Shops & Shopping

Recycling and re-using waste from the home is one part of the recycling process. The materials that are sent for recycling are then made into more...

Freeganism is an anti-consumerist lifestyle. Freegans try to find alternative ways to get things that they would usually have to pay or work for....

Give away shops do just that – they give goods away. Yes, really. Everything in a give away shop has been found or donated and people can take what...

Freeganism is an anti-consumerist lifestyle. As an ethical choice freegans try to buy as little as possible, and instead get the things that they...

Giving to charity shops is an excellent way of ensuring that unwanted items get re-used, and also a great way to make a charitable contribution at...

Carrier bag waste is a big problem in the UK. We use a lot more plastic bags than we need to and often throw the carriers away after just one use....

Many products come in a disposable form and are seen as a convenient and cheap option. However, by their very nature disposable goods use a lot...

Many products that we buy are over-packaged and as soon as we get home the packaging gets thrown in the bin, or at best the recycling. Packaging...

Laura Grant is a Senior Retail PR Executive at Cancer Research UK. We caught up with her to get the lowdown on how you can make the best donations...

Every year in the UK we generate enough electrical waste to fill Wembley stadium six times over. This electrical waste includes items such as...