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Tips for a zero waste Christmas & gifts ideas to make a difference

Tips for a zero waste Christmas & gifts ideas to make a difference

Zero waste is everywhere, which is a good thing of course. And as Christmas is yet approaching again, there are already plenty of guides recommending how to have a zero waste Christmas and give presents that have less impact on the planet. Last year’s post on sustainable gift ideas is of course, still valid and so is the previous year’s post on memories, not objects – but I thought this year I would add some more ideas that have actually…

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12 Christmas gift ideas for the eco conscious

12 Christmas gift ideas for the eco conscious

The Blue Planet effect There is no planet B… I  was really lucky recently to attend a presentation by Al Gore, former US VP and environmental activist and advocate. While his talk focussed on sustainable investing (which is one necessary aspect of sustainability), the points he raised and discussed apply to all of us and affect us all. I cannot deny watching the trailer for his forthcoming second movie ‘An Inconvenient Sequel‘ was a punch in the stomach and made…

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A recipe with a difference – Terrone Arabica coffee soap

A recipe with a difference – Terrone Arabica coffee soap

An unusual recipe and not one for eating… A few years ago, after a trip to Borneo, I started boycotting palm oil in food and cosmetics and generally in anything it is found because seeing the destruction of what used to be rain forest for miles and miles and seeing these beautiful and poor orangutans in the rehabilitation centre at Sepilok was simply shocking. Shortly after, I started making my own soap too, first easy melt and pour things which…

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Volunteering at Refettorio Felix

Volunteering at Refettorio Felix

Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert Refettorio Felix is Massimo Bottura’s latest charitable and sustainable effort, part of the project launched at the Milano expo a couple of years ago called Refettorio through the non profit Food for Soul. Massimo combined the fight against food waste with feeding those in needs, with the help of a bunch of partners (including Lavazza and Grundig) and volunteers as well as local established charitable soup kitchens. After the italian city and Rio, the London…

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