When you first realise how much plastic you have in and around your home it can be quite depressing. It's also depressing whenever you go into a supermarket and see shelf after shelf of plastic wrapped goods. It seems that plastic is hard to avoid, it's in your clothes, it's used…
The most eco friendly holiday you can take is within your own country as that means a lower carbon footprint, and an even lower one if you travel to your destination by train or electric car. Of course you can fly abroad and offset your carbon footprint by donating to a…
The UK yesterday made history by declaring a climate emergency. It's certainly good news for those of us fighting for the planet, but what does it actually mean to declare a climate emergency? It's very difficult to define what this actually means because it's such a new concept. For many people,…
Having a baby isn’t easy. I know that and I’ve never had one. Seemingly endless nappy changes and no sleep are two things I’m not sure I’d know how to handle. A baby in the house means an increase in household waste, what with all those nappies, baby wipes and baby…
Reducing waste should be every local councils top priority. It’s time we seriously did something about the huge amount of waste that goes to landfills every day. Even if biodegradable items (food, paper, biodegradable plastic etc) are sent to landfill it takes a very long time to biodegrade. This is because…
Reducing how much water we use is increasingly important. Fresh water is vital for survival and it's becoming harder to come by with the effects of climate change; Extreme weather conditions often cause droughts in the summer. I recently received my water bill and was pretty disgusted at just how much…