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The Soap Co.

Soaps handcrafted in the UK by people who are blind, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged. Ingredients are sourced wherever possible from UK suppliers - using only natural botanicals, nourishing vitamins and pure essentials oils. Products are free from parabens and are never tested on animals.  

What about the packaging? Bottles are made from old milk bottles, offering a 45% lower environmental impact than regular PET bottles. Soap wrappers and labels are compostable, glue is non-toxic, and film is made from renewable wood pulp.

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Who Gives A Crap

Who Gives A Crap? They do, and you can too!

Have eco-friendly toilet tissue delivered directly to your door. Standard toilet rolls are 100% recycled, and the premium range is made with forest-friendly bamboo; all wrapped in paper not plastic, with no inks, scents or dyes. If that wasn’t enough, 50% of profits are donated to help build toilets for those in need. Did you know that 2.3 billion people across the world don't have access to a toilet? Who Gives A Crap are on a mission to change that.

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Lush

Looking for plastic-free shampoo and soap bars?

Lush have a wide range of handmade cosmetics; here you can find a selection of vegan cosmetics free from palm-oil (not all though, so be sure to read the ingredients).

Lush do not test on animals and are actively fighting animal testing.

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Brush with Bamboo

When it’s time to replace your toothbrush, opt for a plastic-free option. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth. Because it contains naturally-occurring antimicrobial agents, there is no need for using fertilizers or pesticides during its cultivation. Brush with Bamboo’s toothbrush handle is made from certified 100% organic bamboo. The soft bristles are made from a base of 62% castor bean oil (certified bio-based) and the wrapper around the toothbrush is plant-based and home compostable. BPA-Free, Vegan, and Verified Non-toxic.

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Available in the UK here


The Cheeky Panda

The Cheeky Panda make toilet tissues form virgin bamboo kun, a hybrid of the bamboo species – saving thousands of trees and animal habitats. Their tissues are free from harsh chemicals, rich in natural goodness and are the first tissues in the UK to be Vegan registered!

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Simply Gentle

Amongst their range of beauty products you will find organic cotton buds made with paper stalks instead of plastic, as well as organic cotton balls!

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Hydrophil cotton swabs

Hydrophil bamboo cotton swabs. Vegan and 100% biodegradable, they are plastic free and can be disposed of with your organic waste!

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Available in UK here


Save-A-Flush

Save-A-Flush from Dry Planet is an award-winning cistern displacement device; simply place the bag containing a biodegradable polymer into the cistern. The bag swells in water, reducing the volume of water present. The device is designed to save 1.2 litres of water per flush! (Note: not suitable for dual flush toilets).

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Hydrao shower

“Your eco-friendly shower coach”

This innovative shower head changes the colour of spray depending on water and energy use! Keep track of your water use in style.

You can even measure your savings with their app!

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Lamazuna solid toothpaste

Plastic-free, vegan solid toothpaste made using only natural ingredients! The solid toothpaste includes a compostable stick; simply slide the stick along your toothbrush and brush as normal!

Available in the UK here


White & Green’s

Towel sets made from 100% organic cotton with no pesticides or dyes!

Certified Fairtrade, GOTS, and to SA8000 standard by Social Accountability International.

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Cannymum dry wipes

Did you know that wet wipes contain plastic? This causes problems when they are flushed down the toilet and end up in our waterways.

Cannymum have created a biodegradable alternative, made from bamboo fiber - simply add water to these dry wipes and you have your own chemical-free wet wipes.

Available in the UK form FillYourPants

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Buzzcloth

Looking for an alternative to plastic sandwich bags, clingfilm, foil and wax paper? Hand-made in the UK from all natural organic cotton, beeswax and jojoba oil, Buzzcloth is a reusable, washable, scrunchable beeswax wrap that seals around food to keep air out and moisture in. The beeswax is certified food-grade and cotton cloth is GOTS certified.

Small online orders are minimalist, with a recycled envelope and a stamp with eco-friendly ink. Larger orders are sent utilising biodegradable packaging.

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IKEA jars

Glass jars are a stylish and plastic-free way to store dry foods such as pasta, lentils, rice, quinoa or any other foods you can buy in bulk. Here is a great list of bulk stores across the UK you can purchase dry goods, a great way to reduce your plastic consumption at supermarkets. The air-tight lids also make food last longer - so you help reduce your food waste too!

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Compost bins

What about any leftover food or coffee grounds? Why not start your own home compost? Earth Easy have a great guide to show how easy it is. Wayfair have a range of stylish indoor compost bins to choose from before transferring compost outside.

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Brabantia Bo Pedal Bin

Separate your waste in style with a Brabantia Bo Pedal Bin. They have a range of compartment sizes depending on which waste(s) you separate more of.

The Bo Pedal Bin is Cradle-to-Cradle® Certified on Bronze level, which means they meet strict requirements for (re)use of materials, renewable energy, water stewardship and social fairness.

When you buy a Bo Pedal Bin you’re also supporting The Ocean Cleanup’s mission – to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

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Milestone Eco Design

Based in Yorkshire, Milestone Eco Design offer a range of recycled content and sustainably built kitchens, recycled worktops and recycled tiles. Their eco & sustainable kitchens use recycled materials, FSC & PEFC sourced timber, low energy lighting and low-VOC paints and lacquers.

