Trees for Life’s Red Squirrel Reintroduction Project
The red squirrel is one of our most charismatic native animals – an iconic inhabitant of the woodlands that it helps to propagate as it goes about its business of collecting nuts and seeds....
Category: Environment
Nature’s Greatest Cleaning Solutions by LoofCo
Some designs stand the test of time; with ingenious, yet simple, creations being made from natural, repurposed materials that prove their worth even in a world filled with chemicals and synthetic resources. Many of...
Tips to Minimise Plastic
We get bombarded with tips on how to reduce our plastic use from everywhere – about as much as we get bombarded with adverts for single use plastics! I know we’ve offered our own...
Plastic Free July
July begins on Saturday, which means it’s almost time to challenge yourself to stop using plastic! The Plastic Free July campaign began in 2011, born from an idea of the Western Metropolitan Regional Council...
Our Ethics – Microbead Free
We’ve spoken about microbeads on the blog before, but today I’d like to go a bit more in depth about the issue of microbeads and microplastics, especially as Plastic Free July is just around...
Bycatch of Dolphins and Whales
Accidental entanglement in fishing nets and gear is the biggest global threat to whales, dolphins and porpoises. In the fishing industry ‘Bycatch’ is the accidental capture of non-target species, which can include anything from...
Ethics, crickets…and insect protein?
Some of your keen eyes may have already spotted this interesting new product we have in stock – Crobar protein bars. Packed with fruit, natural ingredients and insect protein! Yes, from crickets. A few...
Earth Hour
This Saturday at 8.30pm, millions of people and businesses around the world will be turning off their lights until 9.30pm to show their support for Earth Hour. This movement was started by the WWF...
Go Microbead Free with Green People
With microbeads starting to be banned in a number of countries it’s becoming apparent that going microbead free is the way forward. Learn more about microbeads and how you can stop using them below....
Eco-friendly gift wrap ideas this Christmas
It’s nearly that time again, and with Christmas coming up fast I’ve been thinking about gift wrap ideas for the season. In the UK alone we throw away 30% more rubbish over the festive...