Couple who spent £50 turning old van into eco-friendly home are now ‘sustainably’ touring the world

A couple who spent £50 renovating an old van have moved into it full time in a bid to become more environmentally friendly.  Nathen Fitchen, 27, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, and his girlfriend Josephine Blossfeld, 22, instantly hit it off after meeting while volunteering in Lisbon, Portugal – and it wasn’t long before Nathen asked her to … Read more

Prince Harry drops his royal name to launch eco-friendly tourism firm ‘Travalyst’

The Duke of Sussex today embarked on his final round of engagements as a senior working royal as he launched a new eco-friendly travel firm in Edinburgh – and asked delegates ‘just to call him Harry’. Prince Harry, who will step down as a senior royal in less than five weeks, is in the Scottish … Read more

Prince Harry will today launch eco-friendly Travalyst firm

Prince Harry today embarked on his last round of engagements as a senior working royal as he launches a new eco-friendly travel firm with a grading system for users to track their carbon emissions. The Duke of Sussex, who will step down as a senior royal in less than five weeks, is in Edinburgh for a … Read more

Chhatrasagar hotel in Rajasthan is an eco-friendly ‘heavenly haven’

At the end of a long, isolated dirt track, flanked by meticulously trimmed trees, we can see all six hotel staff through the dirtied windscreen, standing in a perfect crescent shape, palms together, fingers pointing to the sky. ‘Namaste. We have been expecting you. But I fear your entrance has startled the antelope. No matter, … Read more

Private jet-loving Prince Harry will launch eco-friendly holiday scheme

The Duke of Sussex is set to launch a new online holiday scheme with a new ‘scoring system’ to help tourists pick environmentally-friendly flights and hotel. Prince Harry wants the Travalyst project to ‘bring more transparency around carbon emissions for individual flights’ and make holidays as eco-friendly as possible. It comes after Harry and his … Read more

Eco-friendly human compost burials where bodies of the dead reach 55°C and rot away in 30 days

Eco-friendly ‘compost burials’ where human bodies reach 131 degrees Fahrenheit and rot away in just 30 days, are due to launch next year in America after a successful pilot.  A trial of the process, which saw six dead bodies decompose among wood chips and other material, found that the remains made ‘great worm food’. It … Read more

Miner BHP plans eco-friendly expansion amid growing pressure

Miner BHP plans eco-friendly expansion amid growing pressure to go green By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:44 GMT, 18 February 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 18 February 2020 BHP’S new boss is pinning the miner’s expansion on metals needed for eco-friendly technology amid growing pressure to go green. Chief executive Mike Henry, … Read more

Car-tyre flip-flops and wood-fibre suitcases: The 20 best eco-friendly travel products

More and more brands are creating sustainably produced travel gear – and that’s a welcome trend.   From luggage, sunglasses and swimwear made with recycled fishing nets or plastic bottles, to reef-friendly sunscreen, deet-free mosquito repellent, and car-tyre flip-flops – we’ve compiled a guide to the best eco-friendly holiday essentials.  Below we show that you can … Read more