10 SAVVY SWAPS IN THE BATHROOM
When I first decided to reduce my plastic waste, I realised the bathroom was going to be one of my biggest challenges. So, I've put toge
NEW ADDICTION: LUSH COSMETICS
What can I say. LUSH has been my absolute saviour, a god-send, a gift from mother nature, in these past few months! A few years ago I...
DIY NATURAL MOUTHWASH
Homemade toothpaste not quite hitting the spot? Yeah, it's not quite the same as the shop-bought stuff, but this mouthwash will sort you...
JUST AS I WAS WONDERING WHERE TO GET MY COMPOST FROM...
A BIG COMPOST GIVEAWAY to the rescue!! Waltham Forest's CULTIVATE - Urban Food Growing Festival, have been giving away free compost in...
NATURAL HOMEMADE TOOTHPASTE RECIPE
It finally happened: our toothpaste ran out. The tube has been squeezed completely dry, every last blob used up. Time to make my own! In...
SPAR, DALSTON: REVIEW
A new shop has opened on Kingsland Road: SPAR. Obviously I had to go in. Spar is a bit of an odd one: it sort of disguises itself as a...
HARVEST, DALSTON: REVIEW
Plastic-Free: Day 18 I FOUND FROZEN PEAS!!! They sell them in Harvest in Dalston, in a cardboard box. The shop staff weren’t sure whether...
AS NATURE INTENDED, SHOREDITCH: REVIEW
As Part 2 of my health food shop investigation, I took a trip to As Nature Intended in Shoreditch. This shop was exciting. The best thing...
PLANET ORGANIC, LIVERPOOL STREET: REVIEW
Today I embarked on my first plastic-free discovery mission to health food shops after work. The aim was to take note of what I can buy...
PLASTIC FREE: WEEK 1 COMPLETE!
Phew! HARDEST BITS Remembering birthday cards are wrapped in plastic. Flea-treating the cats. What is one to do? Remembering to request...
