OKAY YOU GOT ME, click bait headline but hear me out… Plastic Free July is a great initiative that encourages people all over to reduce their plastic usage. HOORAH for less plastic! However, due to the fact plastic is hidden in so many objects its hard to completely eradicate plastic from your life. It is …
Is walking a superpower?
Do you find some of the best ideas come to you whilst out walking? Me too. “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks” – John Muir When we walk at our own pace, with no distractions of our emails or our phone, our attention is free to wander. This kind of …
Nine tips on how to thrift like a boss
Before you go: Write down a list of what items you want to pick up Thrifting will mean the exact thing may not be there, but something similar might – so have an idea of the kind of thing you are looking for. Have a look through your own wardrobe To check you haven’t forgotten …
Five Happy Eco News Stories to make you smile this Monday!
Happy news stories are posted on @ecowithnico and @consciouslyelle Instagram accounts every Monday morning – follow us to keep up to date with all going on in the world! This week: September 6th 2021 Happy story #1 A Boston hospital has built an organic farm on its roof that provides 6000 tonnes of veggies every …
Micro-plastics are a MACRO problem
What are micro-plastics? As we know, plastic takes hundreds of years to break down. It is rather crazy to think that every plastic toothbrush that we have had since we were children, still exists somewhere in the world. How to spot micro-plastics? Well, officially they are defined as plastics less than five millimetres (0.2 inches) …
Fast fashion & waste – how bad is it?
Firstly, lets define fast fashion: “Inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends.” (Dictionary online definition) Every year, we collectively purchase around 80 billion pieces of new clothing globally. A McKinsey and Company study found that fashion consumption increased by 60% between 2000 and 2014 alone. These statistics are staggering. This does not include production, …
Why is nature so good for us?
If you are a nature lover like me, you won’t find it hard to argue that nature is good for the soul. And now there is a growing number of studies showing that nature REALLY IS good for our health and happiness. A study conducted by the University of Derby and The Wildlife Trusts showed …
Van life… but make it sustainable
So if you follow me on Instagram, you will have seen that we recently bought our dream little camper van… and old Ford Transit with a pimped out interior. I AM IN LOVE! When we invested in our little dream home on wheels for weekend adventures, we decided that when we were decorating we wanted …
Beginners guide to a sustainable lifestyle
A few people have asked how I started this sustainable lifestyle journey, and in all honesty – I have a long way to go. It is kind of never ending, as we are all learning on the way. Some people change their diet; some buying habits and some reduce their transport usage by walking or …
Carbon offsetting
As someone who is fond of travelling and experiencing interesting places around world, I have always wondered about carbon offsetting and how much a contribution can help when I jump on a flight. I have family that live overseas and so I am fairly regularly on planes to visit them. Carbon offsetting goes further than …
