We asked a range of experts to set out a strategy to tackle all the most common money problemsIt’s a new year and many of us are looking for a fresh start after a very difficult 2021. We’ve asked a group of experts for their advice on how to tackle som…
Want to be a greener food shopper? We ask experts for their advice
Leading experts advise on the impact of deliveries, buying organic, packaging and food wasteHow do UK supermarkets rate on the climate crisis?We want to make the right decisions when we shop, but with so many different options on offer, how are we supp…
‘We don’t need to buy more stuff’: the people who kit out their home for free
Many people turning to skips or sites such as Freecycle in a bid to save money and help the planetOne man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so goes the saying. That is certainly evident through the rise of exchanges on platforms such as Olio, Facebook…
Amid the petrol crisis, is it time to switch to an electric car?
With running-cost savings available, motorists are increasingly keen to go greenAs some petrol stations ran out of fuel and queues of cars lined up outside those that did have stocks, causing lengthy waits for motorists waiting to fill up, many drivers…
Can I recycle a pizza box? We ask the expert
Recycling specialist Adam Herriott on what happens when household waste goes in the wrong bin – and what to do with compostable coffee-cup lidsOf all the memories I have of the pandemic last year, the image of bins sticks in my mind. Black bins piled h…
UK car sales plunge but electric vehicles soar to record amid fuel crisis
Global chip shortage helps push car registrations to lowest level for more than two decadesThe number of electric cars sold in the UK last month neared the figures for the whole of 2019, with panic-buying at the petrol pumps expected to accelerate cons…
From Corrie to car ads, carbon literacy training pushes climate to the fore
Project has trained more than 21,000 staff and pupils, aiming for changes on whole-organisation levelThe cobbled streets of Coronation Street may not be the most obvious platform for conversations about the climate crisis, but the UK’s longest-running …
Sew it yourself! Inside the zero-waste, zero-sweatshop fashion revolution
In lockdown, thousands of people began making their own clothes for the first time – a movement born of creativity and conscious consumptionMy foot hovers nervously over the sewing machine pedal. I am cautiously working my way through a sew-it-yourself…
Virgin Media’s recycling promise gets zero marks
I needed to dispose of au unused set-top box and it told me to put it in the binLast year I upgraded my Virgin Media TV package, and, as result, ended up with two set-top boxes I needed to dispose of.One, sent in error, was new and unused. Despite my r…
‘False choice’: is deep-sea mining required for an electric vehicle revolution?
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative• More from this series: Race to the bottom – the rush to mine the dee…