Compost Your Way to Sustainability: Weekly Tip 50 Eco-friendly products are everywhere these days, and if you want to buy green, you don’t have to look too far. Yet, at its heart, sustainability is about buying less, producing less, and finding ways to reuse everything as much as you can. For this reason, home composting may just be one of the most […]
Finding Our Carbon Feet in a World of Emissions by Emma Burlow “It’s 2122. The world has changed. Your great-great-grandchild is living on a planet that is several degrees warmer than the one you live on today. What did you do to change the course of history?” The author Robin Hobb wrote that “if you can read, you can learn anything”. Literacy is the […]
Make Your Event Climate Positive Sports and cultural events, conferences and networking events, concerts and theatre shows; no matter what you’re planning, it’s likely going to come with a hefty carbon footprint. Some of the reasons why are pretty obvious, such as guests travelling to and from the venue, while others may be more subtle, such as the food and […]
'Gravitricity': The Energy Storage Solution of the Future There are many reasons the world hasn’t yet switched entirely to renewable energy, but one pervading issue is that we can’t store it very well. Thankfully, things are changing. Between now and 2040, energy storage installations are expected to expand 122-fold as technology costs lower and the adoption of renewable energies and electric […]
Care for Your Teeth and The Planet - Weekly Tip 49 Our impact on the environment often comes from small, everyday activities that build up. Take brushing your teeth, for example. You do it twice every single day, and, as such, you likely go through quite a lot of toothpaste (about one tube a month for the average person!) All of those little plastic […]
Halo Coffee Joins Play it Green to Enhance their Environmental Efforts We are excited to announce that Halo Coffee, compostable coffee pod makers, have partnered with Play it Green to plant two trees for every new customer, doubling down on their eco-efforts. Halo Coffee capsules are designed to provide their customers with a truly sustainable alternative filled with speciality grade coffees of the highest quality; […]
Our Good Causes: Sea Shepherd UK At Play it Green, 10% of everything we receive from our customers goes to a good cause of their choice, and we want to celebrate the amazing work that they do. Today, we look at one of our most popular charities, Sea Shepherd UK. Sea Shepherd UK is a registered marine conservation organisation founded […]
Noises, Blazes, and Mismatches: Solutions to our Biggest Climate Problems The latest UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report published last Thursday identifies the most pressing emerging issues of environmental concern: wildfires, noise pollution, and the way our ecosystems operate. The UNEP Frontiers report is published every year and, along with drawing attention to the issues, they also provide science-backed solutions for effective and timely responses. […]
Minimise Water Consumption When businesses are thinking about becoming more environmentally friendly, water usually isn’t at the top of their priority list. There seem to be far simpler and more beneficial ways to reduce your footprint. However, cutting down on water consumption is essential. Freshwater, as we have talked about previously, is an incredibly precious resource and […]
Save Animals with Your Socks: Weekly Tip 48 When we talk about “saving the Earth from climate change”, what we really mean is that we wish to save the life living on it. After all, this is what will be impacted; the planet will just keep on turning. This is an important thing to realise, as while we focus on emissions, we […]
Prioritise Sustainable Living at Home by Lisa Walker We all know that it is our job to save the planet for our children and grandchildren. But, short of driving an electric car and turning off the lights when we leave a room, what can we do to offset our carbon footprint, which the Natural History Museum explains is the result […]