Do you want to live a more sustainable life, but don’t know where to start? We will show you how to create a sustainable laundry routine. I am on a journey to live a more sustainable life and reduce the impact I have on our planet. I do this by swapping to more eco-friendly products, … Read more
3 October 2023 – On Sunday the new single-use plastic ban has come into force in England. Under the new law, certain types of single-use plastic are no longer allowed to be sold. The world has a huge problem with plastic pollution. Most plastics aren’t biodegradable and remain in the environment for hundreds of years. … Read more
Our EcoHomeLife Explains series provides you with simple and brief explanations of commonly used terms around sustainability and eco-friendliness. Get carbon offsetting explained in simple terms in this edition of our series. If you want to live a more sustainable life that has less impact on our environment, it’s important to understand the various terms … Read more
26 September 2023 – The UK government has recently announced changes to their green policies. Critics have said that the watering down of these policies will prevent the UK from hitting its 2050 climate targets. In 2019, the then Prime Minister Theresa May committed the UK to reach net-zero by 2050, by making it law. … Read more
Many of us are aware that conventional laundry products are bad for the environment. But do eco-friendly laundry detergents work? In recent years, people’s awareness about their impact on the environment has grown sharply. As a result, many are looking to make changes to become more sustainable. One change I am really keen to make … Read more
19 September 2023 – Working from home has a lot of benefits for workers, such as creating a better work/life balance. But a new study suggests that remote working could also be better for our planet. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many office workers had to switch to working from home after the first lockdown came … Read more
Today we have so many options when it comes to washing our clothes. But is powder or liquid detergent better for the environment? If, like me, you are looking to live a more sustainable life, then at some point you will turn to your laundry routine. We use our washing machines a lot, some people … Read more
12 September 2023 – The UN has released the long-awaited Global Stocktake Report which reviews the progress the world has made since the Paris Agreement was ratified. The key finding of the review is that radical changes are needed if the world is to achieve its climate targets. 196 nations have signed the Paris Climate … Read more
EcoHomeLife Explains is a series of short articles that explains terms around sustainability and eco-friendliness. In this issue of the series we give you the definition of greenwashing. Living a life that has less impact on our environment involves switching to eco-friendly products, such as shampoo bars or sustainable toothbrush heads. But it also means … Read more
5 September 2023 – The scientific community has been working on low-carbon building materials for a while. But scientists have found a method to make mycelium concrete, or myocrete, that could revolutionise the building construction sector. Concrete is a staple of the building construction sector, because it’s easy and cheap to produce. It’s also an … Read more