When trying to live more sustainably, we tend to think about the importance of reducing single-use plastics like straws, plastic bottles and bags. That’s something we should be careful with, particularly because it’s easy to avoid using them if you set your mind to it. However, plastic is hidden in places you might have never thought about. Hold on to your hats: the clothes in your wardrobe are probably made of plastic.

I know a lot of people who are trying to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, and the first step they take to do so is accepting they can do better as living beings on this planet. However, before all of this comes the most important change you should make when you are starting to live more consciously, and it’s the base from which everything else unfolds: slowing down.