Green Living
Scotland pledges to cut food waste by a third by 2025
The Scottish Food Waste Reduction Target, a pledge to reduce food waste by 33 per cent by 2025, has been announced.
Read MoreEcotricity to reduce gas bills by 7%
Renewable energy provider Ecotricity has announced it will reduce the cost of its gas tariff by seven per cent.
Read MoreBritish households dump twice as much food as they think, Sainsbury’s finds
Sainsbury’s has released figures which reveal that British families believe they are throwing away a maximum of £30 a month yet in reality are dumping £58.30 worth.
Read MoreRenewable energy suppliers top Which? survey
Ovo Energy, followed by renewable energy suppliers Good Energy and Ecotricity, have come top of the latest Which? survey.
Read MoreIncreased adoption of energy saving measures could save £1.5bn on domestic bills
Increased adoption of energy saving measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation and more efficient boilers could save householders £1.5billion on their bills by 2020.
Read More‘Wilfully ignorant’ shoppers mock ethical consumers, research finds
Consumers who do not find out about the ethics of products they buy mock those who do, describing ethical shoppers as ‘odd, boring and less fashionable’, according to a study.
Read MoreEthical consumer spending increases by 8%
The value of ethical sales has grown by eight per cent while the overall value of the ethical market grew from £35billion to £38billion.
Read MoreSmartphones ‘supporting sustainable lifestyles’, Carbon Trust finds
A report authored by the Carbon Trust has found that smartphones are helping people live more sustainably and reduce their carbon emissions.
Read MorePositive social media posts on climate action and economic growth rise by 700%
Analysis has found that positive discussions on climate action and economic growth on social media have increased by 700 per cent in the last three years.
Read MoreWales continues to lead UK on household recycling
Wales continues to rank ahead of the rest of the UK on household recycling rates, with 54.8 per cent of Welsh homes recycling their waste in 2014.
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