Tag: tips and hacks

How to be eco friendly with a baby – tips for green parents

Raising a baby can be a wonderful and rewarding experience, but it can also be challenging to be eco-friendly while meeting the needs of a growing child. Here are some tips for being eco-friendly with a baby: Breastfeed if possible Breastfeeding is a natural and eco-friendly way to feed your baby, as it does not require… Continue reading How to be eco friendly with a baby – tips for green parents

Bamboo Cotton Buds and Eco Friendly Alternatives to Plastic

An essential item in every bathroom is the small but mighty cotton bud, commonly used for cleaning ears but also for removing mascara and touching up nail polish.  However, whilst they may be small, they have a terrible track record for causing mass plastic waste.  So much so that the UK government banned plastic cotton… Continue reading Bamboo Cotton Buds and Eco Friendly Alternatives to Plastic

Easy Ways To Reduce Plastic Waste At Home & In Everyday Life

Every year around 8 million tons of plastic waste infiltrates earth’s oceans from coastal nations, most of which does not biodegrade easily (often taking around 500 years to decompose), contains chemical toxins and is harmful to wildlife.  There have been many governmental attempts to reduce the volume of plastic waste that pollutes the world, but… Continue reading Easy Ways To Reduce Plastic Waste At Home & In Everyday Life

How Can Drivers Help The Environment? 12 Eco Safe Driver Tips

Adopting eco-safe driving techniques is not only good for the environment but will also save you money in the process, as you’ll lower your fuel consumption and volume of Co2 emissions.  It’s important to highlight that around 80% to 90% of an automobile’s environmental impact is caused by fuel consumption and the highly toxic air… Continue reading How Can Drivers Help The Environment? 12 Eco Safe Driver Tips

How to make your gym routine more eco friendly

Many people are opting for a more eco-friendly lifestyle, from making changes to their gym-clothing consumption choices, to eating less meat (or becoming vegan), amongst many other things. We appreciate that it can be a daunting thought for someone that is an avid gym-goer whilst also wanting to live within sustainable confines. However, don’t worry,… Continue reading How to make your gym routine more eco friendly

How to make your home more eco friendly? Tips and hacks

You’ve made up your mind to make some greener lifestyle choices and now you’re looking to make some eco friendly changes at home, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. You may be surprised at how simple some of these changes are to make but you’ll be so happy once you’ve made them – many of… Continue reading How to make your home more eco friendly? Tips and hacks

How to reuse glass jars? 23 great things you can do with old jars

Have you started to build up a collection of old glass jars that you’ve been meaning to recycle but haven’t got around to it yet? Or maybe you’re trying to reduce your waste and have been thinking of giving the jars a second life but you’re unsure of the best ways to reuse them –… Continue reading How to reuse glass jars? 23 great things you can do with old jars

What to do with old socks? Top reusable tips to keep them out of landfill

We’ve all had that ‘I really should throw out these old socks with holes in’ moment, or the even more frustrating ‘where is the pair to my odd sock?’ thought (and scramble through the sock draw to find the other one!). It’s not an ideal way to start the day and can often leave you… Continue reading What to do with old socks? Top reusable tips to keep them out of landfill