When you live in, or visit, a city you need to consider is how to get around. Popular options in most cities include taxis or Ubers, or in larger cities the subway or underground railway. From an environmental point of view there are many transport options that probably should be avoided.…
Most of us know that electric cars, and in fact electric vehicles (EV's) in general, are the way things are moving. The UK Government has said that new cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030. Why they have now reduced…
Recently I came across an article which used to exist on greenecofriend.co.uk. Not on this version of the website, but whoever previously owned the domain name had written it. The article was originally published in 2008 and can be seen here on WayBackMachine. I've also copied some of it below. It…
I'm going to look at various types of bags in this article, including handbags, shopping bags, backpacks and more. There are numerous options available when looking for eco-friendly bags. Some are made with natural materials, some are made by using materials which would otherwise have ended up in landfill. Alternatively you…
Over the last few years I've made some fairly major changes to my way of life. There's so much more to do and sometimes I feel like I'm really not doing enough. I've written this to remind myself of all the things I no longer buy and to show other people…
If there was just one thing that everyone could do to make a massive difference to our planet it would be to dispose of their litter responsibly. It's been depressingly obvious that the improvement to the environment during lockdown is unlikely to last while there are so many irresponsible people about.…