The fashion industry has a grossly unsustainable ecological footprint. Every year the industry emits 1.7 billion tonnes of CO2, consumes and pollutes a vast amount of water and creates 2.1 billion tonnes of waste. Global consumption of clothing has doubled since 2000 and is expected to keep on rising. This is as a result of [...]
The Aral Sea is a landlocked sea situated in a dry desert between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It was once the fourth largest sea in the world. Before the 1960s it contained more than 1,500 islands and its fishing industry employed 40,000 people and provided protein to the entire Soviet Union. Uzbekistan is the world’s sixth [...]
You'll find that many of the plants that grow in certain seasons of the year correspond with what your body needs at that time. In spring you will find highly nutritous, mineral and vitamin-rich green growth that will aid in detoxifying your body and restoring your vitality after the winter's slumber. Nettles and dandelions spring [...]
Many canned food containers are lined with a very thin layer of plastic to prevent the metal can from contaminating the food. However, more often than not these plastic linings contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), associated with a number of concerning health problems which I covered in a previous post. I decided to do some research and [...]
Excuse the awful pun in the title, I couldn't resist. Jokes aside, according to The Guardian, teabags produced by top tea manufacturers such as Tetley, PG Tips, Twinnings, Clipper and Typhoo are only between 70-80% biodegradable whilst advising us to still compost them. As a result, gardeners are finding the net part of teabags - [...]
Make your Household Eco-Proof Wash your clothes slightly less and use cold water (or the eco-setting on your washing machine). Fill the sink with water as opposed to washing under a running tap. Use eco-friendly household cleaning products, including for the bathroom - Ecover and Ecoleaf can often be refilled at supermarkets/health food shops to [...]
I had a growing concern for the role that my bank is playing in contributing to the destruction of our environment, global conflicts, and human and animal rights abuses - so I decided to research this. Fortunately there is a really helpful site, Ethical Consumer, which ranks UK banks according to a set of ethical [...]
I was making this balm specifically for medicinal purposes for my sister and mother who suffer from eczema. They've said it really works well. It is an elaboration of the original recipe I found online. However, you do not have to use all these ingredients, also just 3 ingredients are enough to make a balm! [...]
Pilzzucht Crashkurs (Schweibenalp April 2016) 1. Schritt: Petrischale Petrischale sterilisieren und dann darin Agar, Hefe, Malzextrakt und ein Stückchen von der Mitte deines beliebigen Pilzes vermischen Das Pilzmyzel braucht 2 Wochen um zu wachsen, dann kann man es 1 Jahr lang im Kühlschrank aufbewahren (es wächst langsamer in der Kälte und muss schön feucht bleiben) [...]
Plastic Planet by Werner Boote is a very disturbing but extremely fascinating documentary, I really recommend it. He goes around the world to see the effects of plastic and speaks to manufacturers of plastic, vested companies and government bodies. What I found most shocking is that there is a particular type of plastic called Polycarbonate. [...]
