Reducing Food Waste At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving Part of the 8-10% of global emissions from food waste Annual Cost Saving Up to £1,000 per household Time Investment…
I never thought I’d find myself getting excited about computer algorithms and satellite data, but here we are. It’s funny how life leads you down unexpected paths, isn’t it? My…
I’ve got a confession to make. For years, I’ve been that insufferable person at dinner parties who asks where the vegetables were grown while everyone else is just trying to…
When my washing machine flooded last month, I stood in my kitchen watching water seep under the cabinets while frantically trying to mop it up with… paper towels. There I…
I still remember the smug satisfaction I felt tossing my first “compostable” coffee cup into a garden waste bin. It was 2009, I was working on my first major sustainability…
I never thought my tech addiction might actually be harming the planet until that fateful afternoon when my laptop charger quite literally melted on my desk. The smell of burning…
Reusable Coffee Cups and Water Bottles At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving 0.11 kg CO2 per cup avoided Annual Cost Saving £200-400 for daily coffee buyers Initial Cost £15-35…
Switching Energy Suppliers At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving Varies by tariff — green tariffs claim up to 100% renewable Annual Cost Impact Usually neutral — green tariffs often…
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…
There’s something quietly pleasing about transforming yesterday’s vegetable peelings into dark crumbly soil that makes other things grow. I started composting thirty years ago, before it got trendy and everyone…
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?…
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There are composting guides aplenty on the internet. Pages and pages of what you can and can’t put in your bin. One tells you citrus peels will kill your worms,…
TOAST At a Glance Aspect Details Founded 1997 in Wales Main Materials 51% cotton, 85% purely natural fibres Sustainability Rating Good (Good On You) Price Range Premium – £80-300+ per…