An egg is surrounded by empty cardboard packaging, a yogurt pot, a fruit punnet, shredded paper, scissors and string.

Egg drop challenge: A Summer holiday activity!

Take on the #EggDropChallenge! Use recyclable and reused items from around the house to protect an egg from a fall!

Picture of an oil rig just off the Scottish coast

Synthetic fibres

Find out where polyester and nylon come from…

Peelings and scraps

Find out more about inedible food waste!

Mouldy or out-of-date food

Find out more about how to stop food waste!

Mushrooms growing on some moss

Unusual Fabrics

Find out about fabrics made from some very strange sources…

Cotton in a field

Cotton

Find out where flax comes from…

Flax flowers

Flax plants

Find out where flax comes from…

A stand of bamboo

Bamboo & Bark

Find out where viscose comes from…

picture of a silkworm

Silk

Find out where silk comes from…