For those of you who have had the pleasure of travelling to South East Asia – which is far more people than I anticipated before I came to university, turns out I’m not that special […]
The Best Places To Shop In Leeds When Trying To Go Plastic Free
We produce over 300 million tons (approx 300 billion kilograms) of plastic every year. 50% of the plastic produced is for single use purposes e.g. food packaging, plastic straws, plastic cutlery, plastic bags, plastic water […]
The Future of Supermarket Shopping
It wasn’t long ago that you had to queue up at the till every time you wanted to get something from the supermarket, no matter how much of a rush you were in, or how […]
An Estimated 132,000 Plastic Bottles and Cups Not Recycled Annually From Fruity
In 2018-19, an estimated 132,600 plastic cups and bottles produced at Fruity were not recycled. New statistics discovered by The Gryphon have revealed large quantities of plastic waste produced by the weekly club night at […]
Morrisons Gets Greener and Starts a Trend
MMorrisons have recently announced that they have banned plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables in 60 of their 491 stores, making them the first major supermarket chain in the UK to do so. The move […]
The Plastic-Free Jar Tree
(One of the two Jar Tree founders in his store: Ian Thursfield Photo: Anna Ehlebrach) This shop is different. It is all wooden and bright. The shelves are packed with big jars, filled with […]