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(Image: Mud Jeans)

With London Fashion Week sashaying on this week, we've all got fashion on the brain. So when better to discover Mud Jeans and their new initiative, Lease A Jeans.

This Holland-based service lets you lease a pair of Mud Jeans (beautifully made from organic cotton) for one year. If anything breaks or rips during the year, Mud Jeans will repair and replace them and at the end of the 12 months you send them back and can rent out the latest, greatest pair.

You get the latest look, they can recycle the materials and no jeans get left forgotten and unworn in the back of your cupboard. Pretty clever really. Especially if you struggle to Stick With What You Got.

Of course, if you know you will love and wear them forever then you can just buy a pair outright. But for those of us whose outfits closely follow the fashion seasons, this could just be the sustainable pair of jeans we've been looking for.

P.S. Got a load of jeans that you don't wear already? Swish them with your friends so they can be worn and loved again.

(Spotted on Allmygoodness)

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Today is the start of London Fashion Week. So when better to talk about ethical shopping. When it comes to buying clothes that are fashionable, sustainable, well-made and fit you perfectly, it can be a struggle to tick all the boxes. Especially if you're trying to find out what a brands ethical policies are whilst trawling the high street.

Measure Up is an independent website dedicated to giving you all the details about your favourite fashion stores. If you want to know about workers rights, how much they get paid and the factories that these clothes are made in then the results are just a few clicks away.

Simple, free and completely honest. It's the number one tool for any ethical fashionista.

We weren't surprised to discover that ethical fashion brand People Tree came out tops. And rightly so. But how does your favourite shop measure up?

P.S. The best place to go for a guilt-free shopping spree is the charity shop. Or your mate's wardrobe. Try swishing your way to a new outfit. And discover where your unsold, donated clothes end up.

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(All images: Oliver Ling)

Composting food waste when you live in a small flat with no garden and no balcony can be tricky. There's the wormery route, but believe me, it isn't always as easy as you think. And not all your guests will appreciate sharing your lounge with hundreds of wiggling pets.

Which is why Compo, the prototype composting bin from Oliver Ling, is so clever.

Sleek, well-designed and simple, the Compo sits in your kitchen inconspicuously, consuming your food waste and producing not only rich compost but biogas.

This gas is collected into bottles inside the Compo which are then collected (via a biogas powered truck of course) in exchange for money - about £8 per bottle.

Who knew your orange peel and stale bread was so useful?

P.S. Like this? Then you'll love this brewery-powered brewery.

(Spotted on The Rubbish Diet)

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(All images: Woodbuds)

Sustainable design is all about creating something beautiful that will last, that works as well as its competitors and is made from renewable materials that don't damage the earth.

And Woodbuds are a perfect example of this. They look beautiful, sound incredible and are hand-crafted from FSC certified, sustainable plantation hardwood and bio-plastic. And they have arrived just in time for Valentine's Day. We've fallen head over heels for these smart wooden earphones.

Packaged completely in cardboard (that looks so cool we don't actually want to chuck it in the recycling bin) and available in five colours, we predict these in-ear earphones will top our sustainable design list all year long.

What's more, it's not just the design that is sustainable, the two guys behind Woodbuds have made sure their company is just as good as their earphones. They plant a tree for every 100 products they sell, they are a proud member of 1% For The Planet (meaning they donate 1% of their sales to help more than 3000 environmental organisations) and with the motto 'use less, care more' they have placed themselves firmly in Green Thing's heart forever.

With more products set to hit their shelves later this year, Woodbuds are definitely a company to keep your eye on.

P.S. Love these? Then check out this awesome wooden speaker.

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Today is Pancake Day. The day when it is not only accepted to eat pancakes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a sneaky pre-bedtime snack, but positively encouraged.

And to add to the flipping good news, pancakes are a fantastic, All-Consuming food that will help you tackle your food waste.

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Brown banana? Oozy raspberries? Chuck them in your breakfast pancake with some healthy honey. Delicious.

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Wilting salad? Sad, small lump of cheese? Hello lunch time pancake.

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Last night's leftovers? Reheat and roll them up into your dinner pancake. Curry is a particularly great pancake filling.

And then finish it all off with your classic sweet pancake for desert. Butter, sugar, lemon, syrup, chocolate sauce, honey, ice cream, whatever you want. And if you're using up the last bit of lemon and scraping out the end of the sauce then all the batter, I mean better.

P.S. You might like to read about the All Consuming curry too.

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