Cutting plastic and living compostably
Its easy to give up bottled water in England but what of when you are abroad? in countries where the water is not so reliable? India for example. I have travelled a lot in India and over the years have seen plastic pollution rise to horrific levels. A lot of that plastic rubbish is empty…
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Water Abroad We sterilize our own water using a Steripen …. but when a bottle refill service is offered we will use that instead. Find refill places here… Of course water in many countries the water is actually safe to drink – you can find out where here. And here are a list of places you can refill…
Plastic-free MasterChef – yes from the telly! Sew Obsesseed Miss Minimalist Ecothrifty I am very honoured to have been featured in some of my favourite blogs including (but not all… I will get round to it!)….. Was delighted and rather flattered when the wonderful Offset Warehouse asked me to guest post. This fantastic company sell…
But what about the water? In China according to my tap water info graphic the tap water is not safe to drink. So we are drinking boiled rather than bottled water. Most rooms have a kettle and if they don’t you can get a flask of hot water at the reception. The trains all have…
…..is hard. Here’s an update. So far we are totally about 4o items that contain some plastic and 4 plastic wrappers each. It has been pouring down here (with a light dusting of snow – sigh!), so we have been sitting in a lot of cafes in an effort to keep warm and sometimes try…
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The A to Z index is constantly updated so some links may be dicky as stuff is moved or even deleted. Other products will not yet included. If you can’t find what you want, try…. products organised by category. Search – natch! latest finds stuff not yet filed Plastic Free Products a fine choice ltd. Aberystwyth with love…. Advent…
Being committed to local shopping I prefer to buy that way whenever possible. I would encourage you to do the same. One of the joys of living plastic free is mooching round the local shops seeing what you can source. If you can’t buy local, please do check the links in the posts. They link…
Wire Wool Steel wool consists of fine strands of steel which looks a bit like wool. It can be used for cleaning, … Read More Screws & Fittings Wilkinsons are selling screws, washers and other stuff loose and unpacked. You will need to take your own bags as … Read More Polyfiller Polyfiller – in…
Every bus we traveled on in Iran dished out snacks. The better the bus the more snacks you are given. Biscuits cakes water and juice all of it plastic wrapped. A single journey will generate bag loads of non biodegradable trash. So we don’t accept it and we bring our own snacks. Despite Persia’s love…
When travelling in far-flung places we will not buy water in plastic bottles. NO its just wrong. First… Check if the tap water is actually safe to drink. To find out, visit this super cool website to find out can I drink the water. Just pick the country you want and read the result. If yes,…