We are inspired by our love of the natural world, our two children and the incredible human being that is Sir David Attenborough.
Launched in 2018 and based in the UK, Plastic Free Home is an online community, with more than 42,000 followers in over 20 countries. Our aim is to simply to seek and share ideas on how we can all make a difference and give our planet a helping hand, by loving and looking after the natural world, consuming less and living more sustainably.
Alongside our website and growing Facebook page, we regularly appear in a range of national and regional publications, as well as on regional BBC Radio, and are invited by schools, charities and community groups to speak on the subject. From time to time we also contribute guest blogs, having featured on websites ranging from that of a national real estate agent to a major games manufacturer.
We always give our time for free but on occasion, if something is gifted to us or we receive any form of ‘reward‘ from a brand we will always let you know. And we will donate the amount received to nature and wildlife conservation charities here in the UK, our favourites including The Woodland Trust, The RSPB, The National Trust, The National Forest and The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT).
Thank you for listening. And, more importantly, for caring.
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The Weekly Grocery Shop – Can You Save Money and Still be Sustainable?
The rising cost of just about everything is unmissable at the moment, not least when it comes to the weekly grocery shop. But, is it possible to save money and still be sustainable? Yes… Make it from scratchMost of us have become rather lazy in the kitchen, leaning too heavily on processed, pre-prepared and overly …
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Meeting ‘Show Your Stripes’ Creator, Professor Ed Hawkins MBE…
The ‘Show Your Stripes’ graphics have quickly become iconic and an internationally-recognised visualisation of the climate emergency facing us. The research and graphics are the brainchild of the University of Reading’s Professor Ed Hawkins MBE, a co-author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth Assessment Report, published in 2021. A few months ago …
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A Must Watch
On 28 September 2020, arguably one of the most important films ever made was released. Sir David Attenborough’s ‘A Life on Our Planet’, which he describes as his “witness statement”, is a film that every single one of us needs to watch and listen to.
A Handwritten Letter from Sir David Attenborough
In 2019 we wrote to Sir David Attenborough to thank him for inspiring us. We were touched to receive a handwritten letter in response just a few weeks later.
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Did You Know?
Did you know? 91% of the plastic ever produced has not been recycled. – National Geographic 
Did you know? The average person in the UK produces 2 KG of plastic waste every week, as a result of their supermarket shop. – OVO Energy 
Did you know? Humans have reduced the number of trees on Earth by a half and they are being removed at a rate ten times faster than then can be regrown. – WWF 
Did you know? Worldwide, over six million people are estimated to have taken to the streets to protest in relation to climate change in 2019. – BBC 
Did you know? Tea bags, chewing gum, clothing, till receipts, glitter and wrapping paper can all contain plastic? – Plastic Free Home 
Did you know? 40% of plastic is only used once. – National Geographic 
Did you know? IKEA produces and distributes 210 million copies of its catalogue in 44 countries. That’s double the number of bibles sold every year. – IKEA 
Did you know? There are an estimated 5 trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans. – WWF 
Did you know? There are more tigers in captivity in the USA than there are globally in the wild. 
Did you know? The ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 1998. – Met Office 
Did you know? In the UK alone, Pepsico owned Walkers (Lays) produces 11 million crisp packets every day. – Reach Media 
Did you know? It is predicted that the UK could run short of fresh water by 2050. – Environment Agency 
Did you know? Tropical forests contain at least half of the Earth’s species. – Friends of the Earth 
Did you know? Oil and gas companies including Chevron, Exxon, Shell and Gazprom are responsible for one third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era. – Climate Accountability Institute 
Did you know? Over one million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction and things are happening at 10,000 times the natural rate. – Sir David Attenborough 
Did you know? Coca-Cola has been named the world’s largest polluter of plastics for the second year in a row, – Break Free From Plastic. 
Did you know? Each person eats twice as much fish as 50 years ago and in that time marine species populations have fallen by over 40%. – WWF
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