who we are

About “My Eco Ideas”

“My Eco Ideas” was founded as a place where people can find, share and implement ideas to improve the environment we all live in.

It’s about challenging yourself and becoming more “Eco Aware” and “Eco Friendly” and reduce your impact on the planet. 

It’s about ideas for reducing plastics, fossil fuels and other materials that are bad for the environment.

It’s about reducing, food waste, other waste, saving and conserving power and energy.

It’s about “thinking and doing” things better…

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Our mission

Our mission is simple.

To encourage our members and users to assess the impact they have on the environment, and the planet, and do something positive about that.

To promote ideas about becoming more “Eco Friendly” and “Eco Responsible”.

To promote changing the “throw away” society into a “renewables” and “re-useables” society.

To promote “Eco Thinking” which means changing the way we think, to consider the impact our daily lives impact on the environment we live in, and change that in positive ways.

To promote good policies and actions.

 

Our vision

We want to see the world survive and thrive by changing the way we use the resources available to us.

Our vision is to help and inspire 10 million + people, businesses and organisations to become more “Eco Aware” and “Eco Savvy”.

Individually and collectively, for the responsible use of the planet we all live on.

We want to see a world in which, in our individual lives, and in global societies, that people and Governments act in ways that, actively protect our planet, nature, and the people who live on it.

“Eco Policies” and “Eco Actions”and we can all play our part in the way we live and the things we do.

Our story

Founded in 2022, our founder, John Cotter, decided to do what he could, in his life, on a daily basis, to change the impact he has on the environment.

John’s dream was that others might be inspired by some of his “Eco Ideas” and be also encouraged to share their Eco ideas too.

To learn from, and encourage, others to promote “Eco Friendly” ways of living.

Others, are already doing what they can, and we hope our story will be that, we encourage all our members, users, and others, to constantly strive to make our planet a more sustainable world in which to live.

It Started Here...

 

My name is John Cotter and at 58 I decided I needed to take my own impact on the environment seriously so that my children, grandchildren and everyone elses children and grandchilden down the line, have a brighter “Eco Future”.

My first thought was, a pet hate, “Single Use Plastics”. Whenever I go shopping I walk around the shop and say to my wife, “it’s all in plastic!“.

So I try to, buy what I can, not in plastic, wherever possible.

It also struck me that not only would keeping plastic out of landfill and the oceans be brilliant, and surely we are smart enough as a human race, to achieve that. Currently, it seems not!

Also, recycling uses energy and resources and even the trucks that pick it up are currenly powered by fossil fuels.  OMG…

So, what can I do about that?  I set myself a challenge, which I decided to call “The Single Use Plastics Challenge”. That involves not throwing away any plastic wherever I can, and instead find a second, third, fourth or even permanent use for it.

In my first week I actually suprised myself about just how much I managed to re-use and put some useful other use with a little effort and careful thought.

More of that in my blog and “eco ideas” pages and on our social media pages.

Now there are many, and a growing number of, plans and ideas, about how I can do practical things to reduce any negative impact I have on the environment.

I feel so much better that I am taking positive action to save the planet we live on, from us humans destroying it.

It’s a journey but to be honest, as it takes a bit of planning, effort and thought. But, I am really enjoying the challenge, and challenging myself on “Eco Issues”.

It now makes me smile every day, and I get a great sense of reward about “having a go”, and “doing something, about it”.

Join me in the “Eco quest”…

What we Do

Our primary goals

Our primary goals are about promoting a healthy, sustainable way of living.

Promoting ideas and solutions to stop plastics, and other materials, that are harmful to the environment, from getting into our oceans, landfill, rivers and soil.

To reduce the amount of energy and power we consume, and promote sustainable energy and power generation.

To reduce food waste and the costs and negative impact food waste has on our individual lives, and also on society generally.

How Can You Help?

Collectively we can make a massive difference.

But, collectives are made up of individuals, and you can play your important part!

Together, we can change things.

Utilise our ideas for sure, but share your ideas, so that together we can change the world into a better, more sustainable, and eco friendly world.

How Can We Help?

We can help by sharing ideas about how to become more “Eco Friendly” and “Eco Responsible”. 

We can also help by, making it possible for our members to share their ” Eco Ideas”, so that we can all benefit, our planet can benefit, and the world can become the sustainable place. 

"Eco Thinking"

Promoting “Eco Thinking” which is challenging ourselves, on a daily basis, about how we can improve the quality, and sustainability, of our lives .

Natural Resources

Promoting a sustainable way of living and the way our lives impact on the environment.

Education

Education, research and sharing knowledge about how to be more “eco friendly” and “eco aware”.

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