When it comes to bathroom and hygiene products, you would be pretty hard pressed to find any that aren’t supplied in single use plastic containers. For many out there, the stacks of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel bottles that line their baths and showers is just the norm and something the majority are used to now.

But what happens to all that stuff once we’ve used it up? Some of it gets recycled and you guessed it, made into more plastic – with the rest going to landfill and possibly finding it’s way into our oceans. Continue Reading…

You would be hard pressed to find many people in your social circle that do not frequent the local coffee shop. For many, the visit to the local is a daily morning routine while for some it is a weekend relaxation ritual. Most locals will serve coffee in plastic Styrofoam cups whether you intend to have it on the go or in-house. Given that these cups are for the most part thought of as disposable, many people will just throw them out when they have had their shot of coffee. It is a hard habit to break especially when we have been doing it for so long. But did you know that glass coffee cups makes for better coffee drinking than any plastic cup ever could? Continue Reading…