Category Archives: Books

Being an avid user of ODDBOX for a couple of years, seeing the release of their brand new ODDBOX cookbook, had me at hello. If you’re unaware, ODDBOX is a company that save fruits and vegetable from farmers/growers who have had their produce rejected from mainstream supermarkets. In the UK, the standard for products isContinue reading “Crunch Time by ODDBOX | Eco-reads Volume.12”

Want a whistle stop tour of all things plastic? From its creation, development and (unfortunate) demise into an environmental burden? Well, The Plastic Problem is for you! Despite its labelling as a book aimed at kids, I felt it was suited to all ages. Having lots of useful and informative infographics to really paint aContinue reading “The Plastic Problem by Aubre Andrus | Eco-reads Volume.11”

This is vegan propaganda; an eye-opening exploration into the repercussions of meat-eating and the planetary and human damage it’s inflicting on our society. Covering just shy of 300 pages, the book unveils some very harrowing topics. Revealing truths behind the meat so many of us dish up on our dinner plates each evening. Being aContinue reading “The is Vegan Propaganda by Ed Winters | Eco-reads Volume.10”

Hello everyone and happy December! It’s incredibly cliché to say, but I genuinely cannot believe it’s nearing Christmas already! To kick off the month, and thus some festive content, I’m giving you a Christmas edition of eco-reads. This being a little book, Green Christmas by Eilidh Gallagher, that I picked up at my local library.Continue reading “Green Christmas by Eilidh Gallagher | Eco-Reads Christmas Edition🎄”

Everyday sustainability is the main focus of Join the Greener Revolution by chef Ollie Hunter. It’s a part cookbook, part factual advice-type book, making for not only an easy read but an extremely comprehensive one too. Written by a man who knows what he’s talking about (which is always what we want!) Chef Hunter, aContinue reading “Join the Greener Revolution by Ollie Hunter | Eco-Reads Volume.9”

How bad are bananas? A question on everyone’s lips I’m sure. All jokes aside, I recently finished ‘How Bad are Bananas?’ by Mike Berners-Lee and boy is it a head-scratcher. As the title suggests, this eighth version of my ‘eco-reads‘ series looks scientifically at the carbon intensity of our everyday items. From a plastic bagContinue reading “How Bad Are Bananas? by Mike Berners-Lee | Eco-Reads Volume.8”

Despite reading my fair share of books surrounding the topic of Sustainability, this seventh offering, Who Cares Wins by Lily Cole, brought a whole manner of new, insightful information to increase my understanding of the developing climate crisis. Over the space of the 400+ pages the scope and level of comprehensiveness that Cole went intoContinue reading “Who Cares Wins by Lily Cole | Eco-Reads Volume.7”

Exploring the world of Minimalism, and its connections to Sustainability form the basis of Minimal by Madeleine Olivia. Being a self-confessed over-buyer of clothes, makeup and things alike in years gone by, the author confesses to a realisation a few years back of her environmentally damaging ways, and soon realising the need to cut back.Continue reading “Minimal by Madeleine Olivia | Eco-Reads Volume. 6”

A short pocket read I picked up a few months back has made it onto my bedside table. ‘Save The World’ by Louise Bradford acts as a short book filled with handy tips and tricks on living Sustainably. Unlike others, I found this to be every so slightly academic, but be completely readable. In wayContinue reading “Save the World by Louise Bradford | Eco-Reads Volume.5”

A complete comprehensive guide to being Sustainable(ish) would be the best way to describe this little treasure of a read. To give it the praise and admiration it deserves. At this point, I have read quite a few ‘Sustainability’ books, ranging from short pick-me-ups to full novels, and by far this is the best IContinue reading “The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide by Jen Gale | Eco-Reads Volume. 4”