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Ocean plastic garden chair
Bert & May tiles
Bert & May’s new Artisanal collection is inspired by things we Brits yearn for... Mediterranean skies, turquoise waters and local Spanish flora. It includes three striking new designs in a Spanish-inspired palette, with patterns reminiscent of the encaustic tiles long produced in southern Europe. Each pattern has been designed to work in harmony with earthy tones - natural woods, woven materials, handmade ceramics and terracotta - to create a colourful, uplifting effortless and artisanal look.
Global garden furniture player Scancom has launched its DuraOcean Nassau garden chairs, made from plastic fishing nets retrieved from the world’s seas. Each chair uses 3.5kg of recycled net plastic for the seat while the legs are made from FSC-certified eucalyptus wood. The injection mouldedchairs are sturdy and comfortable and should prove very hardwearing. But if after a decade or two and you want a change of seating, these chairs are 100 per cent recyclable.
Scancom has teamed up with Cornwall’s Eden Project, to be a seller of the chairs, and the latter will donate five dollars from each chair it sells through its retail outlets to charities which protect the oceans. The chairs come in a greeny-blue colour and they’re manufactured at Scancom’s plant in Vietnam, which has ISO 14001 accreditation for environmental management. A set of two chairs is available at Eden Project and Robert Dyas for £179, or a bistro set of table+2 chairs costs £299.
Ohelo bottles and mugs The drive for zero plastic waste has got lots of us investing in a reuseable stainless steel bottle that keeps drinks cold for 24 and hot for 12 hours. One of the newest brands, offering some of the prettiest products for sure, is London-based Ohelo. They offer bottles and lidded mugs which you can take to your favourite coffee shop (assuming cafes will re-open at some point..) so you can get that discount for bringing your own cup. From £29. www.ohelobottle.com
Recycled rubber eco planters
Greener bathroom
Some 1.5 billion tyres are discarded into landfill annually, so it’s reassuring to know more products are coming on stream made from recycled rubber retrieved from tyres. They include eding strips, paving ‘stones’ and planters from Primeur. Products are highly durable so leave them out all year.
Zed Bees is a new Manchester small business that posts you packs of eco bathroom products such as shampoo bars, soaps, toothpaste tablets and bamboo brushes. Products are plastic free, vegan and sustainable and come in recyclable cardboard boxes. Subscription boxes are available too.
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