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In search of the GOOD LIFE

‘We realised how much waste we created’

Nicola Eckersley, 31, lives in Devon with husband Richard, 31, and their children, Willow, four, and Wren, one.

Grabbing my keys, I stepped over the mound of recycling by the door of our Manchester flat. It was 2016 and my husband Richard and I were transitioning to an ecofriendly lifestyle, buying organic, plant-based food from an ethical cooperative and recycling as much as we could. But, with no proper recycling service, we were realising just how much waste we created.

Richard was a professional

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