The food industry’s focus on efficiency over resilience leaves us exposed to climate shocks, price surges, and shortages. These are risks that government reports warn could have catastrophic consequences as…
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Veganuary Recap
Our EcoCounts Monday Feb 9 workshop looked at what we could take away from trying Veganuary. According to our calculations, a plant-based AKA vegan diet will cut your emissions by…
Simple Ways To Eat With The Climate In Mind
Food accounts for around 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, making diet one of the most direct ways individuals can reduce their footprint. The good news? Small, realistic changes to…
Hotbin Composting
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…
Compost your Food Waste
London disposes of 2 million tonnes of food waste per year. Because it usually goes to landfill and causes methane emissions, composting this instead could save 275 thousand tonnes of…
Your Local Coffee Shop Needs You!
We data scientists at EcoCounts have discovered a correlation between people drinking tea and coffee in coffee shops and a force for good in this world. Such customers supporting local…
Chocolate Easter Eggs
It’s been a year since the last eco tip about chocolate, and since then, the price of chocolate in the UK has gone up 50% because of the increased occurrence…
Alcohol in Bottles
Until a national bottle deposit return scheme is created to enable re-use of glass bottles, they will remain the most energy-intensive packaging and transport option for alcohol. Large amounts of…
Induction Hobs
“Now we’re cooking with gas!”, they used to say – a quote from a North Sea gas advert years ago. Cooking with an induction hob is the way to go…
Keep Peat in Bogs not Bags
Mushrooms, for peat’s sake? It seems Britain and Ireland’s mushroom growers use nothing but peat from our extensive CO2-storing peat bogs, adding to the continued decimation and massive CO2 emissions…