How to help save the planet from the comfort of home

As Nicole Glennon signs the lease on her first apartment, she asks the experts how to make her home a sustainable home 

Nicole Glennon with some eco-friendly products . Photograph Moya Nolan

I do not consider myself a person to be emulated when it comes to sustainability. I like to take long, hot showers. I don’t travel without a fully charged electric toothbrush. I still shop for beauty products online – despite the fact I wince every time the oversized cardboard box shows up with unnecessary cellophane or bubble wrap. And I’ve lost more reusable water bottles than I care to admit.

But, as I signed my name on the dotted line of the lease of my first apartment, I was determined to make a fresh start.