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Summer is the perfect time to fire up the grill and enjoy a delicious BBQ with friends and family. However, throwing a barbeque party can have an impact on the environment.From sourcing local food to plating up on eco-friendly serving ware, our guide to good eco-friendly BBQ practices will show you how to minimize waste and reduce your carbon footprint, while still enjoying a fantastic outdoor feast. Environmentally friendly BBQ ideasSource your food locallyBuying food from local farmers' … read more

Bagasse is a natural, fibrous by-product of growing sugarcane. When sugarcane is harvested, it’s crushed to extract the juice. The remaining dry stalks are called bagasse, which loosely translates from the French baggage and Spanish bagazo meaning “refuse” or “rubbish”.As the name suggests, bagasse is essentially an agricultural waste product: the pulp leftover from the extraction of sugar sap. It makes up roughly a third of the waste produced from sugarcane harvesting.Bagasse has been trie … read more

Aiming for perfection isn’t the sole option when it comes to making positive changes. More people trying their best to make sustainable choices every day is more beneficial than giving up because achieving complete zero-waste status is too difficult. Aim for small changes that complement your lifestyle. These will make consistent change more likely and reduce waste over the long term. Below, we’ve compiled a few simple eco-friendly lifestyle changes to start you on your journey.A … read more

One of the most exciting parts of planning a birthday party is choosing a theme and putting up decorations. There is no need for this to be sacrificed when throwing an eco-friendly party; you simply need to change the materials you rely on when decorating.What makes something eco-friendly? Different factors contribute to how eco-friendly a product or material may be. Chief among these are:how the components break down what they release into the environment once disposed of how des … read more

The original idea behind Pancake Day was to empty the house of rich or tempting foods before fasting for Lent. The focus on using up the contents of cupboards and taking an inventory of leftover food is also a principle of low-waste living, which helps avoid unnecessary food waste.Sustainable core ingredients The core ingredients of traditional British pancakes can often be sourced in a low-waste, plastic-free manner.Flour in paper bags Flour is almost exclusively sold in paper ba … read more