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Sophie Tait

Sophie Tait is a part-time yoga teacher and writer. She is the founder of trashplastic.com - a website that helps people live well with less plastic. She lives in London with her husband and nine-year old identical twin girls. Find her at @trashplastic on Instagram.

Articles by Sophie Tait

    • Plastic

    How to live plastic free

    At the beginning of 2018, our family set a bullish goal to reduce our plastic use at home by 80 per cent. Here's how we did it, writes Sophie Tait.

    By Sophie Tait - 28th March 2019

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    • Biodiversity
    • Climate change
    • Environment & ethics

    Caterpillars and tackling the biodiversity crisis

    A caterpillar spotted while gleaning a field for leftover crops sparked a conversation around the connection between species, writes Chantelle Norton.

    By Chantelle Norton - 2nd March 2021

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    • Food waste
    • Eating & drinking

    How to freeze veg

    Make your own frozen mash, keep a stash of herbs or learn how to freeze each type of leafy green in these top tips for how to freeze veg.

    By Bob Andrew - 2nd March 2021

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    • Food waste
    • Climate change

    Nadiya fronts food waste-climate campaign

    Two new campaigns aim to show link between food waste emissions and the climate crisis alongside simple empowering tips to cut back.  

    By Nina Pullman - 1st March 2021

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    • Food waste
    • Environment & ethics
    • Ethical business

    Diary of a bin diver

    Once stores have closed, I collect my equipment – a 90-litre backpack, a pair of gloves, two headlamps, and a smartphone – and cycle to my local supermarkets to document and harvest the daily food ‘…

    By Matt Homewood - 26th February 2021

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    • Food waste

    Why should we reduce food waste?

    The stats about how much food we waste are everywhere, but less talked about is how food waste that ends up on landfill emits methane and contributes to climate change.

    By Becky Blench - 26th February 2021

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    • Food waste
    • Grow your own

    From food waste to fertiliser

    Ever wondered what kitchen scraps you can can and can’t put on your home compost heap? March’s gardening column tracks the final link in the food waste chain.

    By Sarah Brown - 26th February 2021

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Caterpillars and tackling the biodiversity crisis

Imagine a warm, sunny, August day. Food in Community’s volunteer gleaning team are harvesting surplus French beans on an organic farm for distribution the…

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How to freeze veg

No Time to Waste. This article is part of a joint campaign by Riverford and Wicked Leeks to help people cut food waste and raise awareness. Fruit and veg are…

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