Plastic-free

Irish eco shops

LIVING

Make your weekly shop more sustainable with these 19 eco-friendly shops around Ireland

Pack some glass jars and get shopping for fresh fruit and veg, pantry goods and cleaning products at…

By Penny Warnock

China single-use plastics ban

EDITORIAL

Great news – China is banning single-use plastics, including bags and straws

The Chinese government has announced new measures to tackle the country's worsening plastic pollution, including a ban on…

By Grace McGettigan

cut back on plastic waste

EDITORIAL

Go green in 2020: easy ways to cut back on plastic waste this year

Are you committed to reducing your carbon footprint this year? Here are eight easy ways to cut back…

By Grace McGettigan

David Attenborough at Glastonbury

EDITORIAL

‘Thank you’: David Attenborough praises plastic ban at Glastonbury

Naturalist David Attenborough took to the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage to praise festival-goers for going plastic-free, as well as…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Small changes to your routine can have a big impact on the Earth

It’s often said that old habits are hard to break but when it comes to living a more…

By IMAGE

Disneyland Paris

EDITORIAL

Disneyland Paris is reducing its carbon footprint – here’s how

Disneyland Paris is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint, in an effort to slow down climate change…

By Grace McGettigan

Lush

BEAUTY

Lush launches first package-free shop in the UK

Here at IMAGE, we're committed to doing what we can to help the planet. Be it from reducing…

By Jennifer McShane

Whale via WWF-Indonesia

EDITORIAL

Dead whale found with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach

A dead sperm whale, who washed up on the coast of Indonesia this week, had almost six kilograms…

By Grace McGettigan

sustainability

EDITORIAL

These brands are committed to saving our environment

September is sustainability month at IMAGE. We've already swapped our disposable coffee cups for Keep Cups and we…

By Grace McGettigan

Recycling

EDITORIAL

Recycling Symbols: They don’t always mean what you think

As September is sustainability month at IMAGE HQ, we're brushing up on all things green. We've swapped disposable…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Plastic is gross. Here are five easy ways to reduce the amount you use

If you’d like to join the increasing number of people fighting the good fight in cutting back on…

By Geraldine Carton

Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie

EDITORIAL

Princess Eugenie: ‘We want our wedding to be anti-plastic’

Princess Eugenie is set to marry her fiancé Jack Brooksbank on 12th October, having got engaged in January of…

By Grace McGettigan