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Urgent Detergent!
When I lived in Thailand I was traumatized by the amount of one use washing powder sachets I found hanging in the stores . . Top tip for...
Penny Li
May 7, 20181 min read
Package free On the Road!
So I decided to get out of the city and go on a wee trip up northern Scotland to a town called Aviemore, which is the gateway to Glenmore...
Penny Li
Apr 24, 20183 min read
Dry spell
Its been a while since my last blog. But this does not mean I have stopped being package free! I started this pledge as a 40 day...
Penny Li
Apr 17, 20182 min read
Local treasures: The Edinburgh Beetroot Café
I wanted to give a mention to a particular woman who has been really supportive in my pledge and is a super eco warrior! Marie-Anne is...
Penny Li
Mar 23, 20181 min read
Pot Luck Pleasure
Last week I was invited to a friends place for pot luck dinner. I decided to make some yummy vegan banana bites. No packaging was...
Penny Li
Mar 22, 20182 min read
Homemade toothpaste on a Budget!
It finally came to the point where I needed to buy more toothpaste . . I have made my own toothpaste in the past with ingredients such as...
Penny Li
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Smudge's Away!
I had recently run out of all my smelly healing earthy meditation tools. Luckily there is a little shop near by called ‘The Monkey...
Penny Li
Mar 14, 20181 min read
Straws SUCK!
OK, so in 2015 I was in Bali and discovered glass straws . . . My narrow minded self at the time thought, wow how pretentious! Then it...
Penny Li
Mar 10, 20182 min read
RAISE YOUR CUPS LADIES!
This would not be a true package free blog if I didn’t mention the amazing environmental breakthrough that is . . The menstrual cup!!!...
Penny Li
Mar 7, 20182 min read
Lidl Surprise
I've always had a soft spot for this supermarket. If you have to go to any of the big names Lidl and Aldi are the ones I would personally...
Penny Li
Mar 3, 20181 min read
Tissue Issue!
So we ran out of toilet roll in the house . . Something that I never had to deal with in other parts of the world. A simple water gun...
Penny Li
Mar 2, 20181 min read
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Feb 27, 20180 min read
Shop local
There are many small grocery stores hidden around Edinburgh. . . The store in the image is in the centre of the city. There are two other...
Penny Li
Feb 27, 20181 min read
Home made Almond Milk
A lot easier than you'd imagine. And you enjoy it more because you made it! A lot easier than you'd imagine. And you enjoy it more...
Penny Li
Feb 27, 20181 min read
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Feb 24, 20180 min read
Milky dilemma
One of the first little struggles I came across was how to eat my muesli without my usual soy milk. Generally, especially through the...
Penny Li
Feb 24, 20181 min read
Local food markets
So I was helping at a local food market in Edinburgh called Leith Market on the docks. This market is one of four where you will find...
Penny Li
Feb 23, 20181 min read
If you don't ask you don't get!
For my first package free mission I bought some vegetables from the fruit and veg trader at the local market and off the cuff I thought I...
Penny Li
Feb 23, 20181 min read
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