Out & About Spring 2019

EcoBee Cleaning , creates a holistic home with ease Are chemicals truly needed?

The word toxic in itself screams deadly, with rasping tones and seen embellished on household cleaners, and yet still very much relied upon. Sustainable consumption must be extended to include the cleaning regime. Many would argue that eco cleaners are either time-consuming to make or more expensive to buy in the commercial supermarkets than the leading brands of toxic cleaners – therefore change is never implemented. When making effective and efficient cleaners they need not take more than 10 minutes and can last months. EcoBee Cleaning at Home was created on YouTube to guide and aid in creating a more natural home, it can be highly enjoyable and empowering knowing what is being used. The biggest irony is that families are always conscious of diets and what is being fed to their children, and yet somehow spraying domestic household cleaners embellished with hazard signs is totally acceptable and is breathed in like fresh air. By choosing a holistic approach to household cleaners you know it is going to be safe. Holistic cleaners have a tried and tested success rate that dates back centuries, such as vinegar, 100 per cent natural and anti-bacterial. Lemons, baking soda, arrowroot and vitamin C can also be added to this list of natural and effective cleaners. If DIY cleaners are an overwhelming thought, EcoBee has whittled down the Best of British natural cleaners, which can be bought online at: www.ecobee. buzz/shop and the cost is actually cheaper than leading brands, because eco and holistic companies give bulk buying options and more importantly want to see the positive change in everyone’s home, the planet.

Did you know... Garment collecting at H&M Drop off clothes and textiles from ANY brand, in ANY condition for recycling H&M was the first brand to launch this initiative, with garment-collecting boxes in all unwanted textiles in a H&M store (just ask for the garment- collecting box, often located next to the cash desks), you’ll get rewarded with a voucher. In 2017 H&M collected more than 17,771 tonnes of textiles — the equivalent of 89 million T-shirts. stores around the world. When you drop off your

The team from HEAT at their first pop-up venture

HEAT (Hungerford Environmental Action Team) has been in existence for more than 10 years. The group aims to reduce the impact of the community on climate change, to reduce the negative impact on the environment and improve the quality of life. HEAT has been involved in a large number of activities, including a community allotment, food stalls, Hungerford Food Festival, environmental local walks, upcycled clothes fashion shows, home insulation, local food dinners and electric car shows. They have always had a focus on recycling and their long term goal is to set up a local shop, which focuses on reduced packaging and the removal of non recyclable packaging, plus supplying foods which have a strong environmental integrity. They ran their first pop-up shop in February as a way of testing the viability of establishing a full-time presence on the high street. The intention is to run the pop up monthly until they can find permanent premises. As HEAT chairman Tony Drewer-Trump says. “The need for communities to take action over plastic waste and climate change has never been higher.”

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