on reducing your plastic waste. Join 250 million others from around the world and make some simple lifetstyle...
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Organic Gardening: 6 Key Principles to help Your Garden Flourish

Organic Gardening isn’t just gardening without the use of synthetic fertilisers or pesticides, although this is undoubtedly one of the key principles. The...
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Christmas Gift Guide 2019

Welcome to the Green Elephant 2019 Gift Guide. Choosing the perfect gift can be tricky which is why we've put together this neat eco gift guide. We're all ab...
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Ciabatta Recipe

I have been baking this ciabatta recipe for years. To me, it’s the perfect loaf; chewy yet airy with a good crust and a slightly tangy, sour flavour. It lo...
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