eco-friendly Eco-Friendly Habits Rise Each Year
The mark we leave on the planet is steadily becoming something many of us are conscious about. Making changes in our everyday lives to ensure we are leaving less pollution and adopting cleaner habits. Lakeland have recognised this and have begun to explore what they can provide around the house for the eco-friendly conscious customer.
s we step into a greener and eco- conscious future, companies are noticing the demand for sustainably made and long-lasting products. Many of us are becoming mindful of the impact we are we have on the planet as our attentions are captured by the likes of David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg. On average each person in England and Wales produces up to 500kg of household waste each year. Making small changes to our everyday lives and developing our awareness of just how much single-use, disposable items were using in our kitchens or homes can begin to address the wider issue of climate change and the role we can have as individuals. Lakeland’s 2020 trends report highlighted
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that year on year consumers are still enthusiastic to recycle, reuse and reduce their waste. In many cases, they want to go further and incorporate more healthy habits. Popularity of programmes, such as BBC’s Blue Planet II, contributes to demonstrating the harsh realities of environmental waste and the greater impact it has on the world beyond our home. Despite the move towards eco-conscious products there is still a level of disparity between what can and can’t be recycled. This is because there is a difficulty in recycling some products or because some items are problematic to recycle because they are inherently bad for the environment. Lakelands trend report further explored the
top eco-problems that frustrate consumers the most, some of these include, confusing recycling labels (16%), disposable facemasks (15%), the amount of cardboard used by online retailers (9%), forgetting to bring your bag for life when going to the supermarket (8%), amongst other statistics. With a rise in eco-friendly products some are opting for options that were regarded as niche
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in previous years. This includes, using reusable wax wrappers instead of opting for cling film and choosing sustainable, eco-friendly cleaning products. Noticing a demand for products that were created with the environment and its wider impact at heart Lakeland have shifted their focus to stocking items for the eco- conscious customer. Verity Tripitt, a buyer for Lakeland,
commented on the positive eco-friendly qualities of their compostable cling film, “not only is the Lakeland compostable cling film a handy solution in the kitchen, this is also a really easy swap to help make greener choices therefore help the planet. This product is a UK high street first and we are so happy to bring this innovation to our customers.”
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