Emerson Greening of EU Leadership

Congratulations Greening of Europe Leadership Team and especially Tunde for your leadership, guidance, and passion (which is contagious)! And nobody deserved to win this year's ecochallenge more than Tunde - now 2 years in a row!! Couple these awards with winning the Emerson Sustainability Award last year for 'Year of Planet' and you can...

Thanks everyone - especially of course to Tunde for all the work you have put in to shepard us through this month - Go Team EU Leadership !!

Forget Netflix and Amazon - found lots of stuff on BBC iPlayer :-)

Interesting question - certainly donating food and food reallocation is an important way to support others - however I have mixed feeling about buying food in a supermarket to drop into their collection point on the way out. It is less convenient, but potentially more efficient to financially support your chosen food charity - that way they...

Finding ways to use greywater, or 'gently used' water from different activities, is one eco friendly strategy. For instance, a simple example of this is keeping a bucket to catch unused water in your shower (maybe while you wait for it to reach the right temperature). You can then use that water in your garden or for something else. Check this...

All done and happy to have done it for the second year in a row. More actions completed and more habits gained.

Composting is something I'm curious about but have never done. I found a really informative website I've enjoyed reading through which I'd highly recommend if you're also curious about compost, it has a lot of good info such as this article which discusses options for composting if you're currently based in an apartment.

You can reduce waste in the kitchen by using peelings you'd typically throw out to make stock instead! This website has a recipe for veggie stock you can consider, and suggests collecting peeling and such in your freezer to prepare for each batch.

"You cant have everything. Where would you put it" Steven Wright

Well I cant believe the month has gone, but its been an absolute pleasure being part of this team and the extended ones. Previously I liked to think I was quite aware and tried to do my best, however this month has been a real eye opener and has made me realise a lot more is possible...small steps....