Our favourite is the ‘Kitchen Of Recycled Content’ made with coffee cup worktops and yoghurt pot doors!

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Halo Coffee Pods

“The world’s best coffees, in a way that’s best for the world”

Wake up and smell the coffee-waste.

Halo created the world’s first 100% compostable paper capsules for coffee machines. Made from sugar cane and paper pulp, the capsules can be thrown straight into your food waste or compost bin.

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Head to our Supermarkets page to find some of the best spots to re-fill your glass jars with bulk foods and cut down on waste!

 
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cleaning and laundry 


Method

Cleaning doesn’t have to be dirty work. Method is a certified B-corporation offering a range of non-toxic cleaning, phosphate-free cleaning products. From shower cleaner to hand wash, all products are biodegradable and 100% cruelty free. All bottles are made from recycled plastics.

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Ecover

Plant-based cleaning products with no microplastics, microbeads, phosphates or animal testing. Products made at their ‘ecological factory’ including a ‘Zero’ range with zero fragrances, colourings or enzymes.

You can pick up Ecover in most supermarkets or find them online!

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Bio-D

Cleaning products that don’t cost the earth. Using only plant-based and natural ingredients, these 100% hypoallergenic cleaning products are made in the UK with recyclable packaging. From washing powder to toilet cleaner, accreditations include: Cruelty Free International approved; Vegan Society approved; Unfragranced laundry products Allergy UK certified.

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Splosh

“Wash away plastic waste”

Splosh offers a innovative way to cut plastic waste and remove the hassle from cleaning.

Simply order full Splosh bottles of your favourite cleaning products; from laundry detergent and washing up liquid to home cleaners for your kitchen and bathroom. When you are running low, simply order a refill direct to your door. All packaging for deliveries is recyclable and you can even return the refill pouch to Splosh, free of charge, for them to correctly recycle!

Powerful, eco-cleaning solutions in a bottle-for-life! Cruelty-free, not tested on animals.

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Delphis Eco

Delphis Eco’s Vision is 100% sustainability across the business.

EU ecolabel accredited, all of their cleaning products are plant-based, ecological and readily biodegradable. Their products are manufactured in UK and are never tested on animals.

What about packaging? Labels are made with veg ink, boxes are 100% recycled cardboard, and bottles are made with 100% recycled UK milk bottles!

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Soap Nuts

Soap Nuts have created award-winning laundry soap for sensitive skin, created with certified organic wild-crafted Soapnuts. All products are handmade in the UK from 100% vegan, natural and organic, ethically sourced, sustainable & cruelty-free ingredients.

Free from SLSs, Parabens, Mineral Oil, Palm Oil, Artificial additives or fragrances - ideal for those with sensitive skin!

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Kindness Collective

Plant-powered laundry detergent. Kindness Collective have created an ethical, natural laundry detergent made from soapnuts: 2-in-1, tough on stains, but gentle on delicate fabrics and skin - so you wont need a conditioner. It is vegan, good for the environment and it helps women in the Himalayas. Ideal for coloured and delicate fabrics, and for everyone with sensitive skin, especially children. 

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Cora Ball

The World’s First Microfiber Catching Laundry Ball, made from 100% recycled plastic.

Every time we do laundry, our clothes shed tiny microfibers, which go down the drains of our washing machines, through wastewater treatment facilities and into our waterways. To help prevent microfibers from your clothes from reaching our oceans, simply add the Cora Ball to your wash and it will instantly start to collect and trap micro plastics and fibres. The fibres are trapped within the ball, preventing them from being rinsed away down the drain.

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Available in the UK here


Guppyfriend

A practical and effective way to reduce plastic pollution in our rivers and oceans. The Guppyfriend washing bag filters out the tiniest microfibers released from textiles during washing. At the end of the cycle simply collect the fibers and dispose of them appropriately.

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Available in the UK here

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Upcycling

Upcycling is a great way to re-decorate a room, refurbish old furniture and save some penny’s. From coffee tables to bookshelves, all you need is a piece of furniture (even better if you’re rescuing it from a less glamorous fate), some paint and a lick of creativity.

You can find some beginner’s tips for upcycling here.


Living wall

Looking for ways to get your hands dirty whilst decorating your way to a cleaner home?

Why not create a living wall?

For an outside wall, check out Gardener’s World’s tips on how to create a living wall

Inside living walls can be created just as easily, Ideal Homes have created a how-to guide including advice on the best plants to use.


Earthborn paints

So you’ve found your rescued furniture to upcycle, but where to start with the decorating?

Earthborn provide stylish, high performance paints that are safer to use and sound for the environment, free from acrylics, oils and vinyls.

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Ecotricity

“Britain’s Greenest Energy Company”

Ecotricity supply 100% green energy and frack-free gas (read more here about the negative impacts of fracking for shale gas). Around one fifth of energy is generated by their own wind and sunmills, and they are currently in the process of building green gasmills to create green gas from grass!

