Christmas is a time we all indulge, whether that be in another mince pie or that present you’ve been waiting all year for, but should we be worrying about the effect our festivities are having on the environment? Whether you’re a full blown eco warrior or are just beginning on Read more…
Guest post We’re delighted to be featuring the incredible Mary and Teresa from Sisters Against Plastic on our blog as they share how they managed to reduce their plastic consumption by 91% in just one year! Read on as they tell their story and share their top tips for how you Read more…
8th August 2019, Sand Bay During the summer holidays thousands flock to the Weston-Super-Mare region for days by the seaside building sandcastles and paddling in the sea, but sadly not everyone is just as eager to take their litter with them as they leave. Many Life’s a Beach volunteers have seen the issue Read more…
May 27th 2019, Porthkerry Country Park On a very sunny bank holiday Monday, the Life’s a Beach team and a number of volunteers headed to Porthkerry Country Park in Barry, Wales to support the fantastic work of the Friends of Barry Beaches organisation by spending an hour picking litter from the beach and surrounding green Read more…
Glastonbury Festival has long been working on its green credentials, asking festival goer’s to ‘love the farm, leave no trace‘ and encourages the use of reusable water bottles by installing numerous water fountains around the sprawling 1,100 acre site. The site is littered with reminders that once the festival is Read more…
As the saying goes, “you can never start them too young” and we are fierce believers that this is very much the case when it comes to the eradication of single-use plastics. If we are to really make a change and reduce the amount of plastics washing up on our Read more…
Continuing from our last post with campaigners ‘Plastic-Free Me’ we share a few more tips from the team on how you can make easy changes to switch to a more sustainable lifestyle. You can find part one here. Mealtimes A quick search for ‘plastic-free cookware’ will yield a whole host Read more…
Most of us are aware of the level of devastation plastic pollution is causing our planet, and many of us have felt that we should do something to help, but where should we begin? With so much media coverage of this devastation worldwide it is easy to question whether one Read more…
With the immense popularity of Attenborough’s ‘Blue Planet’ series we were not surprised how quickly our television channels became flooded with similar programmes that brought attention to the severity of plastic pollution within our oceans. So shocking were the scenes portrayed in the documentary many felt it was time we Read more…
Cookware retailer ProCook has joined the battle against plastic pollution, announcing big changes to the way their products are packaged. The homewares brand has made the commitment to use fully recyclable materials in their extensive cookware and knife ranges resulting in 90% of all plastic packaging being eliminated in the Read more…