Posts Tagged ‘Reduce Reuse Recycle’

So, you’ve eaten all of your devilishly moreish chocolates and now you’re staring disheartened at the empty box? Don’t you worry, there’s still plenty of fun to be had! Get yourselves a glue stick, some scissors and a piece of string and you’re good to go… First, unfold your Goupie box so you’re just left…

One of the main reasons we chose to package our Dips & Dabs and Hot Chocolates in tins is that tin is infinitely recyclable, and the pots are also super easy to reuse around the house. We want to be creating products which not only taste good, but keep giving well after they’ve been finished!…

There’s a lot of talk these days surrounding sustainable packaging and greenwashing. Can you trust the claims being made? What should you be looking for in your packaging? If you’re anything like us, it’s probably given you a headache on more than one occasion, leaving you feeling frustrated. You want to make the right choice,…

I think we’d all agree that we’re interested in living a more sustainable lifestyle, and trying to do our part. However, sometimes with our busy schedules and fast-paced society, it’s easy to slip into bad routines when making the sustainable option feels too hard or expensive. We’re probably all guilty of this, which is why…

Rinse out your containers Just putting your recycling in the right bin doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re preventing your waste from going to landfill. Contaminated containers will be diverted away from their destined recycling centre and straight back into general waste. This is because plastic, tin and card need to be as pure as possible…

Christmas Tags Instead of buying Christmas tags this year, why not make your own? You can use old Christmas cards, Goupie boxes or card packaging from festive food and wrapping. All you need is some scissors and some old ribbon/string – it’s really as simple as that! Find instructions on how to make your own…

When it comes to reusing old waste, nothing is better than being able to come up with a solution that also eliminates the need to purchase a product that you use on a daily basis. Enter the reusable cotton pad! They couldn’t be easier to make, and work perfectly when taking your make-up off or…

We’ve all got old clothes that we really should be getting rid of. Whether they’ve got holes, a grim looking stain, they don’t fit any more, or you simply can’t remember why you ever bought it in the first place! We’ve got a super-easy way to reuse those old clothes, and make something useful for…

Having been in isolation since the 9th March, I feel like I’ve had a little bit of a head-start on passing the time indoors. As March is a good time to start off inside seedlings, I thought that a good way to pass the time, using whatever materials I had to hand. As Goupie is…

What you need: ● Large Goupie Box ● Ribbon/ String/ Twine ● Scissors ● Glue ● Black felt tip / market pen What to do: The Web Step 1: Open out your Goupie box flat. Cut out the biggest trapezoid (see image). Step 2: Cut down a line from one of the trapezoid’s corners, stopping…