Sodium percarbonate (nappy bleach) or lemon juice in your wash will help keep your whites white. Not quite as eco-friendly or effective as drying your washing outside in the sun,…
Author: Adam Hardy
Zoologist at heart. Environmentalist by necessity. Stage hand, financial trader, secretary, card payments designer, software developer, fossil fuel big data warehouse consultant. Amateur psychologist. Now climate change salvage engineer.
Three Little Birds on your Doorstep
Make sure to help the local bird population right now as winter makes their lives hard. Less daylight hours to forage, less forage to find, frozen water sources and higher…
Vampire Energy
Vampire energy accounts for over a 100 billion kilowatt hours per year in the USA, and in Britain amounts to around 12% of domestic bills. Also known as standby power…
Circularity
One of the hot topics in sustainability this year has been circularity. It’s descriptive of how resources can be best utilised over and over in society and the economy. With…
Handkerchiefs
The issue with tissue is that we make it from trees, and currently we really really really need those trees to remain standing, absorbing that CO2 and fostering the wildlife.…
Home Water Issues
The Rules of the Loo What you flush: the 3 P’s and that’s all – pee, poo and paper. NOT including: wet wipes of any variety, nappy liners, cotton buds,…
Plastic-free Tips
Now that the news is out about the high CO2 emissions caused by councils incinerating household waste, which is mostly plastic, it feels right to look at avoiding plastic again.…
Hedgehogs For Future
There are more hedgehogs in more places in London than most people believe, but their numbers are dwindling across the country and with predicted population and urban density growth in…
Sustainable Christmas
If you want a sustainable Christmas or festive season, you’ll need to put a bit of mental effort into it, so best to start thinking about it now, or you’ll…
Second-hand Goods
Buying second-hand instead of new doesn’t just save cash, it saves a whole load of energy, resources and pollution too. Selling second-hand obviously supports that. Here are the options for…