How To Use Rainwater for the Garden, Toilet and Washing Machine Standing at your downpipe during a decent summer downpour and seeing hundreds of litres of perfectly good water pouring…
Community Composting Schemes At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving Variable per household but prevents methane emissions from landfill Cost Impact Usually free to join, may reduce garden centre spending…
Living in a flat without a garden and paying Bristol water rates means I’ve spent far too long trying to work out precisely how much money flows down my drains…
“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…
You see your water meter bill, stare at the figure and curse those torrential downpours last winter that washed thousands of litres of water down the drain. All whilst you…
Rainwater harvesting sounds simple. Harvest rainwater from your roof and redirect it into your toilet and washing machine until there’s none left. But once you start researching how to do…
Unless you’re incredibly lucky, water is your biggest consumable cost on an allotment after the rent. And if you are lucky enough to have mains water on site at all,…
TL;DR: What you Should Actually Do Do an energy assessment or open your Energy Performance Certificate and see where your home loses the most heat. In the majority of houses…
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…
TL;DR. Here’s how to start collecting rainwater: Step One – calculate how much water you can collect. UK homes receive an average of 885 litres per square metre of rain…
Upcycling Old Clothing Into Useful Household Items At a Glance Aspect Details Waste Diverted 35 items per year from general waste Cost Impact Saves £50-150 per year on household items…
Making Natural Cleaning Products At a Glance Aspect Details Annual Cost Saving £120-£180 per household Initial Investment £15-£25 for ingredients and containers Time to Make 15 minutes for five core…
Community Supported Agriculture and How CSA Boxes Work in the UK At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving Significant reduction in transport and packaging Cost £15-30 per week typically Commitment…
Building a Compost Bin From Pallets and the Cheapest Way to Start Composting At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving Up to 0.5 tonnes CO2 per year Cost to Build…
# UK Home Sustainability Upgrades: The Crew Ranks What Actually Moves the Needle We sat down to rank the sustainability changes that UK homeowners are actually considering, and it took…