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Seven proven ways to help the planet in 2025

By Isabelle Gerretsen, Zaria Gorvett, Martha Henriques, Katherine Latham, Lucy Sherriff and Jocelyn Timperley

A homemade green Christmas jumper with felt decorations (Credit: Matilda Welin)
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A Christmas jumper for every season

By Matilda Welin
A woman holds a bottle of red wine (Credit: Getty Images)
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Is alcohol a secret polluter?

By Jocelyn Timperley
Children brush their teeth using a manual plastic toothbrush (Credit: Getty Images)
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Why a bamboo toothbrush isn't greener

By Ana Santi
Hand wipes countertop with a white cloth (Credit: Getty Images)
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Baking soda: A phenomenal green cleaner or a dud?

By Matilda Welin
Matilda Welin wearing a helmet on her bike on a road with a red building in the background (Credit: Matilda Welin)
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Why I cycled 1,500km to avoid a flight

By Matilda Welin
A woman buys vegetable groceries at a supermarket in the US (Credit: Getty Images)
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Is it better to buy in bulk?

By Lucy Sherriff
A mini pond made from an old sink (Credit: Heather Stuckey)
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How I tempted a frog to live in our garden

By Katherine Latham
Oat milk's popularity is partly driven by consumers' preference for more sustainable food and drink options (Credit: Getty Images)
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The cheapest plant milk to make at home

By Lucy Sherriff
The beauty industry creates vast amounts of plastic waste, and the provenance of ingredients is often hard to track (Credit: Getty Images)
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The untraceable ingredients in skincare products

By Ana Santi
Someone applies reflective foil behind their radiator
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Which low-cost heating hacks really work?

By Chris Baraniuk
"Bubble and squeak" potato patties fry in a pan (Credit: Getty Images)
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How I cut my food miles to fight climate change

By India Bourke and Lucy Sherriff
Helping care for his pet chickens gives Sammy Latham (8) a connection to nature (Credit: Katherine Latham)
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How I reduced my pets' carbon paw print

By Katherine Latham
A selection of multi-coloured straws in jars (Credit: Getty Images)
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Plastic or paper: The straw debate

By Ally Hirschlag
Turning a human body into soil reminds us that "we're not adjacent to nature, we're part of nature," says Katrina Spade, founder of Recompose (Credit: Getty Images)
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What is the greenest funeral option?

By Becca Warner
A 2022 report suggests that a "sufficient" wardrobe consists of 74 garments and 20 outfits (Credit: Getty Images)
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Do you own too many clothes?

By Ana Santi