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4 of the Best
The recent flurry of negative press around fast fashion shows that shoppers are starting to turn away from unsustainable clothing, finally realising the threat it poses to the planet.
But with quickly and cheaply made clothes all around us, just how do you begin to navigate a more ethical route? Well,
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10 brilliant books to
Following on from last week's post on activities to do with children to help teach them about sustainability, today I am listing some books I love that you can read with the children. I'd love to hear about any I have 
50 ways to reduce
In my last post I talked about how we have to take personal responsibility for our own impact on this world, so today I have out together a list of simple steps we can take to reduce our environmental footprint. I'd love to add to this list, so please
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What’s your environmental footprint?
We all know the planet is in crisis. From climate change to the pollution of our oceans - has anyone not seen the videos of plastic in our seas - and devastation of our forests. We have to take collective responsibility and it’s up to us all to fix
How to recycle water
As we talked about in our last post, conserving water is so important. But lets be honest, we do use water so today we're listing a few ways you can recycle water and help save the environment and also preserve our water stores.
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How to conserve water
Oceans cover about 71% of the Earth's surface so sometimes it’s hard to understand why it’s so important to conserve water, but 97% of that water isn’t suitable for drinking and 2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers so not available to drink. So, water really is limited and
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How to live in
Consumption is necessary. To live we need to consume. It’s a fact of life. The problem starts occurring as soon as we consume more than we need – our mobile phone works perfectly well, but still we upgrade. We’re encouraged to upgrade, we’re rewarded for upgrading. We then end up
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How to go green
I know many people say it's hard to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle because it's so expensive, but you can go greener without spending more - in fact, you can go green and save money! It's all about less consumption. By consuming less, we are budgeting by default. So
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Restyle like a Queen!
While it's easy to get sucked in to the latest trend, style really cant be bought. It's about putting a look together, and to do that, you don't need lots of new things, you just need to restyle what you have. Think Kate Middleton and her Alexander McQueen outfit. Kate wore
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Travel Sustainably: Zero Waste
I love to travel. Pretty much everyone I know loves to travel. Travel brings great opportunities and insights, gives you a more rounded view of the world, and in many cases, it’s absolutely necessary to meet up with loved ones. Sustainability and travel do not really go hand in hand,
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