Financial experts have created a Sustainable Living Calculator to help consumers decide whether to shop green - and the environmental benefits of doing so. But the environmental benefits of eco-living far outweigh the costs of going green, according to the calculator. (Image: Getty)However, the calculator demonstrates the enormous value of such a spend, as shopping green can help cut down on the 31kg of plastic packaging used per person, each year. But 42 per cent confess to worrying about the impact their current personal shopping choices have on the environment. "Sometimes what looks like a quick and easy bargain today often comes at someone else's expense because it imposes much bigger costs - environmental, social, health - on others.

Source: Daily Mirror March 12, 2020 20:15 UTC