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Looking for some more in-depth environmental opinions pieces from voices you can trust? You've come to the right place to hear what allplants Sustainability Partner, Ellie has to say.

Everyone looks for shortcuts and efficiencies - can I make a pizza dough without leaving it to rise? Can I do 10% less and still pass my course? Can I still be considered ‘green’ if I recycle paper but not food waste? 

Of the widely accepted sustainable consumer habits, shopping local is right up there. It makes intuitive sense to keep money in the local community, diversifying our economy and knowing that the produce you buy there hasn’t travelled as far, and therefore caused as many emissions. Both very valid points and I’m not here to throw a spanner in the works or confuse anyone into inaction. I applaud anyone who is committed to shopping in this way, but there are a few caveats to consider when shopping for things like strawberries and tomatoes.

Ellie Unearths: Why Local Isn’t Always Better

We believe the world (and everyone on it) would be better off if we ate more plants. As it stands, our food system isn’t in a good place; we use more, emit more, pollute more and waste more than the Earth could ever replace or absorb, value isn’t equally distributed, food and nutrition isn’t equally accessed and murky supply chains hide resource intensive practices and human rights violations. 

Ellie Unearths: How We Reduce The Environmental Impact Of The Ingredients In allplants Meals

Ellie Unearths: Why Plastic Isn’t Always Bad

A tech-centric approach to sustainability and carbon emissions undermines the value in readily available, relatively cheap and extremely high impact nature-based solutions.

We’re living in a time of unprecedented technological change that some are calling the ‘new industrial revolution’. Developments have meant we can now ‘print’ medical devices and cars are literally parking themselves. It’s also proving an exciting time for ‘green-tech’, with developments in carbon capture which have seen the first ‘drawn-down’ of a ton of CO2 for under $100 by ‘Carbon Engineering’ - an important step in proving the viability of carbon dioxide removal. But these sorts of developments tend to make us feel like there’s breathing room and a group of people ‘out there’ with THE answer to climate change. This is dangerous at a time when the scale of our efforts are already vastly mis-matched to the scale of the issue. 

Why Tech Alone Won’t Change The Climate Crisis

We’re joining forces with Europe’s leading tech companies to make net zero happen.

Here’s a closer look at the factors which mean that joining the plantribe can help the environment.

Enjoying a plant-based diet not only brings us varied, delicious and healthy meals, but it’s also good for the environment!

Plates For The Planet – How Can Veganism Help The Environment? 

Recyclable packaging will go to land-fill if more than 5% of it is stained with food or other organic materials. Read about our recommendations for how to recycle effectively. 

A watershed moment in my recycling-life (very worthy of its own category...alongside my social life and work life), was on a visit to a waste plant in London’s hinterlands. Here I discovered that recyclable packaging will go to land-fill if more than 5% of it is stained / soiled with food or other organic materials.

What we eat is the aspect of life providing us with the most significant opportunity to make a difference in our journey towards a more sustainable world. 

What we eat is the part of life that holds the most significant opportunity to make a difference in our journey towards more sustainable lifestyles. Find out about the small adjustments that help, in our Plates For The Planet post.

Plates For The Planet – How Does What We Eat Affect The Environment?

Ellie Unearths

Ellie Unearths: What Is Greenwashing?