Recycling

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Traidcraft Recycled Toilet Tissue

We all go to the toilet several times a day, but do we ever think about whether our toilet roll has been ethically produced? How do we know which toilet rolls have been produced the most ethically? Thankfully the great people at Ethical Consumer, have done the hard work for us and looked at companies social and [...]

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Eco-Students

Being a mature University Student myself, I know first hand how much of a difference students can make to how eco their university campus is. Over the past few years I have noticed that my campus sells a lot more fair trade items and has provided more recycling bins for plastic, glass, paper and cans [...]

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14Feb2010 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Waste Free Lunch Box

How eco is your lunch box?  There are many ways you can make the contents of your lunch box more eco.  Try to aim for a waste-free lunch box which has no packaging to throw away when you’ve finished eating. It’s better for the environment and it saves you money as a waste-free lunch works out [...]

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14Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Biodegradable Party Tableware

If you are planning a large party and don’t have enough tableware in your cupboards for all your guest, than you can either borrow tableware from friends and family, or buy biogegradable party tableware instead of plastic. There are several eco options available. Natural Starch Cutlery is Biodegradable in just 180 days. It’s made from [...]

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31Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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British Food Fortnight

British food fortnight begins on the 21st September and is the Uk’s biggest celebration of the wonderful food and drink that our isles have to offer. There are events taking place all over the country. By choosing to buy British produce where possible, we can reduce carbon emissions because the food has not had to [...]

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21Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Freecycle your unwanted items

Freecycling is a way of preventing our landfill from being filled up of perfectly usable items. The Worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe so there is likely to be one in your area. If you have an unwanted item in your home or garden, rather than take it [...]

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8Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Charity Shopping and Proud

Charity shopping has many benefits: Firstly, it saves your family money; secondly, the money you spend there goes to a worthy cause; and thirdly it reuses other peoples unwanted things. It’s good to take your children charity shopping with you and let them choose books, clothes or toys. If you take the time to explain [...]

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6Sep2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Reducing unwanted mail and recycling the rest

I get very frustrated by the amount of junk mail that comes though my front door. It seems such a waste of paper. I’ve managed to reduce the amount slightly by using the Royal Mail Door to Door Opt Outs service. The opt out service only relates to unaddressed mail so unfortunately we still receive [...]

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3Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued