With a wide range of products now available to encourage greener consumerism, we provide the news and reviews to help you choose the most ethical products when buying new. In addition we provide ideas and alternatives to the familiar high street brands that can help your money and the planet’s resources go further.
Ethical Shopping
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.
Micro-Hybrid Technology Could Stop-Start An Eco-Car Revolution
Even the most environmentally minded among us often have to frequently rely on four wheel car transportation to get us from A to B so finding a low carbon emitting car, whether it's a family car or a commuter vehicle, is important.
Brixton Pound Moves Town Closer To 'Transition Town' Status
Brixton will be taking a step in the direction of market towns Stroud, Totnes and Lewes with the launch of the Brixton Pound on Thursday 17th September.
Choosing Green Printing to Help the Environment
Few of us know that while we think our machines are sleeping, they are actually leeching 25% of the power that they consume from us.
Paperback Version of The Self Sufficient-ish Bible Launched
The minds behind the Self Sufficient-ish website, which aims to help people find out about becoming more self sufficient and live a lower impact lifestyle whilst still enjoying the conveniences of modern life have published their pearls of wisdom in The Self Sufficient-ish Bible.
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.
Look for beauty products that don't contain parabens. These unnatural chemicals are absorbed through your skin and take a long time to leave your body.