Friday 18 December 2009

Some Christmas Ideas that are Great For The Planet

I often head down to the park and enjoy my Spanish omelet and my thermos of Earl Grey. This travel mug helps me save hundreds of paper cups from ruining the environment. Starbucks gives me .25 p off and I don't have to waste cups. Those paper cups, especially the Styrofoam cups have a lot of chlorofluorocarbons in them. This is very bad for the environment.Please try to use a thermos whenever you can. In the winter, it's great, because your teas, hot cocoa and coffee will stay warm much longer. Not, only that, you can put shots of Vodka and Baileys, and then take it to the movie theater and to the museums and this will keep you warm in London. The temperature has now dropped to 1 Celsius, it's chilly but lovely in Londinium.




Bodum Travel Mug
$9.95











The name "MUJI" is derived from the Japanese phrase "Mujirushi Ryohin," meaning "No Brand Goods." Over the last 20 years, they have developed a worldwide following with a guiding philosophy that emphasizes innovative and simple materials, processes, and packaging. The resulting products are streamlined, environmentally friendly, and beautiful in their simplicity.



This set of five unisex ankle socks is made from recycled fabric. Each set comes in a random assortment of colors. These socks will keep your tootsies warm.





MUJI RECYCABLE SOCKS $16.00











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SABRINA -

Thursday 17 December 2009

Some Chic Green Designers and Boutiques

For a chic bohemian look, check out, www.camillaboutique.com





Del Forte Willow Wide Leg $75.00














Stella Mc Cartney a life long vegetarian does not use any meat in her clothes.She also doesn't use leather or suede or fur in her clothes.She has just created a capsule collection using all organic materials. All of Stella's UK factories are powered by It takes the money customers spend and invests it to use clean forms of power like wind.



To get a chic nautical look:






The Stella McCartney Collection is from $400-3,000














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Monday 7 December 2009

Green in London

You don't have to be a tree hugger or grow out your arm pit hair to go green,EVERYONE is going green now! Green is not only chic now,it's necessary for everyone to do their share and be eco-responsible. Now, there's a great store in London,called UNPACKAGED that believes that most packaging is unnecessary so they are doing something about it.

Unpackaged in London is the better way for you to buy organic wholefoods and environmentally friendly products for your home.If you bring your own CONTAINERS the price is cheaper,but if you forget they also offer reusable containers that you can bring back next time.

The shop sells everything in bulk and has banned almost all packaging, encouraging shoppers to bring their own containers and rewarding them with a discount for doing so.Unpackaged is an organic grocery that rewards you for bringing your own containers for refills. Save money and the environment!



The Problem with Packaging

Whilst some packaging is necessary in our modern industrialized food chain, unnecessary packaging is a waste:

Cost: Unnecessary packaging increases the price of the goods you buy. It means you are charged twice; first when you buy over packaged goods and then through your council tax to dispose of your rubbish.

Waste: Unnecessary packaging is a waste of resources at every level: to produce, store and transport, remove and to dispose of.

Pollution: The two main methods of disposing of this packaging – landfill and incineration – are major pollutants for humans and the environment and release greenhouse gases.

What about recycling?
While some packaging is recycled, most ends up in landfill sites and some packaging is just difficult and often impossible to recycle. According to government figures, landfill sites for London’s non-hazardous rubbish are likely to be full by the end of next year and other landfill sites in the South East will run out of capacity by early 2013. In 2008, Islington Council achieved a recycling rate of only 30% showing that more radical solutions are needed over and above recycling. Recycling is certainly part of the solution, but it will only work if we use less packaging in the first place and adopt more reusable ways of doing things- it is this ethos of reuse that Unpackaged is based on.

Remember:
Reduce by only buying what you need
Reuse by bringing your containers for a refill
Recycle what you can’t reuse

And… if you can’t reuse or recycle it then don’t buy it!

http://www.beunpackaged.com/
Unpackaged is located in Islington:
42 Amwell Street
London
EC1R 1XT

Now offering 10% on all purchases over £20. Don’t miss out!!

For More ECO FRIENDLY TIPS ON HOW TO BE GREEN AND STILL BE CHIC,PLEASE CHECK OUT MY NEW BLOG Green Bohemian Living


love,
Sabrina in Londinium


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