Reuse - Recycle - Upcycle
I’ve learned a great deal about how to shop for seniors in residential care – things that no one tells you, some of which could save you or someone you know time and effort and make the process less stressful. When I started this journey I was often advised to shop online but in my …
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 …
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 …
I’ve listed below 7 Ways to tackle plastic in the ocean. “Without significant action, there may be more plastic than fish in the ocean, by weight, by 2050.” The New Plastics Economy, Rethinking the future of plastics, World Economic Forum, January 2016 Plastic in the environment is doing untold damage. We need to clean up …
The problem with Easter eggs is the packaging that comes with them. “We now send 5 million tonnes of packaging to landfill every year.” (Packaging (Reduction) Points of Order in the House of Commons, 2007) So what are the alternatives? Packaging Serves a purpose it protects the products – helping the consumer to get the …
How to choose a green (eco friendly) wedding dress? There are a number of ways you can do this including planning how you will reuse the dress after the big day designing the dress to create minimal waste choosing sustainable fabrics buying secondhand making your own from fabrics that already exist. Wedding dresses and waste …
“Around 30% of clothing waste ends up in landfill.” Wrap.org.uk What to do when your denim jeans wear out – repair, upcycle or recycle. My partner recently asked me if I thought his jeans could be repaired. The rip was along the seat of the pants. This started me thinking about the alternatives for this …
Why reuse and recycle? Reusing clothing in its current form is the highest form of recycling. If you no longer wear something and it is unlikely you will, then you could give it to a charity shop give it to someone who will wear it sell it make something else out it, something that you …
Walking the dog on rubbish day can be hard work at the best of times and more so just after Christmas. Both our dogs are completely focussed on the black bags stacked on the pavement waiting to be collected. Rola and Lamb are both rescued Romanian street dogs and they are still very keen to …
A cluttered home or garden can create stress. Declutter and reduce stress. I’ve experienced the emotional and financial cost of clutter. I hope the following story will illustrate my point and encourage you to keep on top of the clutter. Better still, throw it out. “How so?” I hear you ask. “My home …
