This blog aims to provide a little inspiration on how you can minimise your impact on the environment, adopt a more sustainable lifestyle and maybe even save a few pennies in the process.   Start good habits young and protect your child from the nasty chemicals hiding in typical baby products!  The Sustainable Baby For many, the environmental impact of items purchased for the baby is not the top priority when a small human shows up in their house. Cost is frequently the number one concern for young families and single parents in particular. With that in mind it’s worth noting that...

I have found that one of the easiest ways to get started or even deepen the journey to reduce waste is to be guided by the 6 Rs: Refusing will help you eliminate a lot of waste and make the journey easier to manage. It's simply about saying no and looking into reusable alternatives. Reduce what you're purchasing by being mindful about what you really need and what you want. Reuse and Repair go hand in hand. When you're deciding whether to dispose of something, ask yourself if you can find a way to reuse or repair it. Here’s a checklist of our must-have reusables:...

Unlike glass, steel or aluminium that can be recycled endlessly, a plastic bottle can typically be turned into a lower-quality plastic bottle twice before it is turned into other products like doormats, textiles, plastic lumber, etc.  So, what can you do about it? Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Refuse: try and avoid purchasing products that contain single-use plastic e.g. pasta bowls, plastic cutlery or straws. Why not take a bread bag to the bakery. Reduce: avoid excess food packaging or give plastic-free toiletries a try. Reuse: try out plastic-free cleaning products that will make use of single-use plastic bottles that would ordinarily...