Date: 05 December Action: 339 Cost of taking action: NIL The Japanese art of furoshiki involves beautifully wrapping gifts in cloth, not paper Many of the most revered Japanese arts have emerged from something that was first intended for practical uses. Furoshiki is no different. The term, which literally (read more …)
Date: 01 December Action: 335 Cost of taking action: NIL By our guest author Divya Hari in Singapore Planned obsolescence – what does it mean? It all started with the light bulb industry, was propagated by the auto industry and today it is proliferating in several industries from fashion (read more …)
Date: 27 November Action: 331 Cost of taking action: LOW By our guest author Halima Curran in Libya Badly in need of a rejuvenating cup of coffee whilst shopping or travelling? That’s happened to many of us, but whilst savouring the (hopefully) exquisite brew and feeling the transformation from (read more …)
Date: 25 November Action: 329 Cost of taking action: LOW By our guest author Barbara Wysocka in Scotland A traditional advent calendar can reduce your plastic and carbon footprints and let you give more thoughtful, personal and ethical gifts Since it’s just round the corner, we are now allowed (read more …)
Date: 18 November Action: 322 Cost of taking action: LOW Single-serve coffee pods are an environmental nightmare But nowadays there are improvements – the coffee industry is making it easier for consumers to recycle single-serve coffee pods and reusable versions are available. If you use a coffee pod machine, (read more …)
Date: 15 November Action: 319 Cost of taking action: NIL Learn about this amazing UK based organisation; if you are not in the UK, check for similar initiatives in your country Toiletries Amnesty are a social, ethical and environmental organisation working across the UK and abroad. They work to (read more …)
Date: 12 November Action: 316 Cost of taking action: NIL Let us help you decide! Making ethical, green and sustainable decisions when we are buying is hard … we want things there and then and (in the West especially) we are driven by a culture of consumerism. Today’s action (read more …)
Date: 01 November Action: 305 Cost of taking action: NIL After your Halloween celebrations, think about how to dispose of your carved pumpkin lantern Now that the celebrations are over, please don’t just discard your carved pumpkin, and especially not into the routine waste bin. Please make sure that (read more …)
Date: 20 October Action: 293 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL Mulching the leaves in your garden can benefit your lawn, and brings environmental benefits Today’s action headline might sound a little odd, but using a mower to mulch leaves is actually a very good thing to do, and (read more …)
Date: 19 October Action: 292 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL From our guest author Barbara Wysocka in Scotland Handy with a needle and thread or sewing machine? Here’s a great example of how clothing can be re-used Today’s action is … make boxer shorts from old clothing! In (read more …)
