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The Quirky Environmentalist
A Sustainable Living Blog by Izzy McLeod
zero waste
February 25, 2020
8 Ways to Reuse and Repurpose a Cardboard Box | AD
This post was sponsored by lil packaging . All words and opinions are my own. In the era of online shopping we (at least in my house) ...
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February 18, 2020
Five Easy Ways to be more Sustainable Right Now.
So you want to be more sustainable, but looking at the eco warriors you see on facebook and twitter looks a bit daunting, you're not s...
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February 13, 2020
Making a Flower crown from Receipt Paper
A lot of technology is not built with sustainability in mind, the till at my work place decided that it is "empty" and can no ...
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February 04, 2020
An Eco Guide to Valentine's Day
Valentine's day is just around the corner, and it's a divisive and very commercial holiday. Some of you may be sighing and groanin...
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January 31, 2020
Things I Struggle with Living Sustainably
So I've never done this type of post before where I just present you with a video but here we are! I wanted this video to reach people...
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January 23, 2020
Clothing Love Stories - Visible Mending
A little while ago, just as I was mending my jeans, I was on the lookout for the visible mending inspiration. I know there are people do...
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January 07, 2020
Patching Jeans and Patchin' Jackets
Visible repairs were not something I had really heard about until probably about 6 months ago and I was immediately taken in by them. Rep...
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December 30, 2019
52 New Years Resolutions for the Planet
It's that time of year again! Time for new starts and new year's resolutions. I must admit that I don't usually do New Year...
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December 13, 2019
A Guide to Zero and Less Waste Gift Wrapping
Each year in the UK 227,000 miles of wrapping paper are put into the bin instead of being recycled, that's enough to circle the equato...
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December 10, 2019
A Nuud Deodorant Review
Nuud gifted me the products to try in this review but all opinions are my own. I've been on the hunt for a Natural and eco-friendly...
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December 04, 2019
Do you have to be a Minimalist to be an Environmentalist?
A few weeks ago on instagram I asked people what sort of content they wanted to see from me/what they wanted to find out more about envi...
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November 21, 2019
How to Make Plastic Free Christmas Crackers
Hello and Welcome to the second instalment of my sustainable Christmas Guide. Today we're making plastic free crackers! There are a f...
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November 04, 2019
The Ultimate Sustainable Christmas Gift Guide
Christmas is just around the corner and that means the ads telling you to buy buy buy are already shouting in your face! Consumer culture is...
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October 22, 2019
6 of the Best Ways to Shop Second Hand
So if you've followed me for a while you may know that I absolutely love second hand shopping and have done from even when I was still...
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October 03, 2019
Creating a Zero Waste Bathroom
Along with the kitchen, bathrooms are probably the most wasteful rooms in the house. Most people have lots of items in their bathroom they...
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September 17, 2019
24 Zero Waste and Sustainable Makeup Brands
In the last few weeks, both online and in person, I've had quite a few people asking me about zero waste makeup options. It's an are...
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September 10, 2019
How to Make Reusable Soy Wax Wraps
So you wanna zero waste your kitchen, you've seen that you can get those wax wrap things at your local zero waste shop, or online but th...
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August 20, 2019
14 Brands Taking Recycling to the Next Level
The world is abuzz with recycled items, it seems like every brand and their dog is now making some sort of sports wear, swimsuits, or traine...
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July 06, 2019
A Realistic Guide to Starting Zero Waste Living
The idea of going Zero Waste can seem seriously daunting. Before I started this journey the idea of zero waste I had in my head was vloggers...
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March 28, 2019
What Happens in a Recycling Plant?
A few weeks ago I was invited by the wonderful Penny of @ picmeupshuffle , who does a lot of work trying to improve recycling in Nottingha...
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