Item name: Make-up Made by: Zao Bought from: Zao – Essence of Nature UK Description: Inspired by a gift received from a Taiwanese friend (A pen and pencil made from bamboo), the Zao brand was born. Zao is an environmentally alternative to mainstream make-up brands, offering a distinctive and wide range of largely refillable products. …
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The Environmental Impact of Toilet Paper – Are Recycled or Bamboo Loo Rolls the Answer?
The environmental impact of toilet paper The average British consumer uses 127 rolls of toilet paper (loo roll) a year, according to Statista. The Confederation of Paper Industries says that this equates to 1.3 tonnes of tissue annually across the UK. Worldwide every year, we go through enough toilet roll to wrap around the Earth’s …
A Toothbrush That Really Will Make You Smile – Bamboo Toothbrushes
If we asked you, “What do you brush your teeth with?” your answer would probably be “a toothbrush”. But what kind of toothbrush? It is estimated that 3.6 billion plastic toothbrushes are used worldwide every year and that the average person uses more than 300 in their lifetime. Research has found that a large proportion …
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The Problem With Plastic Free Cotton Buds
This is going to be one of our shorter blogs, as the message is a very simple one. Cotton buds. Many of the leading brands are now making a big fuss about the fact that they have (finally and long overdue) made their cotton buds plastic free. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re made from …
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