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The Eco-Explorer: Camping Gear that Leaves No Trace

The Eco-Explorer: Camping Gear that Leaves No Trace

If you’re a regular outdoorsy type, you’ll be familiar with the ‘Leave No Trace’ signposts placed prominently throughout campsites and trail routes. But as the used potato chip packets wafting intrusively across the open expanse reveal, leaving no trace of you and your fellow campers can be a tougher challenge than pitching a tent in torrential rain.

Buy Cheap, Buy Twice? This is How Buying for Life Could Save you Money

Buy Cheap, Buy Twice? This is How Buying for Life Could Save you Money

Most of us are well aware that it makes good sense to ‘buy once and buy well.’ However when it comes to prising the hard-earned cash from our hands, suddenly it’s a very different story. Logic goes straight out the window. Wego straight back to the comforting embrace of budget high street stores.
Spotlight: Manduka Sports Apparel

Spotlight: Manduka Sports Apparel

To echo Manduka’s own sentiment, does the world really need another line of yoga apparel? According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, around 15 million tonnes of used textile waste is produced in the US each year, about ten of which end up in landfill. An astounding statistic.