A zero-waste approach can be factored into all aspects of our lives — including our social events. Katie Georgeson, Brand Manager of premium kitchen appliance suppliers Stoves, offers her advice for planning a more sustainable kind of dinner party. Continue reading How to host a zero-waste dinner party
Ok prepare yourself. Parties are probably one of the most contentious areas if you are trying to cut down your reliance on single use and it can make you really really unpopular if you aren’t careful. Parties can be rife with single use plastic items and a truly plastic free party is rare. Continue reading Plastic Free Party Planning
It is estimated that UK households generate 7.1 million tonnes of food waste a year. This is worth around £15 billion and I for one can think of better uses for that money! Food waste is a particular bug bear of ours because it is often avoidable and costs us all money. Furthermore, I find myself feeling horrendously guilty when I have to throw away food when I know there are so many people who don’t have enough. So here are some hints and tips on how to avoid food waste (and save money). Continue reading Five ways to avoid food waste
Merry After-Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
For us, Christmas is the season to spend quality time with friends and family (and to eat copious amounts of chocolate :P) but it also includes the chance to give loved ones gifts and to receive ones in return. Hopefully, you have all received delightful and enchanting gifts this festive season, but perhaps there are one or two which you aren’t quite sure whether you will use. According to figures released by Ziffit.com, around 60% of people in the UK expect to receive unwanted gifts, amounting to around 81 million unwanted items every year. One in 10 of these unwanted gifts is expected to end up in landfill.
