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Looking to help pamper your pooch without harming the planet? Look no further

Our Favourite Eco-Friendly Products For Pooches

Our Favourite Eco-Friendly Toys Kids Will Love

Here’s a complete guide to help get you started. 

Plates For The Planet: A Beginner’s Guide To Seasonal Eating In The UK

Give your home office a green makeover with sustainable design solutions, plants, by ditching paper, and more. 

WFH The Green Way: Reducing Waste In Your Home Office

Encouraging Young Kids To Care About The Planet: A Chat With Parent, Fil 

How We Reduce Food Waste At allplants: A Chat With Mimi

Reducing Food Waste At Home: A Chat With Food Editor, Val 

Sustainable living is an important topic of conversation that many of us as individuals and on a wider collective scale are finally talking about. But what actually is sustainability, and how does it personally affect our lives? Here’s what you need to know. 

Been wondering what simple and effective ways there are to reduce the air miles of your weekly food shop and other items you’re bringing into your home? Keep reading to learn a few of our quick tips.

5 Swaps To Reduce Your Food’s Air Miles (And Your Carbon Footprint)

Keep reading for 10 facts about veganism and the environment that you can tell people who don't believe going plant-based or vegan can help combat climate change!

10 Facts That Prove How Being Vegan Saves The Planet 

We believe the world (and everyone on it) would be better off if we ate more plants. As it stands, our food system isn’t in a good place; we use more, emit more, pollute more and waste more than the Earth could ever replace or absorb, value isn’t equally distributed, food and nutrition isn’t equally accessed and murky supply chains hide resource intensive practices and human rights violations. 

Ellie Unearths: How We Reduce The Environmental Impact Of The Ingredients In allplants Meals

We’re all guilty of throwing produce away when it’s looking a little worse for wear but still edible, so here are some recipes to get the most out of food that you need to use up. 

Tackling Food Waste: Our Favourite Apple Recipes

We’re all guilty of throwing produce away when it’s looking a little worse for wear but still edible, so here are some recipes to get the most out of food that you need to use up.

Tackling Food Waste: Our Favourite Banana Recipes

Tackling Food Waste: Our Favourite Bread Recipes

The planetary health diet by name sounds like another fad, but actually you may find you’re already following it. In fact, the majority of the UK are, whether they know it or not. So what is it exactly, and why is it becoming increasingly popular? Read on for everything you need to know. 

Everyone looks for shortcuts and efficiencies - can I make a pizza dough without leaving it to rise? Can I do 10% less and still pass my course? Can I still be considered ‘green’ if I recycle paper but not food waste? 

Around 60% of the adult human body is water and we know we’re meant to be drinking a good few litres of the stuff every day to keep hydrated and our brains and bodies functioning properly. But this can prove tricky when we’re out and about and sometimes have to resort to buying bottled water (we’ve all been guilty of forgetting our refillables!). 

Is there a more environmentally-friendly option? Enter canned water

As the sun continues to shine and we spend more time outside with friends and family, the reusable straw is set to be the must-have accessory of the summer for plant-conscious-al-fresco-drinkers. Here are some of our favourite plastic-free straws to keep the turtles and your hydration levels happy.

Following the surge in searches for plant-based seafood after the release of Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy.

Your Plant-Based Seafood Questions Answered

Preserve your food the planet-friendly and stylish way.

Ellie Unearths: Why Plastic Isn’t Always Bad

B Corp companies reflect the highest standards of environmental and social performance and accountability, making for more ethical and sustainable businesses (and we’d know, we’re a B Corp ourselves!). Here’s a roundup of some of our favourites brands that should be on your radar. 

The B-Corp Fashion and Beauty Brands You Need To Know About

As spring is rapidly approaching, so is the variety of fruits and vegetables in season this March. Keep reading to find out what’s being grown around you and some of our favourite plant-based recipes championing those ingredients. 

We’re joining forces with Europe’s leading tech companies to make net zero happen.

As the market for plant-based milks continues to grow, companies look for alternatives to dairy products to suit a variety of diets. So is lab milk set to be the next big thing in the world of vegan milk?

As more and more consumers have looked for non-dairy alternatives to their favourite staple products, the vegan milk space has been rising to the challenge of creating dairy-free options. So where does lab milk fit into this, and what is it? Read on for what you need to know. 

As the futuristic concept of lab-produced milk is fast becoming a reality, we checked in with some of our team members to hear their thoughts and feelings on the subject – and, perhaps most importantly, whether or not they’ll be trying it.

