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Why we need to take note of our labels! Advances in Science mean we are learning more and more about the different ingredients or additives that we find in our foods.  There are sweets and other foods or drinks, made outside of the UK that contain banned substances...

I always assumed that Christmas (including the whole festive period and lead up to it) would be an ‘expensive’ time of year when we consider plastic waste.  Think of the costumes, food packaging, gift wrapping and the sheer numbers of unwanted gifts or unnecessary...

I'm pretty sure I know what your answer is, but it's a great question to ask yourself when faced with when buying something new. We often do this as a family, to think about whether we NEED or WANT something, or if there is a simple alternative. The answer isn't...

This is a question that someone asked me last week and it wasn’t an easy question to answer – I expected the answer to be an obvious, ‘yes!’  And of course this is true, but I also don’t like the idea of putting the responsibility of finding solutions in someone...

This is a blog to help children like us become plastic free.  We should use less plastic because it’s harming wildlife and us. In the ocean turtles think that plastic bags are jellyfish. In some oceans they have more plastic than fish!   Instead of using normal...

PLASTIC! WHY, WHY, WHY do businesses choose plastic when there are alternatives out there??? Well, we know why. Sadly. On reflection, I will probably wish that I had written this blog post with a clearer head. But over the last few days, I have been reading ‘Turning...