Ecotricity is also the only officially animal-free electricity supplier, supplying the only electricity in the UK registered with The Vegan Society.

Money from your energy bills is utilised for a range of projects for a greener Britain – from building and maintaining new sources of renewable energy, to developing battery storage, and expanding their national network of electric vehicle charging points.

Ethical pricing - one simple rate for each energy tariff, and you’ll always be on the latest best price. There are no restrictive exit fees or penalties.

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Good Energy

“A British renewable electricity company with a difference”

Good Energy powers the choice of a cleaner, greener future, with electricity coming from a community of UK renewable generators; harnessing local, natural sources like sunshine, wind, rain and biofuels.

Good Energy even own some solar and wind sites including Delabole Wind Farm in Cornwall, Woolbridge Solar Park in Dorset and Hampole Wind Farm in Yorkshire. And have invested in hydroelectricity.

Simply by switching to Good Energy you are helping to support a cleaner, greener future powered by renewables.

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Ovo Energy

“It’s time to power your life differently”

As well as offering 100% renewable electricity, OVO is using technology to help build an energy system of the future. They are also helping to turn lamp posts into electric vehicle chargers.

Ovo is aiming to tackle climate change and air pollution, while creating more clean, affordable energy for everyone.

The OVO Foundation charity also helps to tackle youth poverty, provide access to energy, and educational inequality. Through their I Dig Trees programme almost half a million trees have been planted in the UK on behalf of Green Energy customers.

(Note: According to Which, a percentage of Ovo electricity supply is natural gas)

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IKEA Solar Power

Looking to go one step further and generate your own renewable energy at home? IKEA offer a range of solar panel packages and optional battery storage. Harness the energy from the sun at home and save up to £380 on your annual electricity bill.

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Outdoor compost

So you’ve collected your food scraps and coffee grounds in the kitchen - what now? Why not try an outdoor compost bins? Graf Water have a range made from recycled plastics!

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The Range solar lights

Looking for a way to decorate your garden with minimal impact? Find a range of solar lights in a variety of designs from rabbits to lanterns at The Range.

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Plant a Bee Garden

One third of all our food production depends on bees as pollinators, yet honeybee populations have been rapidly declining. The main causes of this are industrial agriculture, parasites and climate change.

You can help to save the bees by planting a bee garden, including bee-friendly organic flowers, avoiding pesticides in your garden and buy organic food where you can.

Looking for somewhere to start? Bee Friendly Wildflower Seeds have mixes of seeds free from pesticides and insecticides.

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(PS. You can also add your signature to Greenpeace’s petition to ban bee-killing pesticides and chemical-intensive industrial agriculture, and promote ecological farming).


Bird-friendly Garden

Why stop at a Bee Garden? Create a wildlife-friendly garden by attracting birds as well as bees.

The RSPB has a bunch of handy tips and tricks to help birds in your garden, including how to make a bird bath and nest box.

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Eco Sofa

“Organic friendly, feel-good sofas”

Sofas are often the centrepiece of any living room and comfort and style need not come at the expense of the environment. Eco Sofa have developed eco-friendly sofas using FSC timber and a range of natural, non-toxic materials.

Eco Sofa use carefully sourced natural, sustainable and recycled materials to create eco friendly sofas and furniture you can really feel good about.

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Houseplants

If you spend a lot of time in your living room, be sure to invest in some greenery to remove the toxins from your TV, stereo, computer or other devices. Not only do they brighten up a room, but plants can also reduce your stress levels and create a calmer atmosphere!

Where to start? Check out the best houseplants to de-stress your home and purify the air


The Natural Rug Store

If you’re looking for a rug to protect your floor or to finish off your living room, you can design your own bespoke rugs or customise existing designs at The Natural Rug Store. Rugs are made in the UK using natural, renewable materials such as coir, seagrass, sisal, jute and paper.

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Natural Curtain Company

Stylish curtains hand sewn in the UK from almost 100% natural materials. You can even supply your own fabric to be made into your new curtains! You can also opt for a thermal blackout lining which will not only make your living room more cosy, but it helps to insulate the room therefore saving energy!

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Natural Bed Company

Natural Bed Company makes a range of solid wooden beds, bedroom furniture and bedding. Made with timber from managed forests ensures that new trees are planted and the cycle of planting, growth and harvest can continue.

For every bed made, £1 is sent to a selected project to help Tibetan refugees.

Natural Bed Company beds are made in the UK and built to last.

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Bedroom plants

As well as brightening up your bedroom, live plants absorb pollution and toxins in your bedroom and can even help you sleep better!

Check out this article on choosing the best plants for your bedroom.


Natural Mat

Beds and mattresses handmade in the UK using only natural & organic materials. Their range of organic cotton sheets which are, chemical free, made to the highest ethical and organic standards, and certified by the Soil Association.

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Noctu

“Sleep Softly”

Noctu offer a range of beautiful nightwear using the highest quality organic fabrics for men, women and children.

Driven by sustainability and Fair Trade, everything in the nightwear collection is made using 100% organic + Fairtrade® certified cotton. All nightwear is GOTS, Fairtrade® and SA-8000 certified.

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