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If you are not using your microwave, ensure it’s completely switched off. Simply powering the clock can use more energy than heating your food! It’s another example of one of those standby energy guzzlers!

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Merry Christmas to the readers of Daily Eco Tips! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

To mark this festive day, here’s a Christmas-themed eco-tip. No doubt you’ll be having Christmas dinner today, probably more food than you’ll normally eat in a few days. However, what do you do with the leftovers? Don’t waste them! Here are a few ideas.

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Caviar may be considered a luxury for some, however, regardless of how its considered, all food should have the least impact on the enviroment.

Petrossian was the first distributor to work with sturgeon farms to provide an alternative for caviar connoisseurs. Though the sturgeon is a notoriously fickle fish, these farms are continually improving their feed and farming techniques to create an environmentally sound yet superior product. And with a cost as low as a third of the cost the alternative, sustainable caviar is considerably more affordable too.

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After oil, coffee is the world’s most commonly traded commodity: North America uses 60% of the world’s paper cups, or about 130 billion each year which requires about 50 million trees and 33 billion gallons of water. Without a doubt, our morning fix has an impact on the environment.

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Most butter products come wrapped in a heavy duty greaseproof foil that cannot be recycled. So how can you go about reusing the butter foil so that it gets another lease of life before you throw it out?

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Fresh fruits and vegetables, for most people, evoke a feeling of healthy living. However, many times your fresh produce may not be as fresh as it seems. It might come from another city, county, state or country.

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Another interesting Halloween party idea is to make your own Halloween treat tubes from old toilet roll tubes and recycled paper.

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Did you know that the UK produces enough packaging waste in one year to fill Wembley Stadium almost 9 times over! If that’s difficult to imagine, perhaps you should know that each person in the UK spends about £125 on packaging a year! eek!

Even though the general public are being encouraged to recycle (and fined for not doing so) , it’s actually businesses that contribute to about 90% of all waste. Businesses are currently asked to do nothing. So what can we do about this?

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You might be getting trick or treaters in a couple of weeks, so here’s a collection of eco-friendly treat ideas for Halloween.

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When you give yourself a glass of water, do you run the tap until the water turns cold? If so, you could be wasting up to 2 litres of water in the time it takes for the water to be cold enough.

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With Halloween fast approaching, here are some ideas on how you can keep your Halloween pumpkins eco-friendly.

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If you make your own ready meals, as I suggested in my avoiding microwave meals tip, then here’s a simple tip to save energy with your fridge or freezer.

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Fancy making a green chocolate cake? Ok, so it’s not actually green in colour, nor does it use tree leaves, but it does use eco-friendly ingredients! Using a combination of unbleached flour, natural sugar, whole wheat flour and Fairtrade chocolate, you end up with an eco-friendly and vegan-friendly cake!

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When you’re boiling vegetables on the cooker, only put enough water in the pan to cover your vegetables. It takes a surprising amount of energy to boil water, and therefore having less water in the pan uses less energy.

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Although many councils and cities are getting better with their recycling of waste products, they’ve still got a long way to go when it comes to recycling plastics. The majority of plastics are still not recyclable yet. Given how many food products use plastic containers, that’s a hell of a lot of waste we’re still sending to landfill.

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Microwaveable ready-meals… right, where to start!? Ready-meal packaging is usually not recyclable, perhaps except the cardboard box or sleeve. The meals are poor in nutritional value due to the over-cooking and freezing process, lacking in essential vitamins, minerals and proteins. If you have a large appetite like me, the small portions will leave you snacking a few hours later. They contain too much sugar and salt to add flavour to the poor-tasting food in the packet, not forgetting all of the preservatives and additives. That enough yet?

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It’s back to school time! Back to school means back to the sometimes arduous chore of packing school lunches. Save yourself (and the environment) repeated trips to the store in search of plastic baggies, “snack size” convenience foods, and water bottles. Think zero-waste lunches instead. Have a variety of reusable storage containers on hand for sandwiches, fruits, and veggies.

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… and use a mug. It’s not much, but simply changing the way you have your morning coffee can have a real impact on the amount of waste you send to the landfill. It’s also carbon intensive to make styrofoam and paper cups.

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Buying organic food ensures your food is not exposed to harsh chemicals, which is healthy for you. Preventing those chemicals from being used at all is healthy for the earth.

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Coffee beans are resilient, and can be grown in a variety of conditions. Conventional growing methods clearcut forests to make room for the coffee plants.

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