Fast upcycling projects can transform your home while only taking up an afternoon of your time – you can even complete a very quick upcycling project while the paint is drying on another, if you’re feeling particularly organised.
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Leeds is a diverse city with plenty to offer, but when summer hits its peak, many residents feel the pull of the great outdoors.
You don’t actually have to get out of the city itself to keep cool around Leeds – there are plenty of places to relax that are easily reached on foot or via public transport, or in your own car within a matter of minutes.
Here’s our round-up of some of the best places to relax and keep cool around Leeds, from the city centre to the nearby surrounding area.
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The UK is hardly the worst affected country when it comes to keeping cool in summer – Japan, for instance, relies so much on air conditioning in hot weather that it faces an annual balancing act between all-out power cuts and deaths due to heatstroke.
But our usually mild climate means we are often less prepared to cope when a heatwave hits, and that can lead to the temptation to throw eco-friendliness out of the window as you plug a desk fan into every available power socket.
Here are five of the best alternatives to keep cool without running up a huge energy bill, or adding unduly to your carbon footprint.
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World Environment Day 2017 takes place on Monday, June 5th, and the fact that it falls on a weekday means that households and businesses alike can get involved in recognising the event and taking action to protect the environment in response to it.
This year’s WED has an overall theme of Connecting People to Nature, and although it follows hot on the heels of the two bank holiday weekends in May, it could be a good opportunity to take a day’s annual leave and spend some time outside instead.
Here are a few ways you can mark World Environment Day 2017 this June 5th, whether you are at work or at home.
Private transport is getting more eco-friendly, with zero-emission vehicles a common sight on our roads nowadays, but to be even kinder to the planet, it’s important to know environmentally friendly ways to keep a car clean.
Luckily there are many different eco friendly methods for cleaning your car, from commercial products with an environmental aspect, to some surprising home remedies for scuffed upholstery or paintwork.
If you choose to stick to commercial cleaning products, look for polishes that can be wiped off, rather than washed off – you’ll use much less water, and it’s easier and less messy too.
We could all stand to make our food go further, whether as an attempt to make better use of our household budgets, reduce food waste, or just keep the bins emptier between collection dates.
But what are the tricks of the trade when it comes to sustainable food consumption – and how can they help you to cut your food waste?
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Blue skies, late sunsets and bank holiday weekends are well and truly upon us, making it the perfect time of year to plan garden renovations for a Yorkshire Summer to remember.
In a county with much of the most scenic and spectacular geography in England, from the mountains to the coast, there are many different options when it comes to garden renovations – here are just some ideas.
Earth Day is a great opportunity to teach environmental issues in schools, with a global event to bring together the various different lessons.
Luckily for teachers, the Earth Day organisers themselves offer plenty of great tips for schools in the run-up to the main event, and here we’ve added some of our own ideas as well.
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Earth Day takes place on April 22nd and is a chance to recognise the challenges we place on our environment through everyday human action.
No species has a great effect on the landscape in which it lives, and this is especially clear in the many different types of workplace humans occupy, from industrial sites to towering office blocks.
Regardless of where you work, there are some things you can do to help protect the planet, improve your sustainability and ensure that future generations can work, play and live in comfort and safety too.
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Earth Day 2017 is on April 22nd, as it is each year, and is a chance for households, workplaces and schools to do their bit to commit to protecting our planet.
As of April 2017, the campaign has logged over two billion individual ‘Acts of Green’ and is pushing on to its next billion – so how can your home join in saving the world?
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