Eco Home

eco home (photograph: Dominic's pics via Flickr)

If you’re looking for green ideas and advice on making your house a greener and healthier place to live, you should feel right at home within this section. From providing information about the green alternatives available for the decor within your home, to energy saving and water saving tips to help reduce your home’s carbon emissions, the Eco Home section will show you the steps you can take to start making a difference.

flooringsupplies.co.uk Receive FSC Accreditation

Online flooring retailer flooringsupplies.co.uk have received an FSC accreditation which enables the company to use the well known FSC logo on a number of their engineered wood flooring products following chain-of-custody certification by SGS.

OLED light emitting wallpaper

Light Emitting Wallpaper Could Help Cut Carbon Emissions

A revolutionary new product from organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology company, LOMOX, based in St Asaph, North Wales, could replace the light bulb.

Acre mill - asbestos site

Action Group Fights Proposal To Build Eco Home Near Former Asbestos Factory

A proposal to build an eco home near to the site of a former asbestos factory is facing continued opposition from a local action group.

Big Green Home Show Promotes Eco-Renovation and Self-Builds

Solar Tiles Could Eclipse Photovoltaic Solar Panels

Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Begins 1st September

British Gas Green Skills Training Centre To Be Built In South Wales Valleys

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organic food

Low Impact Living: Simple Steps To A Greener Kitchen - Food

The food sitting in tins, bottles, cardboard boxes and plastic bags in your cupboards and fridges can have a huge impact on your family's carbon emissions.

Eco kitchen

Low Impact Living: Simple Steps To A Greener Kitchen - Appliances

For many people, the kitchen is the hub of the home; a busy room where lots goes on. For that reason the kitchen can also be one of the best places to start if you want to take steps to reduce your carbon footprint.

Reduce, Re-use, FREECYCLE!

Everybody is well aware of the growing need to recycle and generally minimise the amount they throw away.

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If you can, support local craftspeople when buying items like clothes, furniture or items for the garden, such as hurdles for fencing. Your investment can help keep their skills and trades alive so they're not lost.

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