Here is an eco-tip curtsey of Which? magazine. Their very useful article gives detailed information on how to recycle your mobile phone: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-to-recycle-your-mobile-phone-a4RH90q3yNtT For more recent phones, you may be able to sell them so that someone else can use them again. For older phones, there are charities that will pass them on to people […]
Category: Ecotips
Go Green with your microwave!
Microwaves aren’t just for ready meals. Save time and energy costs (especially if you cook with gas) by using them for jacket potatoes, soup, veg, porridge or hot chocolate! […]
If you eat fish, eat sustainable fish!
If you eat fish, try and buy from a sustainably fished source so that stocks don’t run out. Take a look at the Marine Stewardship Council’s website https://www.msc.org/uk and look out for their blue fish logo on tins. The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit sustainable fishing charity. Their vision is oceans teeming with life and […]
Green ways to use your unwanted gifts
Please don’t add any unwanted gifts to landfill! Instead donate to charity shops or Food Banks. Reuse is even better for the environment than recycling! Did you know that Food Banks distribute toiletries as well as food to people who are struggling? Local foodbanks: Letchworth, Hitchin and Baldock Stevenage […]
Your Green resolutions for 2023!
Have you thought about making an Eco Travel New Year’s Resolution? For example, have a No fly 2023. Or find a more eco way to have a holiday (travel/ where you stay). Or using public transport more often. Or using your bike/walking more in everyday life? Eco Wishes for 2023 Katrina […]
Think Green when buying gifts
In 2019 there were an estimated 23 million unwanted Christmas gifts sent to landfill. This year try and buy gifts people will really want. Or even consider buying second hand or vintage to make them more sustainable ! Eco wishes Katrina […]
Slow fashion
Fashion contributes massively to global pollution and energy use in its manufacture. Why not play your part in reducing the amount of clothing being produced in the world (and then often dumped) by using clothes for several years! Learn more by looking up ‘slow fashion’. With thanks to Katrina Nice for this week’s ecotip. […]
Reduce food miles at growers markets
Look out for Growers’ Markets in your area , where allotment-holders and gardeners swap or sell excess produce. This reduces food miles and food waste! […]
Save money and the planet with a steamer!
If you use a steamer for your veg(especially greens or beans) or even just a sieve above the pan you are cooking your potatoes or pasta in and cover with a lid, you get tastier veg and only use one ring to cook, saving money on gas/electric! […]
Ecotips for saving water in the house
Some ideas to help us save water – and our rivers and streams – during the current drought! Install an efficient shower head (you can get one when you sign up for Start Saving Water – Save Our Streams | Waste Less Water | Save Money) and have a shower instead of a bath. Turning off […]