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Beef: How your burgers affect the environment
Beef accounts for 20% of all meat production and makes up an important part of many people’s diets. Yet this dinner staple also causes 26% of global methane emissions and […]
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Running Shoes: How to avoid running your shoes straight into the landfill
Exercising more is often towards the top of our to-do lists, and running shoes are an essential piece of equipment for most forms of fitness. But with 90% of all […]
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Wrapping Paper: Staying green without being a Grinch
The holiday season has become synonymous with wrapping paper: all of those beautiful, glittery and bow-laden packages being passed from giver to giftee. But with 227,000 miles of wrapping paper […]
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Jeans: The dark side of denim
Look down: chances are fairly high that you’re wearing a pair of jeans! With 2 billion pairs of jeans manufactured each year, denim is a stylish and comfortable staple of […]
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Dog Poop Bags: The environmental impact of cleaning up after your canine companion
For many of us, dogs are our best friends. But with an estimated 12.5 billion dog poo bags used each year in the UK alone, how can we clean up […]
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Bonus Content, Episodes, Season 1
COP26 Special: Why this climate conference is a big deal
As the world’s leaders gather in Glasgow to discuss climate change at COP26, we take a brief look at what it means for us in this special episode of Greenscore. […]
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Face Masks: Being green while staying safe
Face masks have become ubiquitous over the last two years. And so have abandoned face masks littering our sidewalks, parks and oceans. With an estimated 129 billion face masks used […]
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Coffee Cups: How your disposable cup is affecting the planet
Coffee is an international obsession. But what impact do the billions of disposable coffee cups used each year have on the environment? How are these cups made and what happens […]
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Plastic Food Packaging: Trade-offs and choices in your local supermarket
Think back to your latest supermarket visit: what sort of fruit, vegetables or meat did you buy – and how much of it was wrapped in plastic? With 78 million […]
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Greenscore: Who we are and what we’re doing
Welcome to the introductory episode of Greenscore, a podcast aiming to make everyday decisions about sustainability a little bit easier! In this episode, we introduce ourselves (Jake and Taylor), what […]