Wondering what some of the pros and cons are when it comes to sustainability, health and ethical factors surrounding lab milk? Keep reading to find out the ins and outs of this newly manufactured milk. 

From a cup of tea to tonight’s dinner, everything has a water footprint that tells the story of how it came to reach you; but what does this really mean? Keep reading to discover the water footprint of agriculture.

How Much Water Do We Need To Produce Food?

Plant-based diets are on the rise, and for many people, environmental reasons are at the heart of this choice. Read on to discover if coffee is environmentally-friendly and some of the best sustainable options.

Have you been wondering why palm oil keeps cropping up on ingredients lists and in the news? Here's the lowdown on what it is, its controversies and whether or not palm oil can be sustainable.

We’ve taken a look at some of the biggest trends and wins from 2020 that show that sustainable supermarket strategies are here to stay. 

Sustainable Supermarkets: Eco-Friendly Updates From 2020

An industry that is forever evolving, the world of fashion is also having to adapt to change in both societal attitudes and unpredictable movements. Here are our top sustainable fashion trends to watch out for in 2021.

Sustainable Fashion Trends To Watch Out For In 2021

The adoption of a zero-waste and mindful lifestyle has become more accepted in recent years, and is crucial to some individuals. But should this approach to life become standardised, for the health of our planet as well as ourselves? I chatted to London-based wellness blogger and yoga instructor Serena Lee as we take a deep dive into what these terms mean to her, and how we, as individuals, can make a positively-imperfect impact by loving more, and wasting less.

5 Ways to Reduce Your Waste: With Serena Lee

We believe the single most impactful decision an individual can make starts with putting plants on their plates. Read more about how we're encouraging positive changes this January with founder, JP.

Welcome To Our Table: A Note From JP This January

As far as grains go, it’s pretty easy to come across oats every day and not know much about them. We’ve taken a look into their environmental, nutritional and unexpected credentials and here are our findings.

Power Of Plants: 5 Ways Oats Will Change The World (or your day, at least)

We believe the single most impactful decision an individual can make starts with putting plants on their plates. Read more about how we're encouraging positive changes this January.

Plants For Our Planet: This January And Beyond

Of the widely accepted sustainable consumer habits, shopping local is right up there. It makes intuitive sense to keep money in the local community, diversifying our economy and knowing that the produce you buy there hasn’t travelled as far, and therefore caused as many emissions. Both very valid points and I’m not here to throw a spanner in the works or confuse anyone into inaction. I applaud anyone who is committed to shopping in this way, but there are a few caveats to consider when shopping for things like strawberries and tomatoes.

Ellie Unearths: Why Local Isn’t Always Better

Been searching for the latest great plant-based media to consume? Well, we’ve got the finest in vegan podcasts to pique your interest and make you laugh, think and most of all... very hungry. 

Informed Listening: Our Favourite Vegan Podcasts

Our Sustainability Partner shares her thoughts and tips

What Is Eco-Anxiety And How Can You Cope With It?

We asked around the allplants office for everyone’s must-read books on veganism. So if you’re looking to broaden your already well-read vegan horizons, or you’re starting to tread the water with learning about the food we traditionally eat, then this vegan reading list is your first stop towards all-round vegan knowledge. 

For many children (and big kids) in the West, chocolate represents a pleasurable treat. Unfortunately for some children in West Africa, the chocolate industry is far darker. 

Slavery And Chocolate: Making The Link And Making Informed Choices

Partnering with local communities to encourage sustainable tree planting benefits the environment but also makes a huge difference to people and their communities too

Can planting more trees empower communities and save the planet?

One positive of lockdown is the free time we've had to read the books that have been gathering dust on our shelves for years. Because as well as beating the boredom, it's a great way to explore the earth around us and our impact, without even leaving the sofa.

Must-Read Books About The Environment and Climate Change

In this series, we chatted to a bunch of our vegan friends from all different walks of life to find out what they eat in a typical day, and beyond. Read about Max, the Zero-Waste Chef. 

Food Diaries: Max La Manna, the Zero-Waste Chef

Plant-based milk alternatives are on the up, but what’s the difference between them? We take a look at which non-dairy milk is best for the environment, and your body. 

Milking it? The lowdown on plant-based milk  

Here are our favourite vegan documentaries for you to enjoy while you’re isolating at home, ranging from “pass the popcorn” to “mind=blown”.

What to Watch: Most Popular Vegan Documentaries

We’ve put together some tips for making ‘little leaps’ that will have a big impact.

We think not. In fact, we think the statistics around soy are compelling arguments to eat more plants. Here’s why.

ENVIRONMENT