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ECOLIFE

Welcome to our EcoLife blog. Here you'll find musings from the team at Planet Friendly Living about making a painless transition towards a more sustainable lifestyle. We'll be sharing information, resources and tips based on our own experiences of attempting to reduce our use of plastics, reduce our carbon emissions, and live a more planet friendly lifestyle.

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Woven shopping bags filled with fresh food on a kitchen counter

Sustainable Living Needn't Cost the Earth

People often think that living more sustainably will cost them more, but in fact it can help you save money. So now is the time to change!

Catherine Wrench

Feb 14, 20249 min read

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5 Uses for Washing Soda

5 Uses for Washing Soda

Washing soda is the obvious first choice for laundry applications, but it’s useful for loads of other household cleaning tasks too.

Catherine Wrench

Sep 6, 20237 min read

9,642 views

Children holding a recycling bin

Top Tips for Effective Recycling

How to ensure that you are recycling items in the most effective way, and not just 'wish-cycling' by putting them in the recycling bin.

Clare Freeman

Aug 16, 20239 min read

728 views

Going Green on Wash Day

Going Green on Wash Day

We all need to do our laundry, but how can we make our laundry routine more eco-friendly? See our top four tips.

Clare Freeman

Feb 14, 20236 min read

915 views

Don't Eat That!

Don't Eat That!

Do you know your sodium chloride from your sodium carbonate? We give a quick summary of the key home cleaning ingredients.

Clare Freeman

Feb 3, 20235 min read

787 views

Top Tips for Recycling Wrapping Paper

Top Tips for Recycling Wrapping Paper

Not all wrapping paper is created equal, and unfortunately not all wrapping paper can be recycled, despite seeming to be made of paper....

Clare Freeman

Dec 17, 20223 min read

220 views

Top Tips for Drying Clothes Outside

Top Tips for Drying Clothes Outside

If you are a newcomer to line drying, here are our top tips for success when drying your clothes outside.

Clare Freeman

Jul 6, 20228 min read

40,637 views

Quick Guide to Plastic Recycling

Quick Guide to Plastic Recycling

Have you ever checked the symbol on a plastic item and assumed that the circle of three recycling arrows with a number inside meant that...

Clare Freeman

Mar 17, 20223 min read

204 views

Pile of presents wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper

Four Top Wrapping tips

Four of our top gift wrapping tips to help you solve some common wrapping problems like an expert!

Clare Freeman

Dec 19, 20212 min read

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