Alice Vincent's gardening advice column for more.)In her book, Isabel lists the pointless plastic items that have been marketed to her on social media, from a chilled pram for a watermelon to shields that stop people getting mascara on their eyelids.
As well as shunning such items, she suggests we make simple swaps where possible. Think: a metal fountain pen rather than a lifetime of biros, shampoo and conditioner bars instead of endless plastic bottles, bamboo toothbrushes, flannels over wet wipes, plant-based dog-poo bags… ‘Focus on your locus of power as an individual.
We vote through the choices we make when we go shopping.A positive side-effect of the pandemic has been people’s renewed appreciation of nature, with retailers reporting.
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