Products claiming to save the planet line the shelves. Eco. Sustainable. Carbon neutral. Ethically made. Greenwash, greenwash, everywhere. Look closer. Behind those claims is a troubling lack of transparency, consistency,…
When I first moved into my house six years ago I started upcycling furniture because buying everything new was expensive and would have resulted in every room furnished from the…
Renting. It’s practically another word for “having terrible energy efficiency”. Okay, maybe we’re exaggerating slightly. After all, nearly half of all private rental homes in England do currently have an…
Digging, planting seeds and nurturing plants until you can eat food you grew yourself is rewarding on a level beyond just “I did this”. Beyond the warm fuzzies feels good…
In the UK we spend over £1,500 per household on furniture every year (ONS). Despite this level of expenditure we throw away over 22 million pieces every year (North London…
If you’re sick of bagging up garden waste and throwing away perfectly usable food scraps with your general household rubbish, you’ve likely looked into composting. I mean, why wouldn’t you?…
Key Takeaways (TL;DR) Humanure composting appeals to our sense of ecological simplicity. It closes the loop, retains nutrients, and saves water. It just seems logical. Unfortunately, it’s far from straightforward.…
I thought I was doing well with my recycling. Each week I’d separate bottles from cardboard and rinse out yoghurt pots. Putting them in the right bin made me feel…
About six years ago I decided to try composting. Since then I’ve made pretty much every mistake in the book. I’ve had the pile that stank so badly the neighbours…
You have a drawer full of old phones, laptops, tablets, chargers with no matching devices, and random other tech bits and pieces that you don’t know what to do with.…
Renting comes with restrictions. How do you make your rented home yours without drilling holes or otherwise permanently altering someone else’s property. Especially when you know that eventually, you’ll have…
“Just insulate your home” is advice that’s easy to give but difficult to follow. When you’re looking at extortionate energy bills it can seem like all insulation does is make…
It feels like once you’ve paid for your rainwater harvesting system and connected the pipes that the hard work is over. Switch it on and suddenly you’re harvesting hundreds of…