Continuing my blog series about different materials, looking at wood this week.

The material I'm focusing on this week is glass. I've been decluttering my kitchen, and have lots of glass jars and bottles I need to...

The material I'm looking at this week is metal. This is an extremely useful resource and is used for many things. I will look at how we...

How can you recycle or upcycle the plastic that you already have?

Continuing on from last week’s blog, where I suggested you could think about using up food, rather than buying new, this week’s blog is...

I imagine that everyone knows it's 'Pancake Day' today. Pancakes are a great way to use up leftover food, to avoid food waste.

This blog looks at some more recycling schemes for items you might use regularly. One Day at a Time: What can I recycle? Health, Beauty...

As a couple of my recent posts have mentioned selling (or giving items away for free) online, I thought I'd give some tips on how to do...

Are you wondering how to clear a bit of space for newer items received or bought recently?

What do we do with unwanted gifts? Here are a few practical suggestions...

At Christmas there are more unusual foods around, and therefore knowing what can be recycled is harder. Hopefully you know what can go in...

You will see the phrase 'new year new you' everywhere you look at the moment, and many adverts encouraging you to buy products to help...

You will see the phrase 'new year new you' everywhere you look at the moment. The tendency at the new year is to try to become a better...

I've left recycling for last because it's the thing most people focus on when trying to be eco-friendly. My previous blogs focused on...

My previous blog post looked at some of the items I've made out of Abel and Cole string. In this one, I'll show you other things I've...

My previous blog post on "reusing" looked at what items I reuse in my daily life, to reduce waste. One of those items was the string that...

In this blog series, I'm looking at ways to become more eco-friendly, by reducing, reusing, and recycling, to avoid adding to landfill....

This is the second part of my blog on how to reduce waste, in order to be more eco-friendly. You can read part 1 here: Becoming More...

A new year is the time many people make resolutions to be a 'better person' - one of these things is to be more eco-friendly. In this...

Welcome to my blog! I'm Emily, and I love finding practical solutions that help me to be more eco-friendly. The usual eco-friendly motto...