Keeping it clean and green


Here at Salus Fatigue Foundation we know the benefits of being kind to ourselves, our thoughts, words, movement, nutrition. What we put in and on our body can have great benefits and impact on our physical, mental and emotional health.
And with this in mind we are trying to be kind in our working environment and to our planet. Our teas that both staff and beneficiaries use are plastic free, no plastics in us or in our recycling.
The tea bags go into our little pot before being taken to compost. We also compost our apple cores, banana skins and any other plant based food waste. This then gets used in one of our team member's gardens and we benefit from the cooking apples grown in the compost.

The nature of our work now means we are printing less but any paper and card is recycled (we use single sided printed paper as our note pads). 
Any single use plastic, which is rare now, is also recycled if it cannot be used for storage of stationery.
The weekly waste we produce and take out as refuse is such a tiny amount now.
We have bamboo cloths for washing and wiping down surfaces reducing our use of kitchen towel. These cloths can be washed and reused then eventually cut up and composted.

Make it clean and green- white wine vinegar and bicarbonate of soda make a great multi surface cleaner which makes the sink sparkle. A drop or two of essential oil or lemon juice masks the odour of vinegar. This way we avoid chemicals in the air and on the surfaces. Websites like this may help with ideas for greener cleaning. The Green Parent


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