I posted a few months ago about how I have been trying to reduce my waste and plastic use. One of the main ways I have been doing this is by shopping locally for the majority of my purchases. I found Small Changes in Drumcondra, a small eco friendly shop offering plenty of alternatives to plastic packaging. "Our name comes from the idea that we can all make small lifestyle changes that benefit ourselves and our families, our health, the environment, and wider communities. As consumers, we have incredible power to enforce positive change. Making just one small change can have a positive impact, and one small change may lead to another as we become more mindful of the long-term benefits. Something as simple as changing your household cleaner to the environmentally friendly version is a positive step...reuse and refill the bottle and you make another positive step. Or switching some of your food shopping to organic will avoid agrochemicals and minimise damage to wildlife and the environment. At Small Changes we offer you sustainable eco-friendly choices. We take care of ethical sourcing and affordability, so you can make the changes that matter most to you." * I visited the shop yesterday and refilled my washing up liquid for €2.50 and my liquid detergent for approximately €6.50. Both of these worked out cheaper than if I bought my usual eco brand in a larger supermarket. I also picked up some brown paper tape, I never really thought of sellotape as plastic until recently. I find that since trying to reduce my single use plastic use I am more aware of the hidden plastics we use daily. We take a lot of things for granted and don't really think abut what they are made from or what happens once we throw them in the bin. I also picked up a full size tin of Pit Putty for just under €12. I absolutely love this deodorant and it smells amazing. It is 100% natural, vegan and is made in Sligo. I picked up some other things, but the main reason I have started shopping there is because I can get my Green Earth Organics box delivered there for free. It is a great partnership between two environmentally conscious small businesses. It is so handy to be able to pick up my delivery and also How it works:
From following both of their Instagram pages you get a great sense of their values and involvement in their communities. They both promote Irish companies and that is what I think we all need to do. The focus should be on buying organic, local products as much as we can. We generally buy a medium vegetable box which lasts for almost two weeks. Since shopping like this we are throwing out a lot less food and feel that we are getting great value for money.
If you are interested in finding out more visit the Small Changes and Green Earth Organics websites.
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