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Stop recycling your receipts now

Stop recycling your receipts now

Most receipts you are given in stores are printed on thermal paper, a shiny substance coating your paper receipts called bisphenol (BPA or BPS). This chemical is very harmful to...

Stop recycling your receipts now

Most receipts you are given in stores are printed on thermal paper, a shiny substance coating your paper receipts called bisphenol (BPA or BPS). This chemical is very harmful to...

We are big food wasters here in the UK

We are big food wasters here in the UK

9.5 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in the UK. This is the weight of 10 million giraffes, or 800 thousand times the weight of The Shard. Photography...

We are big food wasters here in the UK

9.5 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in the UK. This is the weight of 10 million giraffes, or 800 thousand times the weight of The Shard. Photography...

The danger of single use bottles and cups

The danger of single use bottles and cups

Still don't have a reusable bottle or coffee cup? Let me tell you why you need to get yours NOW. Photography Credit: Mihaly Koles Every year, the beverage industry produces...

The danger of single use bottles and cups

Still don't have a reusable bottle or coffee cup? Let me tell you why you need to get yours NOW. Photography Credit: Mihaly Koles Every year, the beverage industry produces...

Supermarkets are using more plastic than ever

Supermarkets are using more plastic than ever

Greenpeace has done some brilliant research, because us consumers have demanded action to end plastic pollution. What happened to all the promises supermarkets and major food and beverage retailers made?...

Supermarkets are using more plastic than ever

Greenpeace has done some brilliant research, because us consumers have demanded action to end plastic pollution. What happened to all the promises supermarkets and major food and beverage retailers made?...

Why travelling less should be at the top of your list for a sustainable lifestyle

Why travelling less should be at the top of you...

The UK has targeted 2050 to be the year we start living a carbon neutral life. We would have to lower our personal carbon footprint from 7.1t to 1.2t per...

Why travelling less should be at the top of you...

The UK has targeted 2050 to be the year we start living a carbon neutral life. We would have to lower our personal carbon footprint from 7.1t to 1.2t per...

Cotton is the dirtiest crop on earth

Cotton is the dirtiest crop on earth

Getting cotton clothing is always better than clothing made from plastic right? Well, it's not actually that simple. Photography Credit: Greola   The production of cotton can be very harmful...

Cotton is the dirtiest crop on earth

Getting cotton clothing is always better than clothing made from plastic right? Well, it's not actually that simple. Photography Credit: Greola   The production of cotton can be very harmful...