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12 ways to reuse old pillows

12 Ways To Reuse Old Pillows If your pillows are looking a bit…

Big Energy Saving Week 2024

Are you struggling with your energy costs? Are your fuel bills…

Energy Saving Week

Are you a huge air fryer fan? It seems everyone is raving about…

Blister Pack Recycling

Blister packs are commonly used for medication and contraceptive…

Big Green Day Out Sponsor – Devon Climate Emergency

Devon Climate Emergency – creating a net-zero Devon where people…

Big Green Day Out Sponsor – Great Western Railway

Adventures in Devon with Great Western Railway Within the county…

Big Green Day Out Sponsor – Clean Devon

Clean Devon – Leave only footprints, take litter home. With…

Big Green Day Out Sponsor – Devon’s Top Attractions

Devon’s Top Attractions – The Best Days Out in Devon Summertime…

Big Green Day Out Sponsor – Stagecoach

We’re Stagecoach South West You probably know us as the…

Taking care of your clothes

Taking care of your clothes Every year an estimated 336,000…

CAG Storytelling – Sustainable Crediton

The Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon project supports twenty-four…

CAG Storytelling – Blackdown Hills Eco Hub

The Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon project supports twenty-four…

CAG Storytelling – Ashburton Community Fridge

The Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon project supports twenty-four…

CAG storytelling – Uffculme Green Team

The Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon project supports twenty-four…

CAG storytelling – Sustainable Tiverton

The Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon project supports twenty-four…

CAG Storytelling – Dawlish Against Plastic

The Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon project supports twenty…

CAG storytelling – Sidmouth Repair Café

The Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon project supports twenty-four…

Reusable period products

Wash, wear and save! A guide to better periods.... Did you know…

The BIG FIX 2024

Valentine’s Day 2023

Roses are red Violets are blue Love on a budget Is easy to…

Have a magical Christmas, without breaking the bank!

Have a magical Christmas, without breaking the bank! Many of…

DIY Pampering Essentials

Pumpkin Rescue 2022

Are you ready for some frightening facts? We will buy 39.9…

Zero-waste Picnics

Picnics are a great way to enjoy time outdoors with friends and…

How Eco are Plastic Bag Alternatives?

Sales of single-use plastic carrier bags in the UK have dropped…

Plastic Free Beauty Day

#PlasticFreeBeautyDay is a great opportunity to consider eco-friendly…

It’s National Smile month!

Smile!  It’s National Smile month! Keeping our teeth clean…

The BIG FIX 2022

Jacqui Winterburn – Devon Area Resale Coordinator

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National Bed Month, March 2022

Sleeping is the one activity we do the most of in our lives.…

Recycle Week 2021

Green Your Clean

A table of bric-a-brac and a clothing rail in someone's garden

101 Pancake Fillings

Sustainable Weddings and Events – Gifts

Choosing sustainable clothing for weddings

Sustainable Weddings and Events – Food and Drink

Choosing sustainable clothing for weddings

Sustainable Weddings and Events – Venue & decorations

Choosing sustainable clothing for weddings

Blackdown Hills Repairing through Lockdown

The residents of Blackdown Hills are not ones to rest on their…

DIY Homemade Decorations

DIY Cleaning Recipes

Testing 5 DIY plastic free non-chemical cleaning recipes.

Toothbrushes: is bamboo worth it?

Is a bamboo toothbrush really a more sustainable option?

Sustainable Weddings and Events – Clothing

Choosing sustainable clothing for weddings

Sustainable Weddings and Events – Invitations

Choosing sustainable invites for your wedding

Become Coffee Conscientious

A Coffee Lovers Guide to Sustainability. Coffee is the most popular drink worldwide with 95 million cups made per day in the UK alone

Smartphones – are they sustainable?

Did you know 1 tonne of iPhones contain 300 times more gold than a tonne of gold ore?

How to make your own Beeswax Wraps

As well as being useful to wrap your own sarnies, these wraps make wonderful, sustainable gifts for friends and family.

Recycling Return Schemes

How to be a more responsible consumer and reduce the amount of resources going to waste

Zero Waste Shop

Zero Waste Shops were a mystery to me, but having taken on #PlasticFreeJuly I decided to jump in

Plastic Free July – Hitting the Beauty Bars

Looking at plastic free, low packaging and eco-friendly alternative beauty products

Plastic Free July – Food Storage

Tackling food storage with silicon food savers, brown paper and my own home-made beeswax wraps.

Plastic Free July – Supermarket Produce

Going the supermarket after a Zero Waste shop was a shock, I was so aware of all the unnecessary packaging!