Saturday 19 July 2014

My Duvet is Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles.

I was in the market for a new duvet, as I was getting too hot under my 10 tog winter duvet.  I did a little research and discovered I could buy a duvet from Marks and Spencers made completely from recycled plastic bottles.


It's so important to buy products made from recycled materials.  There's little point putting all your rubbish in the recycling bin if there isn't a strong demand for products made from the results of all that recycling.  Buying recycled products makes recycling a viable business, saves new resources being used and creates less waste.  

So, I was more than happy to part with £25 for my new duvet.  I think this is a pretty standard price for a decent (king size) duvet anyway, the fact that it's recycled is a lovely bonus.


It's soft and squishy and nice and light for this hot weather we're having at the moment.  


Have you ever bought any unusual or surprising recycled products?

9 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh Suzie, I'm going to post this everywhere I can think of!!!! I didn't know you could get a duvet made out of plastic bottles... THAT IS FANTASTIC!! The thing is, people don't realize that plastic never goes away! They think it will eventually break down and go away, it NEVER goes away! Ever. This is amazing. Thank you for this blog post! Tammy x

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    1. I didn't know either till I started shopping for a new duvet! Glad you like it, I wonder if you can buy something similar in America?

      (I'm in Shropshire, let me know when you're next in the country and we can see if we can arrange something :D

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    2. I'm not sure where Shropshire is! It's time for google maps :)
      I am also dropping by to let you know of my new blog address... http://tlcukjourney.blogspot.com
      I Hope you have a great weekend!
      Tammy x

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    3. It's in the middle! In-between Birmingham and Wales!

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  2. PS... What part of England are you in? I'd love to meet you when I'm in town next!

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  3. What a great thing to do fair play to M&S I've only had shopping bags made of bottles. x

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    1. Yep, I'm well impressed, you really can't tell it's made out of recycled plastic either!

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  4. How fabulous to have a recycled duvet - especially when it is recycled from some thing that can be so difficult to recycle

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