As part of #plasticfreeJuly we’ve been looking in detail at the environmental impact of the food we buy. Reducing meat, dairy, and processed foods is a great way to reduce plastic consumption (and your carbon footprint) but not all fruit and veggies are available everywhere without excess single use plastic packaging. Berries are renowned for their antioxidants but their fragile nature makes them an expensive treat financially and environmentally. Fresh vs frozen berries and the environment: Could frozen produce be a better choice? Continue reading “Fresh vs Frozen Berries: Which are Better for the Environment?”
Kitchen Sponge Alternatives
Did you know that your kitchen sink is a warm wet breading ground for bacteria?  An average kitchen sponge can house E. coli, salmonella, and a whole host of bacteria that we don’t really want to keep around in abundance.  Here are a few kitchen sponge alternatives, and some reasons why you may want to consider using them Continue reading “Kitchen Sponge Alternatives”
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Plastic Attack
Have you ever heard of a plastic attack? Also known as a shop and drop, it is a demonstration where people protest against excessive supermarket plastic packaging by buying their products and leaving all the packaging behind. They are taking the world by storm, from Ireland to the Netherlands.
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Plastic Free Bathroom
One of the areas we can make the biggest zero waste difference is in our bathrooms. On top of helping the environment, zero waste bathrooms can also save us money. A plastic free bathroom is getting easier and easier, thanks to the increasing global awareness over the fate of much of our plastic waste. Plastic is virtually forever. It doesn’t disappear, it just breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces. It is in our bodies, our food, our water, and our oceans.
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Review: Compostable Dental Floss
Living on an island is wonderful, but sometimes we don’t get to see the innovative products and services offered in other parts of the world. As part of my journey towards zero waste, plastic free compostable dental floss sounded like a dream come true. Here is my unbiased review of Dental Lace’s Silk compostable dental floss.
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Monop’ St Martin is Open!
Monop’ (Monoprix) Saint Martin is open! The Bellevue store is now open again, after being closed since Hurricane Irma.
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3 Small Changes You Can Make TODAY (and a big one!)
Want to begin helping our environment but don’t know where to start? Here are 3 small changes to help the environment (and a bonus) you can make today to reduce your impact.
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