Reading Time: 5 minutesZero waste knowledge is power. If you’re new to Zero Waste Week, you may feel overwhelmed. This year’s topic is Climate Change. I mean, where do you start? How the heck do you stop glaciers from melting? Overwhelmed? I’ve seen it often in Facebook groups, for instance, that newcomers feel overwhelmed by the discussions they […]
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A new Zero Waste Shop in Worcester: Why Bulk Bins?
Reading Time: 7 minutesI’ve been looking for bulk bin buying options to avoid plastic waste when food shopping for a while now, but my nearest stores have been around 30 miles away. However, we now have a zero waste shop in Worcester, where I live, called Pack It In Zero Waste Living. Marvellous! It opened on Saturday in the […]
Plastic-free Sportswear: Make, Mend, Buy
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’ve mentioned plastic-free sportswear, outdoor and underwear in my last post Plastic microfibre pollution: Zero Waste Week solutions because I believe they’re the hardest clothes to find plastic-free. Synthetics are generally quick drying, can keep us warm or cool, and are easy to wash, so it’s not surprising that they are increasingly the go-to fabric for this […]
Unpackaged Food Revolution, Loose Leaf Tea and More
Reading Time: 7 minutesWe need an unpackaged food revolution. In my last post Plastic-free shopping 1970s style we went shopping with me and my late Nan on the bus (buz) into Hanley in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent. This was my bid to investigate the plastic-free food that went into her tartan shopping trolley in the 1970s. I was prompted […]
Plastic-free Food Shopping 1970s Style
Reading Time: 8 minutesWondering if you can achieve plastic-free food shopping and ditch plastic from your food shopping haul? You wouldn’t be alone. I’ve been thinking about it recently and have been going food shopping with my late Nan. This is metaphorically speaking, as we’re going down Memory Lane back to the 1970s. I find these trips enlightening. Not […]
