Everyone is going a bit crazy for toilet roll at the moment. We usually buy toilet roll in bulk from Who Gives A Crap but as I’m sure you know a lot of places are sold out; it’s mad! I’ve been meaning to do some research on whether Who Gives A Crap are truly the…
Category: Reducing Waste
Going Low-Waste – Chatting with Clare Collins
Clare has been on her low-waste journey for around 10 years, and has even managed to cut down her waste dramatically with a young family, which got me very excited – I instantly wanted to learn how she has done this so decided to interview her so I can share her advice and journey with…
Climate change in a (plastic) bottle
It’s been a long while since I’ve posted, mainly due to moving house, having my annual review (woo I’m a second year PhD candidate now!), moving into a new office, presentations and moving labs! Last weekend was my first free weekend in a long time and it was so nice to just be at home…
Waste-free Wednesday: Reusable make up pads
I’ve been trying to reduce my single-use items such as with a reusable coffee cup and beeswax food wraps but I find one of the most difficult places to do this is in the bathroom and with beauty products. I finally got around to buying some reusable make up pads after a friend recommended them…
How to make reusable beeswax food wraps – plastic free living
For Christmas, my lovely friend Heather gave me a handmade card and a couple of beeswax food wraps that she had made! I was amazed and asked her to show me how. Heather assured me how quick and easy they are to make and they really are – it only takes about 5 minutes to…