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With global warming, climate change and pollution arising, it’s more important than ever to live an eco-friendly lifestyle to help save the planet. Below are five different ways you can start to live a greener lifestyle. Buy second hand or vintage furniture Rather than buying new furniture, you could instead buy vintage or second-hand furniture in charity shops or auction houses. Not only will you save money by reusing furniture, but you’re also helping reduce waste overall. You can also look to purchase second-hand items online through Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree. Let your grass grow Letting your grass grow can help the environment in so many ways. So instead of cutting your grass every week, you can let them grow for a little bit and cut them every three to four weeks instead. This will encourage more wildlife to your garden. By making a habit of cutting your grass less, you’re saving electricity, resulting in less carbon dioxide emissions. Use your leftover ingredients Many of our waste comes from food waste. Most people tend to throw their leftovers in the bin, not realising they can be used for something. Instead of wasting any leftover ingredients, you could find ways to use them for another meal or turn them into something else. User green energy suppliers When choosing an energy supplier, you should look for suppliers who are using renewable sources of energy. If you live in the UK, there are a couple of green energy suppliers available. Companies like Good Energy or Green Energy UK are reliable suppliers. Use baths more A recent study shows that a shower uses more water than having a bath. So instead of having showers more often during the week, you should look to have more baths to help reduce water usage. While you’re in […]

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There are endless benefits to recycling waste properly, from positive global impacts, creating new job opportunities, reducing landfill waste, and preventing rapid climate change and global warming. Apart from the positive environmental effects, recycling helps create jobs in both the manufacturing and recycling industries in the UK, which is essential to the country’s job security, stability and economy. Recycling in the UK means that many businesses can rely on domestic material sources rather than imported ones. It’s important to remember that recycling is necessary to practice for a healthier, eco-friendly and sustainable future. Here are a few reasons why recycling is essential. Reduction to global pollution The process of extracting raw materials to produce new materials causes endless pollution, and recycling helps to reduce the need to extract more material, meaning there’s less pollution. The more materials we recycle, we throw away less waste in landfills. A landfill filled with tons of decaying material emits harmful chemicals and pollutants, so the more we recycle, the less damage we cause to the environment. Energy efficient Making products from recycled materials requires less energy and footprint compared to making them from extracted raw materials. Using less energy on sourcing, labour and processing materials means we produce lower carbon emissions, therefore preventing the chances of disastrous climate change. Conserves our raw material source and reduces our demand for them Constantly extracting raw materials is expensive and can cause permanent damage to the environment. In many cases, it can lead to indigenous tribes and vulnerable communities living around forest systems becoming evicted or exploited for their material sources. Recycling is a better approach instead of damaging land and nature in search of new raw materials. Cheaper than waste disposal and collection Recycling your waste is much cheaper than relying on waste collection. The more […]

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Did you know that only 10% of all the plastic that’s ever been made has been recycled? Additionally, another 10% gets incinerated while the remaining 80% ends up in landfills. If we want to curve the environmental impact pollution has on your planet, we need to use eco friendly products. Here are some top eco-friendly products to consider, the next time you feel like shopping. Reusable Produce Bags Grocery plastic bags have contributed to plastic pollution so much that some government entities in other countries have banned stores from providing them to customers. Using reusable produce bags is a great way to limit the amount of waste that you yourself produce. As opposed to getting a paper or plastic bag from the store, as to which you throw out after the fact, you can have a more positive impact on the environment by using a set of produce bags that can last for years Eco-Friendly Smartphone Cases One of the major culprits of plastic waste are phone cases. Hundreds of millions of phone cases are tossed each year and statistics show that a vast majority of them end up in the ocean and landfills. Modern advances in technologies have enabled us to develop phone cases that consist of 100% compostable bioplastic. Compostable Bowls And Plates Chances are that you throw away dozens of paper and plastic bowls and plates after hosting family events throughout the year. Compostable party plates and bowls are more environmentally friendly than their traditional paper-based counterparts because they can be used to fertilize soil once they are thrown out Reusable Bread Bag If making bread at your house is one of your most profound hobbies, this is for you. Reusable bread bags are made to replace their paper and plastic counterparts. Some brands are made from […]

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