I think your first visit to a refill shop could be a little daunting (what do I do?! Is my container okay?! How do I know how much it is?!) but at Keep in Farnham, they were so helpful and relaxed that you can quickly see how this welcoming way Read more…
After I became tuned in to the need to reduce waste and lessen my plastic use, I saw opportunity everywhere. Some changes were simple, others require a bit of adjustment. Once you are in the mindset, it becomes a new way of life and I saw my new habits reflected Read more…
Sue and I met when we both volunteered to be part of a BBC report on recycling in the community. We came with different approaches (Sue had been making her own cleaning and beauty products for years and has great interest in plastic alternatives. I was just back from a Read more…
After seeing an advertisement on our local council’s website recruiting residents with an interest in recycling, I sent in one of my blogs on plastic and applied. I was called and offered more details, which resulted in me finding myself en route to the region’s Material Recycling Facility (aka ‘MRF’, Read more…
Back in the UK after a year of travel, I am ready to take the lessons I have learnt and apply them to our life here. I have seen Bali’s sea full of plastic, wildlife struggling due to human choices in Sumatra and very basic lifestyles almost everywhere we went. Read more…