Fighting for their Future

My daughter is 14 and is preoccupied about the survival of our planet. When I was 14 I spent my time mostly bothered about boys, spots and whether I had too much eyeliner on. Although according to my friend Sharon you could never use enough eyeliner. The point is I’m angry that my child’s concerns are beyond … Continue reading Fighting for their Future →

The House that Ecobrick built

With a world currently suffocating in plastic, ecobricks are fast becoming a quick fix to eliminating plastic waste whilst also providing a cheap and effective building material. There are ecobricking communities emerging all over the world and various projects have been set up to utilise the plastic within plastic capsules. Indoors they are being trussed … Continue reading The House that Ecobrick built →

Plastic is NOT Fantastic

But it’s not though is it. Plastic is anything but fantastic. When Mr Baekeland invented Bakelite in the early 1900s synthetic plastic boldly breezed into town. Basically it was a product manufactured without any molecules found in nature. It was completely and utterly unique and was proclaimed to be “the material of a thousand uses.” … Continue reading Plastic is NOT Fantastic →