Bamboo instead of plastic is helping hotels to respond to the consumer pressure to stop being so wasteful, from bamboo towels to refilling dispensers instead of single use plastic bottles.
Moving to bamboo and plant-based plastic alternatives is superb, and so is raising cash for local charities whilst keeping your old plastic items out of landfill!
Bamboo is brilliant - but it has limitations when it comes to replacing single use plastic convenience, we look at some interesting news stories concerning plastic.
Eco-friendly gift ideas, for him, for her, for Christmas - a selection of our 5 favourite gifts that help the environment and are actually very useful. Not heavy on the purse, these are plastic free ideas for modest gift budgets.
So you want to reduce your waste - choosing non-plastic alternatives such as bamboo is a fantastic start and with a bit of care we can make really our recycling count.