Waste

Over-packaged chocolate Easter eggs became a bit of a bad joke a few years ago. Have they improved? Can we enjoy a plastic-free, low-waste choccy binge this Easter?

How to go plastic-free at work? Louise Brown's low-stress approach to curbing plastic at our London office seems to be just the job.

Bettina (aka @plasticfreehackney), mother of 2 small children, tells us about her plastic-free family life. It's not easy, but it can be done.

It's good to enjoy food, clothes and treating ourselves. But the huge pressure to overconsume (and waste) so much is harming nature and people: Friends of the Earth's position.

The #PlasticFreeFriday campaign launches to help people cut down on plastic waste by making simple lifestyle changes, while treating yourself to a little more “me time”.

So disposable “paper” coffee cups have plastic in them, and loads of them are not being recycled. What can be done? We answer your questions.

Since the 5p charge, we’ve reduced plastic bag use in England by a massive 85%. Let's get a charge on coffee cups too.

Do you recycle at home? It might seem normal now, but it was a hard fought Friends of the Earth campaign that led to recycling collections on your doorstep.