Ditch The Plastic | Reusable Grocery Bags

Ditch The Plastic | Reusable Grocery Bags

The plastic bag is in use by consumers worldwide since the 1960s and now annually we use 5 trillion plastic bags per year! That’s 160,000 a second! The amount of plastic bags floating and flying around in fields, parks, trees and rivers is quite frightening. And growing all the time. The casual ‘throw away’ item that is the plastic bag, is now responsible for some of the…

Your Guide to Eco Friendly Halloween

Your Guide to Eco Friendly Halloween

I never celebrated Halloween, but since having a daughter it became quite difficult to avoid it.  So if you are in the same position as me, why not celebrate Halloween with a dash of sustainable attitude?  Eco-friendly lifestyle never required to compromise on celebrations, because it is always possible to blend eco-friendliness with fun! Here are some…

National Trust La Pepa Blog Membership is it worth it?

Green Travellers | National Trust Membership – Is It Worth the Money?

National Trust is a UK charity organisation dedicated to protecting historic places and green spaces. Although the focus of a national trust may vary by region, the principal role is to ensure the preservation of historically significant items, to conserve areas of natural beauty and keep them open them to the public.  Every time I say…