Reuse - Recycle - Upcycle
It is time to take the problem of plastic seriously and say no to plastic. We all lead busy lives and plastic provides a practical solution, but the damage it is doing to our environment is mind boggling: 8 million tons of plastic get into the ocean every year. (National Geographic). Not everyone is aware …
Are you recycling your waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) or are you, like me, guilty of putting it in a cupboard and forgetting about it? Defra has set an overall collection target of 550,577 tonnes for 2019 – which is around 12% higher than the total amount of household WEEE collected and reported by …
Where are the chemicals in our homes? They are in the air, in the dust, in water and on our skin. They come from our clothes furniture and furnishings electronics personal care products cleaning products soil we bring in from outside on our feet. Click here for a table of a sample of groups of …
My goal is getting organised and making time to write during the lockdown. Firstly I’ve completed a blogging course through Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, with Louise ‘Daisy’ Johnson as our tutor. Secondly I’ve been reorganising the foodstuffs in my kitchen. The two are connected. Getting organised: Time Managment First topic up on …
How about starting a mini tool set with the odd things that come out of Christmas Crackers and other gifts like a toffee hammer? Gill Saxon describes how she gave these odd mini objects a new purpose in her article below. A tiny toffee hammer for a mini tool set I started putting together my …
Getting rid of personal possessions or ‘clutter’ may not always be the right thing to do. When a family member is living with dementia carers and family may need to cut back on the clutter to provide good care but it is important to take into account what the possession may mean to the individual. …
