Eco & ethical living
I love mince pies but think it’s important to choose palm oil-free mince pies or at least ones that contain responsibly sourced palm oil. Palm oil-free mince pies The fantastic Ethical Consumer people have done the hard work for us when it comes to the good, the bad and the ugly food producers when it […]
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Plastic plant pots usually end up in landfill sites because many local recycling schemes don’t accept them but some garden centres are starting to accept returned pots. It’s estimated that we each own about 39 redundant plastic plant pots and over the UK it is suggested there are over 5 million languishing in sheds and
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Did you know that there are more than 400 “dead zones” in our oceans where nitrification has exhausted the oxygen supply? Ocean pollution isn’t just a problem for marine wildlife living in our polluted seas. How we treat our marine environments affects humans too and this infographic makes scary reading. How ocean pollution affects humans
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A staggering 73 million inhalers are used in the UK every year, for asthma and other respiratory conditions but did you know that you can recycle your inhalers? GSK started their pilot recycling and recovery scheme in the UK in February 2011. By the end of February 2015, over 425,000 inhalers had been collected, giving
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Combine an eco holiday with a farm stay by visiting Beechenhill Farm, a rural retreat which has some incredible eco credentials leading to them winning the Lausanne Business School 2015 Sustainable Business Innovation award. Location Located in the Staffordshire and Derbyshire Peak District National Park, Beechenhill Farm is in the middle of the beautiful White
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From October 2015 shoppers in England will be charged a minimum of 5p for a plastic carrier bag so what are the eco-friendly alternatives to plastic bags that will save you money in the long run? At long last the plastic carrier bag charge will be in introduced in England in October 2015. I’m really
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