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DIY Hacks - OU Edition

We love do-it-yourself. It feels like you can make everything yourself these days and you can find instructions somewhere. There are so many recipes and ideas that you don't even know where to s...

Winter is coming: Eco for the cold days

Summer is over, the days are getting shorter and the heaters are being turned up. Why we still love autumn and our tips on how to make it even more sustainable this year: Clever heating: With...

What impact does food waste have on our climate and what can you do about it?

Total food production accounts for around a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. That's a lot, but understandable when you consider that food is a basic human need. Less understandable is th...

It's working for you - Sustainable menstruation

Every menstruating person uses an average of 16,000 sanitary towels or tampons in their lifetime. Did you know that in the EU alone, over 49 billion tampons, sanitary towels and panty liners are u...

Zero Waste Hair Removal

We all know that we have always had body hair. But when did we actually start removing it? In the Stone Age, hardly anyone was interested in this. People were too busy surviving to worry about hair...

Our unpackaged pricing policy

Is shopping without packaging expensive? Why is the unpackaged muesli more expensive at your store than the packaged one at the discounter? Isn't it cheaper for you to shop because there is no pac...

Sustainable Dental Care

Why do we actually have to brush our teeth regularly? After all, there are some important body parts and organs that are able to clean themselves. Teeth cannot . And since we cannot simply replace...

The Art of Coffee

The preparation of coffee has a huge potential for saving waste. Coffee capsules, for example, produce 8,000 tons of packaging waste in Germany every year, most of which is burned due to incorrect ...

The World of Deodorant

Sweating. Not our body's most popular ability, but one that is necessary and should not be suppressed. Our body doesn't just celebrate sweat stains on clothes, it needs sweat as a protection and m...

Hair care: conditioner, oils, brushes

Do you wash your hair plastic-free but aren't completely satisfied with the result? We have tips for you on how to care for your hair naturally and in an environmentally friendly way. Solid Con...