You may recognise Sophie Porley as Ellie Nightingale in Hollyoaks, however, away from the camera, the actress is passionate about living a sustainable life. Her motto is that it’s not about one person doing it perfectly, it’s about everyone doing it imperfectly.
One place we could all do with changing up things is the bathroom. Our daily beauty routine is full of single-use and plastic products that are all damaging to our planet.
The Cotton Bud Project, who campaign to keep cotton buds out of marine litter, estimate that we use 1.8 billion – mostly single-use – plastic cotton buds every year. Improper disposal of the buds – flushing rather than throwing them away – has resulted in waterways and the seas becoming polluted. waterways and the marine environment.
They’re not the only thing clogging up our waterways – face wipes or wet wipes are behind 93% of sewer blockages in the UK, once again polluting our beaches and harming marine life.
Porley believes there are lots of easy swaps to make and a huge array of different sustainable products out there. If you’re unsure of whether a product ticks the green box, she suggests you check with B Corporation.