How sustainable is my life #3 – veggie wrapping Veggies don’t need plastic either. Here our journey starts. This is what our purple sprouting broccoli and green beans came in, delivered by our local Tesco...
Archive - July 2017
fruganomicsI’m Zero-Wasting My Life! Why I’m Getting a Milkman
How sustainable is my life #2 – milk bottles I awake at 2am to find myself sitting bolt upright in bed. The plastic bottles in which I get my milk might not be as eco-friendly as I had thought! “How green...
InspirationaliseNine Reasons To Be Positive About The Plastic Crisis
I want to help you feel good about the environment. First of all, let’s be honest. There is a plastic crisis. When you’re on an idyllic remote island no one even lives on and you can’t move for...
I’m Zero-Wasting My Life! Kicking The Plastic Bottle Habit
How sustainable is my life? #1 This is where I start looking at my own life and making those small but vital changes towards sustainability. Let’s see what effect a few small changes can make. I’m going to...
Electric Cars – Why the Doomsayers Were Wrong
Today I’m going to talk about two “bugbears” of environmental campaigners, plastic & motor cars. 1. Plastic Beauty product retailer Lush take back their plastic gift vouchers and melt them down to...
Nine Reasons I’m Getting All My Stuff From Lush Now
We live in a commercial world. Very. Environmentalists and just about every other campaigner keeps telling me. So when I read about trendy companies like Lush, hear about them from all my female friends, pass by...
Why We Should Be More Optimistic On Climate Change
A number of years ago I was at a friend’s house listening to records. “One day” he told me “you’ll be able to switch on your TV and choose exactly what film to watch, what music to listen...
Think Your Plastic-Free Life Won’t Make a Difference?
Think you're plastic-free life isn't helping the planet? Read on.
Battery Powered Cars – Now Who’s Laughing?
Carmaker Volvo has fascinated the world by announcing yesterday that all Volvos launched from 2019 will have an electric motor. Wow! That’s a world away from the beloved Volvo tanks I used to own in byegone days...
Is Hard-Nosed Commerce The Future Of The Sharing Economy?
Is this what the sharing economy is all about? AirBnB is launching a new premium service aimed at providing a more hotel-like experience for the discerning traveller. I’ve noticed how private landlords have moved...