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Photo of a person looking at their fridge wondering why they are wasting food
  • Food & Drink
  • Sustainable Living

Why we don’t realise we’re wasting food

Article 14 Mar 2022

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Scottish hills basking in sunlight
  • Circular Economy

Statement: Circular Economy Bill Public Consultation

News 11 Mar 2022

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A pile of multi coloured plastic straws
  • Plastics

What’s the problem with plastic?

Article 12 Feb 2022 4 minute read

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  • At Home

Go wild in the garden

Article 26 Jan 2022 2 minutes

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a single use plastic fork on a sandy beach
  • Plastics

Single-use plastics – what happens now?

Article 21 Jan 2022 3 minutes

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Collage style image of a person painting a 1970s dresser
  • At Home
  • Reuse

Dipped copper dresser: a guide to upcycling a dressing table

Article 10 Jan 2022 2 minute read

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Child putting broccoli in shopping basket
  • Plastics

Plastic not included: Small steps for going single-use free with kids

Teaching children about the link between the products we buy and our planet’s natural resources may enable the next generation to take better care of the environment than previous generations have.

Article 7 Jan 2022 3 minute read

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Garden tools lying in a garden
  • At Home

What to do with DIY and garden tools?

Article 5 Jan 2022 1 minute read

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Three aersol cans are shown to the camera
  • Recycling

What to do with aerosol cans?

Article 27 Dec 2021 1 minute read

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