Growing your own produce is an enriching way to immerse yourself in nature and learn more about your local environment.
Whether you’re blessed with a large outdoor space or limited to a small patio balcony, there are plenty of ways to start your fruit and vegetable garden and reap the rewards.
Despite being the world’s most abundant natural resource, saving water and reducing your usage is crucial in protecting the environment.
The ongoing climate crisis has made it challenging to ensure communities have access to safe and clean water, putting thousands of vulnerable people at risk of malnutrition and disease. Limiting our usage helps preserve water and ensure there is enough for everyone.
Continue reading How do I reduce my water usage? 5 ways to save water
It’s widely known that protecting our skin from harmful UV rays is important. Fortunately, high-factor SPFs and nourishing sunscreens help defend our bodies against the sun, allowing us to enjoy the warm weather safely.
Unfortunately, many of these sunscreens are bad for the environment. Harsh chemicals damage marine life, while plastic bottles, tubes, and caps pollute our planet.
Most of us understand the environmental impact of landfill sites. Decomposing waste is one of the biggest generators of dangerous greenhouse gases and has been linked to global temperature increases and the climate crisis.
Despite this, many of our everyday items still end up at landfill sites. Materials like plastic and metal take a long time to break down and erode, meaning our rubbish could exist far longer than we do.
Continue reading How long it takes everyday items to decompose
Did you know that foodborne diseases affect around 1 in 10 of us annually? With over 200 identified diseases, some of them deadly, ensuring food safety has never been more important.
Continue reading Everything you need to know about World Food Safety Day
While there’s no doubt a plant-based diet is, overall, better for the environment than a meat-based diet, eating vegan isn’t completely flawless.
From exotic fruit and veg that clocks up air miles, to nuts that use eyewatering amounts of water, there’s more to being plant-based than just giving up meat and dairy.
Continue reading Is a plant-based diet best for the environment?
It’s no secret that the UK enjoys a cuppa.
In fact, it’s estimated the British drink around 100 million cups of tea every day – almost 35 billion per year.
If you’re part of the majority and are looking for ways to make your brew more eco-friendly, switching to plastic-free tea bags is a great place to start.
Continue reading 15 tea bags that are plastic-free and deliciously eco-friendly
Palm oil is an infamous vegetable oil that is used in the production of many food, cosmetics, and toiletries.
Unfortunately, palm oil also has a huge impact on the environment, with its ties to deforestation and unethical production.
Continue reading A beginners guide to palm oil and its impact on the environment
As the season progresses and the temperature drops, you may start to find your car windows need a little attention before you head off to work in the morning.
In this blog post, we will delve into why one of the standard methods for defrosting a car window is terrible for the environment; offering some eco-friendlier alternatives for both the prevention of frost and defrosting once the ice has occurred.
Firstly though, let’s begin with the science.
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A hotel typically uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of waste. At maximum occupancy, every room contains at least 1-2 people using electrical appliances, consuming toiletries and throwing their rubbish in the bin.
This all adds up to big footprints on issues including carbon emissions, water consumption, electricity use and harmful chemicals used to clean guests’ rooms and launder the linen.
In this article we’ll look at this in more detail and consider some of the ways how hotels can be more environmentally friendly now and in the future.
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