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Check In to a Bee Hotel

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Around a third of the food we eat depends on pollinators, yet many of the UK’s wild bees are losing the habitats they need to survive. The good news? You…

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Published 2026-06-16
Categorised as ActionTagged biodiversity, ecotips

Climate Anxiety to Climate Action

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Feeling overwhelmed about the climate crisis? You’re not alone. As headlines grow more urgent, climate anxiety is becoming very real. The key isn’t to ignore it, but to channel it…

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Published 2026-05-12
Categorised as ActionTagged ecotips, psychology

Cut Your Energy, Cut Your Exposure

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When global tensions rise, energy security becomes personal. Using less energy at home doesn’t just cut emissions, it lowers bills and reduces reliance on volatile fossil fuel markets all year…

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Published 2026-04-15
Categorised as ActionTagged ecotips, energy

Dressing Sustainably Smart

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Every year in the UK, around 1.45 million tonnes of used textiles or roughly 23 items of clothing per person are discarded. When you factor in that producing just one…

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Published 2026-01-25
Categorised as ActionTagged clothes, clothing, fashion, fast fashion

Travel Smart with Ride Sharing

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Londoners are getting smart when it comes to reducing their transport footprint. There are travel and taxi apps now which let you book a ride with a ‘split fare’, or…

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Published 2025-10-31
Categorised as ActionTagged ecotips, Emissions, Ride Sharing, transport, Vehicle Sharing

Gardening in a Changing Climate

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The conventional British garden might well be a thing of the past. As hotter, drier summers are becoming more common and winters are growing warmer and wetter, the kind of…

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Published 2025-09-15
Categorised as ActionTagged ecotips, gardening, heatwave

Hotbin Composting

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Hotbin composting offers a simple, fast and effective way to process food waste. A hotbin’s insulated design keeps temperatures at 40–60°C, allowing you to compost everything from vegetable peelings to…

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Published 2025-09-01
Categorised as ActionTagged composting, ecotips, food, food waste

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