Great quality and nice to know you don’t have a lunchbox full of plastic! Have bought twice and will buy again.
Brilliant lunch box. I’ve used one for years so bought one as a present for someone else - they’re very pleased with it
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Last week, we looked at plastics in the bedroom and kitchen and some eco-friendly alternatives. This week we’ll be exploring how we can cut down on plastics in the bedroom and living room.
Remember, as we said last week, don’t throw things out until they’re broken! It’s not about generating more rubbish, it’s about replacing plastics with more sustainable alternatives when they’re broken.
Let’s start with the bedroom
At first glance, it might not be obvious where the unnecessary plastic is in the bedroom. We had a good look around though and these are our suggestions - let us know what we have missed.
Plastic coat hangers tend to come with most things that we buy. They are considered so disposable that shops, quite literally, give them away. You can get apack of 12 on Amazon for a little over a fiver.The thing is though is that they are not disposable.
Some calculations have us using 40 billion (that’s not a typo that’s 40 billion) plastic coat hangers per year. This generates 0.16kg of CO2 per coat hanger - scaled up that is the equivalent of6.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year, or equal to1.5 million family cars. They are even difficult to recycle as they are the wrong size for the recycling machines!
Switch to natural fibre blankets, such as those made of wool. Just try and make sure that the wool used comes from acruelty-free source. Of course, the greenest way to get a natural fiber blanket is to knit one yourself using cruelty-free wool. You can pick up cruelty-free wool from theWild Wool Shop on Etsy among other retailers. If you fancy trying your hand at spinning then why not pick up a fleece from the farm animal sanctuary in Worcestershire, UK.
Our 750 ml food-grade stainless steel water bottle is easy to clean and won’t impart flavours. What’s more, 10p from every purchase goes to the wonderful people athttp://refill.org.uk/.
Our stainless steel cups are available in either 350 ml or 500 ml sizes and are sold in packs of two or four.
One of the obvious sources of plastic in the living room is the TV. While we would advise you to get rid (in an environmentally friendly manner) of your TV (studies [here andhere] show that watching it is bad for your health) we’re going to look at more subtle ways you can become plastic free in the living room.
Get yourself an Elephant Box stainless steel washing up bowl, not only do these large, stainless steel bowls look great they are also tough and will last you for many, many years.
Plastic and part-plastic stools, tables, shelves you name it are everywhere and easily found in most high-street retailers. Like all plastics though these are hard to recycle and mostly end up in the landfill.
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Get ready for festival season with a sustainable twist & discover how using reusables can slash waste at events. From Glastonbury’s plastic bottle ban to Shambala’s reusable revolution, learn why mandating reusables could spark lasting eco-friendly habits.
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Have a plastic-free picnic with these quick, easy & delicious dips & dressing recipes.
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Great quality and nice to know you don’t have a lunchbox full of plastic! Have bought twice and will buy again.
Brilliant lunch box. I’ve used one for years so bought one as a present for someone else - they’re very pleased with it
Great quality and nice to know you don’t have a lunchbox full of plastic! Have bought twice and will buy again.
Brilliant lunch box. I’ve used one for years so bought one as a present for someone else - they’re very pleased with it