Green Alternatives Blog — plastic free

Heard of a Bread Wrap? Do you use your local bakery?  If you do, isn’t it annoying that your yummy fresh bread is then popped in a plastic bag before handed over the counter? You could ask for the bakery assistants not to do this, but how then do you keep it fresh at home for longer than 24 hours? One solution is to use large wax wrap. I never thought we’d use our bread wax wrap as much as we do. I was reluctant to buy one at first as they are a little pricey – but we’ve definitely...

Summer is here – Hurrah! This year I’ve committed to not purchase 2 or 3 pairs of cheap supermarket sunglasses that get trodden on by the kids or lost in my busy work/mum life. Instead, I’ve opted to spend a teeny bit more and buy a lovely pair of bamboo sunglasses. I chose www.swolepanda.com , a British company whose frames are made from sustainable bamboo. They also sell many other lovely clothing accessories such as socks and scarves which I’m sure I’ll be trying out in the future! The quality is great, they are lightweight and sturdy and most importantly,...

I don’t know about you but if I don’t have a strong builder’s cuppa within half an hour of waking up, I’m pretty much a write off for the morning! And I probably wouldn’t still have a day job without constant refills throughout the day! But did you know that most high street branded tea bags contain polypropylene plastics? WHY?! I hear you ask? These plastics are used to bind the bag material and seal the contents inside so they don’t split. Once the bag and tea leaves have degraded, a small plastic ‘skeleton’ remains which is non-degradable/recyclable, and if...

Like many families, I hated being using the disposable nappy, the non-recyclable Ella’s Kitchen pouch, the plastic nappy bags and worst of all; the non biodegradable wet wipes. Every day I felt that we were hurting the planet and the guilt was building with every poop! Why were there no easily available and affordable alternatives to these items? When alternatives existed, WHY weren’t we happy to pay the extra margin and buy these products? It wasn’t just the disposable baby care, the ‘disposable’ lifestyle had crept into most parts of our everyday life. Some-where along the line we stopped using...