Do I need to wash my recycling?

A commonly asked question by those who are throwing their rubbish into recycling bins is, Do I need to wash my recycling first? The simple answer is, yes. And here are the reasons why… Contamination Recycling varies from town to town, and country to country. In some places, recycling is divided, and in some it’s…

Reduce your Plastic Use – Top Tips

If you’re ready this, you’re probably trying to make a few changes to reduce your impact on the environment. If you’re here looking to reduce your plastic use, I have some great tips. As part of plastic free July, I’m sharing some of my favourite – and easiest – suggestions, with some links to previous…

3 Simple Ways to Be More Sustainable

Many countries around the world have already reached Earth Overshoot Day. Put simply, Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) is the date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources within that year. Where is your country on this diagram? And how can we change this and be more sustainable? A…

The Best Home Water Filter – Phox

Bottled water consumption has tripled over the past 10 years, and this has huge implications on the environment. I’m going to recommend what I think is the best home water filter, so you can stop using plastic bottles, but first, let’s discuss why plastic is so bad. What are the effects of plastic on the…

Digital Business Cards (Eco-Alternative)

Each year, 100 billion business cards are produced worldwide, and 88% of those thrown away in just one week. Unfortunately, many of these cards will not be recycled. They will find their way into landfill, where paper decomposes, releasing methane gas. Methane gas is over 20 times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2. Have…

Reusable Razors for the environment

For many years, I used reusable razors – often from well known brands, thinking I was doing the best thing. Unfortunately, the blades were not recyclable and the reusable handle – more often than not – grew mould on it. This meant purchasing a new handle – not really in line with reusable, right? For…