What is recyclable plastic? Even the best of us finds plastic recycling a minefield. Local Authorities have tried to make it easier by using terms such as: plastic bottles, yoghurt pots and margarine tubs. However, what do Read more…
Find out below on how to make your fridges and freezers work more efficiently. Keep them full Keeping the fridge and freezers full means that the fridge and freezers need to do less cooling as Read more…
Reduce your consumption The first step to reducing your carbon foot print is to reduce the amount of energy you are using. Below are steps to get you there: Insulate your home Insulating your home Read more…
Pillows, especially polyester pillow filling, is not recyclable or biodegradeable. The filling can be made from recycled PET bottles, which is good in that it stops the plastic bottles going to landfill, but ultimately that Read more…
It goes without saying that before looking at using your car more efficiently ask if you actually need a car. However this is not always practical in this day and age to get by without Read more…
The average person in the UK consumes about 150 litres of water a day and supply, heating and disposal of water accounts to 5% of the UK’s Carbon emissions! Find out how you can reduce Read more…
Food waste is a big problem in the UK. Wasting food also effectively means that you are wasting money, and we could all do with saving a bit at the moment. Below are a few Read more…
Recycling is a confusing world so I have created a page of the most common frequently asked questions about recycling and what can and cannot be recycled. Can you recycle black plastic? Depends, black plastic Read more…
1. Use cold water to wash your hands This may seem unusual but using cold water instead of hot water will reduce the amount of energy used as the water won’t be heated for it Read more…
Start living a more sustainable lifestyle with these simple tips. You can easily improve the sustainability of your life by changing a few things. Below are some of the quick easy ways to get you Read more…
Did you know that you can now recycle crisp packets in the UK? Unfortunately they cannot be recycled in your general household recycling as the facility does not exist with local councils. However since December Read more…