Eco Hints & Tips

Daily Tip Challenge 2020 – September 1st In season food – Aubergine, Beetroot, Blackberries, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Courgettes, Chillies, Cucumbers, Damsons, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mangetout, Marrow, Onions, Parsnips, Pears, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Plums, Pumpkins, Radishes, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Rocket, Runner Beans, Samphire, Sorrel, Spinach, Spring Greens, Spring Onions, Strawberries, Summer Squash, Sweetcorn, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Wild Mushrooms 2nd Use washable food wraps. Kids are returning to schools and people to offices and the temptation in the present climate is to revert back to plastic and throw in the bin...

Wondering how to use less plastic in your day to day life? Check out our plastic free tips for around the home, and choose a little or a lot to try! With plastic free alternatives and inspiration, you will learn easy ways of how to reduce plastic use in your life to live a more zero waste life without plastic.

Daily Tip Challenge 2020 – August 1st Look at the Too Good To Go app. If you or anyone you know works in food retail (cafes, bakeries, hotel, supermarkets...) then they can use the app to find a home for food that may be thrown out. If you want to buy food that is going to be thrown away yet still perfectly edible then also have a look www.toogoodtogo.co.uk/en-gb 2nd In season foods – Aubergine, Beetroot, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cherries, Chicory, Chillies, Courgettes, Cucumber, Damsons, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Greengages, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Loganberries, Mangetout, Marrow,...

Daily Tip Challenge 2020 – July 1st In season foods – Aubergine, Beetroot, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Blueberries, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cherries, Chicory, Chillies, Courgettes, Cucumber, Gooseberries, Greengages, Fennel, French Beans, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Loganberries, New Potatoes, Onions, Peas, Potatoes, Radishes, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Rhubarb, Rocket, Runner beans, Samphire, Sorrel, Spring Greens, Spring Onions, Strawberries, Summer Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress 2nd How eco are your reading habits? There are pros and cons on both sides of buying physical books to ebooks. Ebooks overall will be better on the environment compared to buying a brand new book online but if you...

Looking for some eco friendly business practices? Here you'll find some easy eco friendly tips for businesses to make them more sustainable! Every Monday on our LinkedIn page we post a new business eco tip, follow Green Alternatives UK for weekly tips, or find them all collected here. Find zero waste business ideas now!