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26/08/2021

Individual and Family, Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Did you know that your latte to go comes with a significant negative environmental impact? Consider this next time you order a vanilla latte to go: “Every day, we use an estimated 1.6 billion disposable coffee cups, globally”. Single-use cups (along with lids, sleeves, and stir sticks) are frequently made of difficult-to-recycle […]

OVO Pioneers AI Technology To Save Electric Vehicle Drivers Money

24/08/2021

Individual and Family, Retail, Sustainability

OVO Energy, the ‘green’ energy supplier is always looking for new ways to help their members be more energy-efficient, reduce their carbon footprint, and lower their bills. That’s why, following the completion of a successful pilot scheme launched earlier this year, it recently announced the national rollout of its flat-rate electric vehicle (EV) charging tariff. […]

Weekly Tip 22 - Upgrade Your Tech Sustainably

18/08/2021

Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Did you know that E-Waste is one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams? We already produce over 50 million tonnes of it each year and that figure is only going to rise as electronics become more widely available around the world. So what exactly is E-Waste? E-Waste, also known as electronic waste, […]

Weekly Tip 18 - Hug Your Food

23/07/2021

Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

We all know food waste is an issue and Play It Green looked in depth at the issue in an article posted last month. But recent research has shed further light on the issue. According to a recent global survey, more than 900 million tonnes of food are thrown away each year. […]

Having your cake and not eating it – the problem of food waste!

12/07/2021

Retail, Sustainability

“A whopping 24 million slices of bread get thrown in home bins every day in the UK.” – The Guardian. It makes you stop and think, doesn’t it? Here are some more thought-provoking facts about food waste. In the UK, 38.7 per cent of all lettuce and 25.5 per cent of all […]

Weekly Tip No 16 – Chew Plants, Not Plastic

08/07/2021

Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Whether it’s being used as a mid-day breath refresher or in the playground to see who can blow the biggest bubble—chewing gum is a daily habit for many people. But, if you've ever stuck your hand under a school desk or gotten your new shoe stuck in a giant wad of sticky gum, you […]

Weekly Tip No 15 - Switch To Recycled Plastic Produce Bags

02/07/2021

Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Everyone knows that single-use plastic bags are bad for the environment. Single-use anything is bad as we need to reuse, recycle and repurpose things to reduce our impact on the planet. The problem with plastic bags isn’t though, in production, as plastic bags have a lower production footprint than paper bags and cotton […]

A Small Brick With A Big Footprint

28/06/2021

Individual and Family, Retail, Sustainability

This week we take a look at a household name and something that many of us grew up playing with – namely Lego. Lego blocks originated in the Billund, Denmark, workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, who began making wooden toys in 1932. Two years later he named his company LEGO after the Danish […]

Weekly Tip No 14 – Ditch Single Use Water Bottles

24/06/2021

Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Most people nowadays are aware of the damage to the environment drinking water from a single-use plastic bottle does. From the manufacturing process which uses lots of energy and pumps out harmful emissions to the fact that plastic takes up to 500 years to break down. Sadly, this awareness has not led to […]

Weekly Tip No. 13 - Try Sustainable Sanitary Products

17/06/2021

Individual and Family, Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Everyone knows that plastic waste is a big issue, with much of it ending up in landfill pumping out toxic fumes or in the ocean breaking down into dangerous microplastics. But did you know that one of the major contributors to plastic waste is sanitary products? Up to 90% of a menstrual pad […]

Unilever Announces World's First Paper Based Detergent Bottle

14/06/2021

Business Tips, Retail, Sustainability

Everyone knows that there is a big problem with plastic. Over eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year, accounting for over 80% of all marine debris. Once plastic is dumped into the ocean, it remains there for a very long period. Over time, plastic will break down […]

News & Articles

Weekly Tip 23 - Buy A Reusable Coffee Cup

OVO Pioneers AI Technology To Save Electric Vehicle Drivers Money

Weekly Tip 22 - Upgrade Your Tech Sustainably

Weekly Tip 18 - Hug Your Food

Having your cake and not eating it – the problem of food waste!

Weekly Tip No 16 – Chew Plants, Not Plastic

Weekly Tip No 15 - Switch To Recycled Plastic Produce Bags

A Small Brick With A Big Footprint

Weekly Tip No 14 – Ditch Single Use Water Bottles

Weekly Tip No. 13 - Try Sustainable Sanitary Products

Unilever Announces World's First Paper Based Detergent Bottle