Plastic is one of those things that can seem almost impossible to avoid, but despite our best recycyling efforts it is doing incredible damage to our environment. Whilst it can often be turned into new products and uses, much of the plastic we use is ending up in our oceans, causing huge problems for our marine life. Luckily, with a little forethought it is really simple to reduce plastic at home, so today I thought I would share some of my top tips! I’d love to hear yours as well!
One of the easiest ways to reduce the toxins in your house, and your impact on the planet is through what you use to clean your house. It might not be the most fun job out there, but there’s no need for it to be harmful as well! So I thought it was about time I shared what I use at home, starting with the Green Cleaning: Bathroom & Laundry edition!
It’s now been a month since my bokashi bucket arrived and I started my composting adventures, apartment style so I thought I’d check in with an update on how it’s all going! I decided to leave the bokashi on my balcony both for space reasons and as I thought I’d test out the claim that it doesn’t smell! I found it a shady spot at the back of my balcony and went about using it as per the instructions.
As I mentioned at the end of my post on compost options for apartment dwellers, I decided to go with a Bokashi Bucket to deal with any food waste in my little apartment. Well, I’m happy to say it arrived on the weekend so I thought I’d share how it works in some more detail now that I have one in my hot little hands!
Now that I’ve moved into an apartment for the first time there are lots of things I have to learn how to do differently. Up until now I’ve been in houses with either compost bins or worm farms (or sometimes both!) in the backyard so we could easily dispose of any food scraps but I wasn’t sure what I could do in my apartment, so I set about doing some research and thought it might be a good idea to share!