Good Club: Could this eco-friendly supermarket help cut waste?

Buying food from a supermarket, either in-store or online, often results in households dealing with a huge mountain of waste – including packaging that cannot be recycled.  Now, an online sustainable grocer – Good Club – is hoping to help our fight with plastic and cardboard packaging through the launch of its zero-waste delivery service. … Read more

Ex Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner QUITS showbiz to become an eco-friendly farmer in Portugal

‘It’s changed my life!’: Ex Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner QUITS showbiz to become an eco-friendly farmer in Portugal By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 23:51 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 07:44 GMT, 13 January 2021 Jason Gardiner has had a radical career change after quitting showbiz to become an eco-friendly farmer in … Read more

Eco-friendly mother aiming for a zero-waste Christmas

A mindfulness coach who celebrates Christmas by regifting presents to loved ones has hit back at critics who say “it’s mean” – explaining that she is reducing waste and helping the planet.   Mother-of-three Hollie Barber, 29, is concerned about the future her children Alexis, 10, Zachary, eight, and Nox, two, will grow up in because … Read more

Eco-friendly Christmas: Cook your turkey sous vide, microwave your veg and forgo the beef Wellington

Cook your turkey sous vide, microwave your vegetables and forget about the beef Wellington, experts have suggested — at least if you want an eco-friendly Christmas. Researchers from the UK have investigated how to cook a traditional festive meal while reducing greenhouse gas emissions that could compound climate change. The lion’s share of greenhouse gas … Read more

Couple swap city life to transform a dilapidated narrowboat into an eco-friendly home

A couple have swapped city life and £2,000 a month rent to transform a dilapidated narrowboat into an eco-friendly home. Julia Baranovska and Will Philips, both 33, were fed up with spending thousands of pounds to live in London and decided to buy a run down barge for just £9,000. The pair, who had never … Read more

New eco-friendly routes get ONE biker for every 400 motorists on road

New eco-friendly cycle lanes are seeing one biker for every 400 vehicles, spelling embarrassment for the Government’s £250million ‘green transport revolution’.  Bikes make up just 1.75 per cent of total traffic on roads which lost a carriageway to a cycle-friendly route, new research has shown.  Of the 34,726 vehicles counted on eight adapted roads in Bradford, … Read more

When will Earth be eco-friendly? Most Americans believe the world will be greener by 2042

When will Earth be eco-friendly? Most Americans believe the world will be greener by 2042 if we produce zero waste and adopt a more plant-based diet A survey reveals that Americans are hopefully the world will become greener Approximately 59% of respondents say the Earth will be  eco-friendly by 2024  Americans say a green world … Read more

Lonely Planet names 2021’s most eco-friendly destinations and experiences, from Sweden to Greece

Each year Lonely Planet produces a much-anticipated bucket list ranking of the top spots to travel to in the following year, called Best in Travel. This year the adventure experts have reimagined the listing to ‘reflect how the world and attitudes to travel have changed’ – so now it’s all about celebrating commitment to community, … Read more

These new eco-friendly calendars are already flying off the shelves

The evenings are getting darker, there’s a chill in the air and the woolly tights are on — it may only be October, but the countdown to Christmas has well and truly begun. Yes, it’s true the festivities seem to be starting earlier and earlier, but if you want to get your hands on this … Read more

Airbus unveils concept images of an eco-friendly fleet of the future

Airbus has revealed a fleet of zero emissions planes which are powered by hydrogen and create no greenhouse gases.  The only waste product from their hydrogen fuel is water and Airbus claims the three concepts will be the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft. The planes are called the turbofan, turboprop and the blended-wing body and … Read more