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Tag: organic waste
Only buying new things when you need them rather than on a whim saves all the embedded climate impact of unnecessary stuff.
26.11.2015
 
Use 24 washable nappies rather than 5000 disposables per baby saving up to 40% of the emissions and a mountain of nappy waste.
26.11.2015
 
The energy used to produce food packaging added to the methane from biodegradable packaging rotting in landfill cause CO2e emissions.
22.11.2015
 
Composting food waste saves the potent methane emissions from food rotting in landfill. It also stores carbon which is then transferred to the soil.
22.11.2015
 
The loss of 1kg of boneless beef has the equivalent climate impact of wasting 24kg of wheat.
22.11.2015
 
A third of the food produced in the UK is thrown away.
22.11.2015
 
It is suggested that intensively farmed beef has a lower climate impact than free range, but the jury is still out.
22.11.2015
 
Box delivery schemes which deliver seasonal, organic food to your door vary greatly.
22.11.2015
 
Spreading the joy with your compost heap
22.11.2015
 
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