In the plastic-free shop where I stock up on my magic cooking ingredients they use compostable film (they tested that it works) instead of plastic. They claim its carbon footprint is even lower than that of paper.
Lush cosmetics are based on harsh ionic petroleum-derived detergents (I only use them when I forget to pack my cosmetics and need to get something cruelty-free from the high street). They are good replacement for regular products, though. And not "carbon-positive"!Miles King, a nature writer who works with the company, explained: "Cork is a natural product, made from the inner layer under the bark of the Cork Oak tree (Quercus suber). Traditionally used to make corks (as in stoppers for wine bottles) Cork is actually a remarkable material – anti-bacterial, fire-retardant, water-resistant, flexible, strong, easy to work; and at the end of its life, it can be composted.
"Harvested from a living tree, it also has an exceptional ability to sequester carbon, helping to mitigate the effects of climate change chaos. The [Lush] team’s calculations suggest that each cork pot sequesters over one kilo of carbon dioxide gas (and this is a very conservative estimate). This compares with an aluminium pot which releases 9kg of CO2 for every kg of Aluminium created."
I once bought some cigars from a bloke down a side street in Varadero. They weren't the cohibas I'd been promised. $2 each, what a rip off.The tea goes in loose leaves. Then they sweep the dust off the floor and pack it in teabags.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.I once bought some cigars from a bloke down a side street in Varadero. They weren't the cohibas I'd been promised. $2 each, what a rip off.The tea goes in loose leaves. Then they sweep the dust off the floor and pack it in teabags.