To conclude plastic free july, we are highlighting some plastic-free businesses owned by forces wives!
What better way to make a swap & support a spouse-owned business?
Hedgewild products are completely natural, plastic-free, friendly to bees and have a minimal carbon footprint. Simplifying your skincare ritual can help to save plastic - swapping out a cleanser, toner and moisturiser for one plastic-free product such as Hedgewild's Beauty Balm will not only save you time but also will hugely reduce your single-use plastic. Hedgewild is on a mission to reduce plastic in its supply chain by working with suppliers to help them move towards a plastic-free future if not already. www.hedgewild.co.uk
Goosebury Bush makes beautiful, sustainable, vintage-inspired natural fibre clothing for children. All their clothes use natural fibres and are made of either cotton or linen. They are plastic-free from pattern to packaging - patterns are not printed but projected, clothing tags are made from bee-friendly seed paper that you plant and all packaging is recycled and recyclable card. www.gooseberriebush.com
Gillian Jones Designs offers limited edition and bespoke military art. Gillian produces wonderful colourful art, and her business is plastic free. Framed pictures use FSC-certified wood, glass, paper (made from cotton), card & paper tape. Unframed pictures are wrapped in cellophane that is made from plants, and they have discontinued the plastic keyrings & magnets and are about to replace them with metal alternatives. All packaging is all cardboard & paper (including the tape). https://gillianjonesdesigns.com/
Flying Teez create t-shirts inspired by the RAF. Their selection of Chinook and Puma helicopter-inspired t-shirts are all screen print using vegan water-based inks, and the t-shirts are 100% organic cotton. They are packaged with paper and card. https://flyingteez.co/
These are great examples of how small businesses can make the change! Next time you are shopping, think about reducing plastic usage, check the sustainability pages of the company and question what they are sending parcels in.
