If you are a user of tampons, could a cup be your ultimate money saving eco swap? Here are some reasons to give it a go and where you can purchase.
Period Pants, get the best value for your money!
Period pants are the most popular sustainable period swap but how can we get the best value for money when buying them?
The must see list of Northern Irelands zero waste stores
Your go to list of refill stores in Northern Ireland
The list you need to see – 11 money saving eco swaps
Oil is going up, electricity is rising and food prices are on the up. Sometimes trying to find the balance between making an eco swap and keeping our cost of living down can be tough. Let’s be honest, the price of everything is going up in general and some eco swaps can feel super expensive …
6 Sustainable swaps to help the earth this Lent
With the season of Lent starting today, many of us might still be wondering what we should give up or take up between now and Easter. As we are in a climate emergency and God placed us on earth to take care of it, here are some swaps you could commit to over Lent that …
Want to Ditch bleach? meet your new best friend
We all know bleach is an irritant. Get it on your skin and it can burn the skin, even breathing in the fumes when cleaning can irritate your lungs. And the aspect that it will stain your clothes if you spill any is super annoying! From an environmental aspect, bleach is quite simply not environmentally …
4 easy swaps to remove toxins from your home
Would it shock you to learn that a lot of the air pollution we breathe in comes from our own homes? The cleaning products we use play a big part in creating air pollution. Harsh chemicals, artificial fragrance and other ingredients can leave us feeling their effects on our body. If there is anyone with …
Can you make your laundry routine outstandingly green?
I am a HUGE fan of Shop Well For Less on BBC One and currently loving the switch to Shop Well For The Planet. Anyone else been watching? One of the swaps getting a big thumbs up in episode one was the Ecoegg Laundry Egg. I can’t lie, I owned one but had never used …
Compostable vs Biodegradable – Do you know the difference?
So often I see these words used in an interchangeable way and it seems to be confusing people. Let’s break these barriers to understanding down. Biodegradable means that the item in question will break down into smaller pieces. It might be a natural item such as food, in which case it is also compostable but …
How to make your own apple scrap vinegar
When I tell people that they can use their foodwaste to create things of use they regularly think I am a little over the top. The truth is that quite often it’s super simple to prevent something becoming waste. As the saying goes “Waste is only waste if you waste it.”. First thing you will …