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The Sustainable Electric Toothbrush You Need in Your Life
*Affiliate Links We all want to make positive environmental changes in our lives, don’t we? Switching from single-use plastics to reusables, reducing our carbon footprint, eating more sustainably sourced foods, choosing eco-friendly transportation and so on, but as with everything in life, some areas are
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10 Fantastic Sustainable Birthday Party Products from Etsy
*Affiliate Links Throwing a birthday often comes with a lot of waste, single-use products and plastic tat but there is a different way of doing this that won’t result in any of this. By carefully looking for and choosing reusable and sustainable items, you can
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6 Essential Tips for Stunning Children’s Portrait Photography
We all know that children are very energetic and curious. Therefore, creating the perfect portrait of a child can be a difficult task. To truly convey emotions and mood, you need a set of some skills. Whether you are a parent looking to keep wonderful
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The Safe Alternatives to Tampons
*Affiliate Links The recent alarming news about tampons containing harmful substances such as lead and arsenic has created quite a stir (and rightly so). It is shocking that something menstruators have heavily relied upon each month could be dangerous to their health, but truthfully, tampons
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Free Things To Do With Your Kids This Summer
The summer holidays are fast approaching and I am sure many of you are already wondering how you are going to keep your kids entertained AND how you are going to afford the activities to achieve that for 6 whole weeks. Well, as somebody who
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How To Embrace Slow Travel in the UK and Europe
For many of us, living more sustainably is at the forefront of our minds whether that is by reducing waste, choosing reusables, taking part in conservation work or reducing our carbon footprint we all know that these small actions will lead to positive change. One
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Can Compostable Trash Bags Help the Environment? Understanding Their Impact
The idea behind the innovation of compostable trash bags is to tackle the environmental mess that using conventional single-use plastics comes with. Each year, the amount of plastic waste humans produce is over 400 million tonnes, and more than half of it is single-use plastics
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July Gardening Jobs
*Affiliate Links July is here and it’s the time of year that many of us gardeners (whether novice or experienced) have been waiting for. The time for colour, growth, vibrancy and life and hopefully some fruits of your labour. It is, of course, also a
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Exploring the Isle of Anglesey
Looking for somewhere to visit that’s in the UK, so you don’t have to to rack up those travel miles? Want to make sure there’s plenty to explore, from stunning beaches to historic sites? Look no further than the Isle of Anglesey, or Ynys Môn
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How To Throw a Sustainable Birthday Party for Kids
*Affiliate Links Birthday parties, what comes to mind when I say that? Balloons, lots of packaging, piles of wrapping paper, glitter, plastic filled party bags maybe? Yep, me too. So how do we get around this when we are all trying to be a little
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10 Easy Swaps for a Successful Plastic Free July 2024
*Affiliate Links Plastic Free July is an annual global movement that has been created to help people all over the world focus on reducing their disposable plastic use in order to make a positive environmental change. It’s a fantastic time to find new products, audit
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What is Plastic Free July?
Plastic Free July is an international movement that encourages individuals, communities and businesses to reduce their plastic consumption and adopt more sustainable habits for the entire month of July. Founded in 2011 by the Plastic Free Foundation, this initiative has grown into a popular, global