It’s day 12 of the EcoStreet go green challenge! Your challenge for today is to turn down your washing machine to 30-degrees. Eco-friendly washing powders like Ecover and Simply Sensitive work just as well at 30-degrees as at 60-degrees. To go even greener than that, buy yourself some soap-nuts. Soap nuts grow on trees and …
It’s day 5 of the EcoStreet go green challenge! Today’s challenge is to turn off your television this evening, and to spend the night reading, playing games and reconnecting to your family and friends. By having a TV-free night once a week, you can save energy and spend some quality time relaxing and connecting ready …
It’s day 4 of the EcoStreet go green challenge! Today your challenge is to change some of the lightbulbs in your home to low-energy lightbulbs. If you can afford to, change all of them, it will save you money in the long run. And it will save energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. You can …
It’s day 2 of our go green challenge and let’s hope it doesn’t rain because today we’re challenging you to dry your laundry in the open air. That’s right, don’t use your tumble drier. Hang your washing up outside on a washing line, or if you don’t have a garden or a washing line, hang …
First there were the handy types, devising ways to keep an eye on their electricity usage. But not all of us have the ability, or the inclination to get this involved with our electricity meters. For those who do, more less power to you. Then came the Plug-In Mains Power & Energy Monitor. Fine if …
With the Ofgem price cap sitting at around £1,663 a year for a typical dual-fuel household in autumn 2026, cutting the energy you use is the surest way to protect your wallet and shrink your carbon footprint at the same time. The good news: most homes can knock a meaningful chunk off their bills without …
If you’re planning a camping trip this summer, get over to allthingsgreen.net for a peek at their eco-friendly camping set. Instead of stocking up on batteries, invest in some kit that will mean you never need batteries again. The Freeplay Xray wind-up torch and Freeplay Ranger wind-up, solar and rechargeable FM / AM radio are …
When we forget to turn off our PCs, we waste energy! Here’s a way of making energy savings easier. Even though PC power consumption is a small fraction of total energy use, it is still big enough to be a contributory factor. Local Cooling is our contribution to the fight against global warming. It’s a …
How many of us are aware of the inbuilt power saving features on our PCs? And how many of us use them? EcoStreet forum member Solomon does, and he can tell us how to do it too. — Your PC has several built in power modes, each of which will turn off the PC/monitor/hard drives …