There are apps that make it easier to reduce your carbon footprint. By using these apps, you can take tonnes of your annual carbon footprint through tree planting, reducing food waste and changing energy use at home. Many reviews show they are easy to use and help save time, money and personal energy running their household. Here are some examples of apps that help to reduce carbon emissions.

Tree planting: Ecosia and Treeapp

Ecosia is a search engine like Google and Yahoo. When you click on an advert, money goes towards planting a tree. Ecosia has been very successful since its launch in 2009 and they have planted 220 million trees worldwide. Treeapp is another app that allows you to plant trees for free around the world. You only need to watch an advert for 30 seconds to plant a tree.  Treeapp has planted 5 million trees since 2020.

Free items from the neighbourhood: Olio and Freecycle

Olio and Freecycle are platforms for neighbours to give away their unwanted items. All sorts of things, from furniture to food, are put on there and sometimes go within minutes. These apps are particularly good for close neighbourhoods in urban areas.

Reduced price food from the high street: Too good to go and Karma

On these apps, you can search for food items being given away or at a reduced price by cafes, restaurants and bakeries. This reduces the amount of waste created by the high street and food will be edible for days, particularly if you use your freezer.

Food management at home: Nosh, Nowaste and Kitche

Apps such as Nosh, Nowaste and Kitche help with food management at home. It stores information on your weekly shopping list, expiry dates and meal plans so you can minimise food waste and stop you buying too much food. From this information, you can work out which ingredients to use first in your fridge before it goes off, how to shop for your weekly meal plan and operate within a budget. This saves money and time as well as reducing your carbon footprint.

Energy saving apps: Ivie and Loop

There are lots of energy saving apps such as Ivie and Loop that link to smart meters in your home. This can help you track how you are using energy in your home and manage your gas and electricity use. This will save you a significant amount of energy and money over the year.