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Before you stuff your stocking, buy your cards or put the presents under the tree, here are five alternative gift giving ideas you can use to show some love, save money, the environment and reduce waste.
Faraz Sayed, a volunteer fixer at The Restart Project, shows you how to update your old PC laptop hard drive to a SSD. Giving your old computer lying around the house a new lease on life, faster processing speed and saving you money by not having to buy a new computer.
You can part with old furniture for some vouchers to buy more stuff.
From sustainability initiatives to diversifying products, these companies are preparing for the future.
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About 500 pilot whales became beached on a sandbar in what is the largest mass stranding in Australia's history.
Stay safe and eco-friendly with mindful measures and plastic-free alternatives.
With the world facing a climate emergency, everyone feels compelled to recycle but is it as easy as made out? Across the UK, councils employ different methods and plans to recycling, making for confusing guidelines that change by area. With products sometimes comprising of several materials it can also be confusing on how best to recycle, running the risk of contaminating recycled materials and sending everything to landfill.
The future of fashion – or has plastic simply gained a new name? We run through the pros and cons.
At MHA Stratton House, a care home for over-65s, residents have been doing their part to help the environment. From recycling hearing aid batteries, to growing their own vegetables, to making Ecobricks - bottles filled with waste plastic that be sent away to use as building material - the group are out to prove that you're never too old to make a difference.
Break out of fast fashion habits with a vintage inspired purchase.