Wasn’t it lovely having a day off in the middle of the week? Do you think we could make it a regular thing? I certainly vote for it. It gave me extra time to catch up on all the piddling little tasks that I never seem to tick off the list. Not that the list is now clear.
I’ve decided to streamline the work I spend on Living Lightly in Ireland. I was trailing a different style of Instagram post in order to increase followers, but it’s painfully time-consuming and mind-numbingly dull. Plus it wasn’t having much of an impact. So I’m going to go back to posting what I enjoy, which is just shots of my the sustainable choices I make in my own life.
I’m also going to pull back on eco-news Facebook posts. The level of engagement is woefully low and it just doesn’t warrant the time involved. I’ll post a few but people will have to sign up to this weekly newsletter to get their fix of planet positive news.
I’ve been trying to get into Twitter too, but jezz I so hate it. I think I’m not following enough good accounts on it. Any suggestions on who I should follow? Nice positive account please! I’ve had my fill of the ‘world is going to end’ or ‘people are awful’ accounts.
Finally I’d like to engage someone to help with the searchability and Google rankings of the Living Lightly In Ireland. If you know of anyone who might be good at this, and reasonably priced, I’m all ears!
And so, on with the news!
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Excellent Irish podcast on sustainable food
Diverse populations of pollinators helps crop yields
Swedish company Gotland Spirits makes vodka from food waste
UK company Ocean Fresh takes back flip flops for repeated recycling
Dutch government advises citizens not to use bamboo tableware
Animal-free garden fertilisers
Portable speaker made from recycled plastic and e-bike batteries
P&G launches refillable aluminium shampoo-bottle system in the UK
Great online Circular Economy Events week starting the 22nd March (next week)
Goodwings invests in forestry project to offset the carbon emissions of your booking with them
A very interesting review of the ethics of search engine Ecosia
UK will no longer use bee-killing pesticide
Wales tackling global deforestation with school dinners
The financial value of leaving land to nature
Empowering women listed as 2nd best way to tackle climate change by US environmental non-profit
The rise in eco-home developments
Hungary will close its last coal plant in 2025, halving the time of its original plan to reach 90% carbon neutral electricity generation by 2030.
Volvo announces that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030.
China has doubled the number of wild animals protected under its conservation rules
Have you heard of recycled denim insulation?
An interesting and unobtrusive coastal defence design
Why is bitcoin so bad for the planet?
Glowing sharks found near New Zealand
Saucony launches fossil-fuel free shoe
An beautiful independent documentary on hump back whales
Circular start-up trying to shake up the washing machine sector
How climate change is making us more susceptible to Covid-19
A more equal society would be easier to decarbonise
Russian design house specialises in goods from waste
Design studio Formafantasma redesigned it’s website to be low energy
UK grown cashmere hopes to revise British wool industry
Retail Renewals interview with Dublin-based Zero Waste store owner Jess Dollinger
Mayonnaise helping to clear turtle systems after tar spill
New Zealand designer creates a solar-powered lighting fixture that desalinates water
Scottish-made hats knitted from wool from orphaned sheep on the island of Tiree
A device that converts human and animal waste into fertiliser in minutes
IKEA release disassembly instructions for some of their products
Thanks for reading everyone. Catch you on Facebook or Instagram.
And remember no mowing of lawns till there are more flowers out for pollinators.
E
living lightly in ireland 
I’m the same – can’t get into the swing of posting on IG and don’t really enjoy any social media stuff (except for rare interactions with genuine/fun people). Going back to doing what you like sounds like the best plan! I need to periodically remind myself to do the same 🙂
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I think it’s good to shake things up every now and again, but there’s only so many hours in the day and when we’re doing something that doesn’t generate an income we have to be kinda ruthless with how much time we spend on it.
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I’m not great at the social media thing but tend to spend my time on twitter. I like to post more positive actions or tips instead of doom and gloom (@microvist1).
Also I’ve spent a good amount of time optimising my own projects for Google rankings so feel free to drop me a message and I would be happy to share my experience and tips.
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That’s a really kind offer. Thanks so much. Will follow you on twitter and send you a message re chatting further.
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