sustainability
ScienceYahoo Style UKSimply Sustainable: Sustainable Wardrobe Essentials
Sophie Porley is here to talk about sustainable fashion and give some top tips on how to make more environmentally friendly choices when it comes to your wardrobe.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKSimply Sustainable: Top 5 Swaps For Sustainable Living
Sophie Porley is on a personal mission to become more sustainable and she wants to share her top tips with you. From shifting to keep-cups and metal water bottles, to reusable straws and cutlery, she has some fantastic ideas to help you opt for a more sustainable lifestyle.
EntertainmentAOLMend your socks and denim to save cash - and the environment
Martha Mouat Salkeld, who is a seamstress at Cornwall based Clothes Doctor, shows how you can mend and darn denim and the holes in your socks. This saves money, avoiding buying fast fashion and reduces landfill. Watch our video to find out how
LifestyleAOLHow to turn tea towels into garments
Crafts and colour expert Momtaz Begum-Hossain uses tea towels lying around the house to update shirts. Hand sewing with a needle and thread, the items are given a new look that can be worn as a shirt or jacket. This fashionable approach to
LifestyleAOLExpert explains how to cut down on food waste
Low waste advocate Kate Bamber makes a healthy smoothie with strawberries, bananas and avocado while trying to avoid waste. To reduce and reuse, the green stems of the strawberries are left on, the banana peels are turned into a fertiliser and
ScienceAOLA cheeky pine marten surprised a wildlife lover - by peeking in through a window at a rural retreat
Story from SWNS A cheeky pine marten surprised a wildlife lover - by peeking in through a window at a rural retreat. Neil Bletcher was staying at his holiday home in Ardnamurchan, Scottish Highlands when the tiny woodland creature, which he
LifestyleThe TelegraphEven with terrible weather and no famous sights, this cruise was full of wonder
It was at Puerto Natales that I began to wonder if Patagonia's most notorious element – the wind – had got the better of our holiday. Under clear blue skies, the RCGS Resolute eased its way into the harbour and turned as if to begin mooring. The golden steppe beckoned. The peaks framing the little town summoned. But the gale that had been blowing incessantly almost since we'd embarked five days earlier picked up with mean-spirited haste, turning the sea to froth and whipping up spray from the wave-tops.
LifestyleThe TelegraphOn the tail of the world's biggest parrot – and South America's other avian A-listers
For birdwatching, you can't do better than South America – and these trips offer some of its best wildlife encounters
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKSimply Sustainable: Sustainable Beauty and Bathroom Swaps
Sophie Porley is passionate about living sustainably and wants to show you how easy it is to do the same. Watch her beauty and bathroom swaps video to find out how you can make changes to your everyday routine and help contribute to a better planet.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKMorrisons, John Lewis and Waitrose pledge to ditch glitter for Christmas
Plus, what other supermarkets and retailers are doing to reduce their plastic footprint this Christmas.
BusinessYahoo Style UKIkea will 'buy back' used furniture you no longer want
Fed up with your Hemnes drawers? Ikea will now buy them back.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKHomebase launches 'green' shopping aisles for environmentally-friendly DIY
Shoppers can now find sustainable products all in one place.
NewsYahoo Style UKPeriod pants still being hit with VAT tax despite pads and tampons getting off the hook from 2021
The government has responded after a petition generated more than 11,000 signatures.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKFlushable sanitary pads are here to help periods become more sustainable
The new pads can be flushed after use and break down like toilet roll.
ScienceYahoo Style UKRibena trials paper straws on cartons in bid to reduce plastic waste
They are 100% recyclable.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKWhy Pringles is trying out a new tube
Recycling experts the new paper can is a step in the right direction.
LifestyleHuffPost UK5 Ways To Reduce Your Plastic Waste, Even During The Pandemic
Stay safe and eco-friendly with mindful measures and plastic-free alternatives.
BusinessYahoo Style UKJohnnie Walker set to sell its whisky in fully recyclable paper bottles
It's the first paper-based spirits bottle in the world.
CelebrityYahoo Style UKEmma Watson’s new Gucci role: How the Harry Potter actor went from screen star to sustainable style champion
She has joined Kering's board of directors.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKHow to reduce food waste during lockdown
Has stockpiling lead to more food waste during lockdown?
StyleYahoo Style UKJohn Lewis launches hand-me-down initiative
The initiative is a bid to encourage parents to re-use children's clothing.
ScienceYahoo Style UKLidl to launch packaging from plastic collected from beaches
The plan will eliminate 60 tonnes of plastic from the ocean each year
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKKonnie Huq admits she hasn't bought clothes for a decade on Loose Women
The cardigan she was wearing was from her time on Blue Peter.
ScienceYahoo Style UKBoots launches pair of tights made entirely from plastic bottles
The new item will make use of 68,000 bottles a year.