In the face of the rising cost of living and climate change, it's crucial to find ways to save money while also reducing our environmental footprint. Fortunately, there are now excellent mobile apps available that make it easy and convenient to save money and adopt more eco-friendly habits.
The Best Mobile Apps to Live Sustainably
These apps help you cut spending and emissions by sharing, preventing food waste by redistributing surplus, renting items, and help you find ethical and sustainability-focused businesses in your local area. With these amazing apps, we can all take small steps that add up to real change while also being mindful of our finances.
Here are 5 useful apps in the UK that help you save money, time and the planet.
1. Too Good To Go
This app lets you find and reserve discounted surplus food from local shops and restaurants like Costa Coffee and Pret a Manger to prevent waste. You pay a small fee upfront, then collect your mystery bag of food containing the unsold items of the day. Too Good To Go has saved over 34 million bags of surplus food from landfills so far. It is the best app to find great food for cheap (and prevent waste).
2. Olio
This sharing app connects neighbours locally to cut waste. Whether you've got extra garden veggies, some pastries that are going to go bad or just want to find cheap groceries, Olio helps you share food with your local community. The way it works is super easy: users post what they have available or want in their area, if someone's looking for your extra food, you get connected and can arrange a collection. As we write this, the app has 7 million users across 60 countries sharing produce, cupboard staples and household items.
3. Ganddee
If you like to discover ethical and sustainable shops near you, Ganddee is your dream app. From fair trade or vegan cafés to second-hand shops passing by carboot sales, Ganddee maps them all in the UK. Ganddee is the easiest way you find sustainable alternatives to your everyday goods and services. Users of the app can also access dozens of exclusive offers to save big on sustainable purchases. The best bit? The app is free.
4. Fat Llama
Ditch buying new stuff. The Fat Llama app allows you to rent or lend anything from camping gear to party supplies from people in your local community. By sharing infrequently used items peer-to-peer, Fat Llama promotes access over ownership and allows you to get value out of your unused items.
5. Hurr
Renting fashion is a sustainable alternative to fast fashion. Hurr allows you to choose designer and high street clothes to rent for a fraction of retail prices. Have items delivered to try on at home, then return using the prepaid envelope. The Hurr app makes elevating your wardrobe eco-friendly by promoting clothing reuse in the UK.
Bonus: Compost with ShareWaste
Use ShareWaste to compost your food scraps within your local community. Composting prevents your food waste from ending up in landfills and contributes to enriching and fertilising soil.
With these sustainable apps, you can cut emissions, reduce waste, support ethical brands, and make local impact. Download them today to save money and level up your eco-living game!
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