2 November2026
Laundry
Laundry microfibres: the quiet plastic problem in every wash, and what helps
Synthetic clothes shed tiny plastic fibres in every wash.
Issue 12
Low-plastic living in the UK, written by people who actually tried it.
We write about compost bins, bokashi buckets, carrier-bag rules, laundry microfibres and the kitchen swaps worth keeping. No shop. No sponsored posts. If a swap did not last two weeks in our kitchen, we say so.
Feature · Food waste
Bokashi or the council food caddy: which is actually the better choice?
Bokashi fermentation can handle meat and cooked food, but most UK households now have a weekly food waste collection. A side-by-side look at where each one wins.
More from the journal
28 October2026
Policy
The 10p carrier bag charge: what the rule actually says, and what changed in UK shops
Where the 10p single-use carrier bag charge applies in each UK nation, what it does not cover, and what the published data shows about how shopping behaviour has shifted.
12 September2026
Compostables
Is compostable plastic actually worth it?
A sceptical UK look at compostable bags, cups and cutlery: when they help, when they make waste harder to handle, and the labels to check before you buy.
4 August2026
Home composting
Starting a home compost bin in a UK garden: a practical beginner guide
How a small cold compost bin works in a UK garden, what to feed it, what to keep out, and how long before you can dig the first bucket of compost into a bed.
18 July2026
Kitchen
Plastic-free kitchen swaps that actually work (and the ones that do not)
A frank list of low-plastic kitchen swaps we have kept using and the ones that quietly went to the back of a drawer: beeswax wraps, solid dish soap, cotton pouches and more.