The UK Ships Most of Its Waste Overseas: Why Is This a Problem for People and the Planet?
Painstakingly sorting your household recycling or taking a trip to a specialised recycling facility has become the norm in homes across the UK. Recycling has become embedded within the national psyche. Yet most of our recycling waste is not disposed of in the UK – it is sent overseas. The European Union is the biggest […]
Global Warming vs Climate Change
The bad news? We’re killing the planet. The good news? We can save it if we take action now. Despite humankind being the villains in this story, they can also be the heroes, because climate change and global warming are things we can no longer ignore. The more we educate ourselves on these topics, the […]
The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion
Buying clothes has never been so convenient. Whether you’re ordering online or buying in-store, finding your next fashion fix is easy and cheap. We now have five times more clothes than our grandparents ever had, so there’s an outfit for every occasion. It’s almost too good to be true..? Yep. Fast fashion comes at a […]
3 Steps Towards a Zero-Waste Home
Adapting to a zero-waste lifestyle feels like a pretty big ask. With so much destruction on our hands, creating a zero-waste home feels like a drop in the ocean. But if everyone started investing in a zero-waste lifestyle, then we could all play our part in making a difference. Your drop in the ocean could […]
Budget-Friendly Ways to be More Sustainable
What does living sustainably mean to you? For many of us, living sustainably is recycling when we remember to, bringing along a reusable water bottle, and declining a plastic straw to save the earth. While these are definitely great places to start, there’s much more we can do, and should be doing. Learning to live […]