Eco-Friendly Blog

Did you know approximately 50 billion bottles of water are bought each year and of those, about 80% end up in a landfill. It takes an estimated 17 million barrels of oil to produce bottled water each year and approximately 3 litres of water to produce 1 litre of bottled water.

It’s an ongoing debate.  The choice between disposable and cloth nappies has generally been based on convenience.  If you’re out and about and have to change a nappy, you can just throw it in the bin and be done with it.  But that’s the problem isn’t it.  If everyone does this, then imagine how m...

Most people don’t realise that paper coffee cups are not recyclable.  What most don’t realise, is that almost all of these cups contain up to 5% polyethylene plastic.  That plastic is what allows the paper cup to hold your liquid but it’s also why your paper coffee cup can’t be recycled. .

A circular economy is a pretty easy concept to grasp.  For individuals, it involves recycling and upcycling broken or unwanted products.  However, for corporations or a complete economy, it can be a bit more complicated to implement.