by Dan | December 25, 2008 | In Celebrations, Food, Recycling | 2 Comments
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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by Dan | October 20, 2008 | In Celebrations | No Comments (Yet!)
In the final eco tip for Halloween, here are some ways to make your Halloween party completely green.
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by Dan | October 17, 2008 | In Celebrations, Children, Food | No Comments (Yet!)
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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by Dan | October 9, 2008 | In Food, Home | No Comments (Yet!)
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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by Dan | September 19, 2008 | In Food, Home | No Comments (Yet!)
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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by Dan | September 10, 2008 | In Food, Recycling | No Comments (Yet!)
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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by Dan | August 13, 2008 | In Food | No Comments (Yet!)
Purchasing your food from local vendors, that grow it locally saves immense amounts of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from release into the atmosphere. The average American’s meal has travel 2,000 miles before it comes to your plate. That’s a lot of waste.
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