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The best eco-friendly festive gift ideas for Christmas

by Elena DaniilidouDecember 2, 2019December 29, 2020

The weather is getting colder, young and old are looking forward to enjoying the festive days, the food and the holidays. Over-consumption now is at …

Small UK retail businesses revenue drops as shoppers avoid plastic packaging

by Elena DaniilidouOctober 1, 2019October 7, 2019

Consumers vote with their money and the proof of that is in the results of a new research* from Paymentsense. It reveals that over half (54%) …

Brits Buy 972 Items of Clothing in Their Lifetime That They Never Wear

by Elena DaniilidouSeptember 11, 2019October 7, 2019

New sustainability research from Thought reveals UK shoppers will buy 28 items of clothing on average this year, but will only wear just over half …

More than 8 million Brits throw repairable clothes in the bin

by Elena DaniilidouJuly 29, 2019February 15, 2021

To mark the day when humanity has officially used up ‘nature’s resource budget’ for the entire year, (Earth Overshoot Day), new research by sustainable fashion …

5 Eco Friendly Swimwear Brands

by Elena DaniilidouJune 18, 2019February 15, 2021

The Summer is upon us and whether you are going away for holidays, planning a weekend beach getaway or attending a pool party, finding the …

5 Ways to Reduce Waste – Zero Waste for Beginners

by Elena DaniilidouJune 12, 2019December 29, 2020

The process of reducing waste takes time because it is all about adopting a different lifestyle. There a lot of things we can all do …

Bioreefs and plastic-free periods: Waitrose announces winners of £1m plastic challenge

by Elena DaniilidouMay 24, 2019October 7, 2019

‘Bioreefs’ that fight plastic waste and a environmental campaign for ‘Plastic-Free Periods’ were amongst the winning projects for Waitrose & Partners unique £1 million grant …