Emma Whitelaw The third smallest country in Cental America (yet the most visited in the area), Costa Rica is likely one of those places that you are vaguely aware of as having lots of tropical rainforests and toucans. But what else do you know? This is a really interesting country to learn from on so…
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the environmental benefits of reusable cutlery
Finally, we now have a law that’s banned the use of single-use plastic cutlery. Not only does plastic waste cause unsightly litter (and is also wasteful and expensive), but when it falls down storm drains, serrated fork prongs and knife edges harm marine creatures. France banned single-use plastic cutlery years ago, we were very slow…
the best brands of reusable water bottles
Bottled water sold in shops is not tested nearly the same as tap water, and massively overpriced. You’re paying for plastic, shipping of water (often from overseas) and marketing. Once discarded, plastic bottles break down into microplastics, which drop down storm drains and go into the sea, where they are accidentally ingested by marine creatures….
switch to biodegradable phone & airpod cases
WaveCase makes biodegradable phone cases from wheat straw, which are drop-tested 26 times to ensure they are as strong as conventional plastic phone cases. The company was created by two friends who grew up in a small town in northeast England, and saw firsthand the effect of plastic pollution in the oceans. Their phone cases…