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How green is your washing powder?
Bethany Hubbard
3rd February, 2012
From phosphates to enzymes, the contents of your detergent can be difficult to decipher. Here’s what to look out for and what to avoid more...
Biodegradable Beauty
The Ecologist
23rd February, 2011
From championing animal rights to making natural normal on the high street, the new biodegradable shower gels from the Body Shop are just the latest in a long line of eco friendly innovationsmore...
PICK OF THE DAY: AlmaWin Orange Oil Cleaner
Matilda Lee
4th February, 2011
An all-in-one household cleaner that works wonders on surfaces and smells great - and doesn't harm the environment more...
The UK's first biodegradable chewing gum
Louise Parry
23rd June, 2009
Louise Parry chews over the facts behind Chicza, the UK's first biodegradable chewing gum more...
Abandoned fishing gear wreaks havoc at sea
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Fish and other sea mammals are paying a heavy price for the tonnes of lost or abandoned fishing gear in our oceans more...
Behind the label: Fairy Liquid
Pat Thomas
5th February, 2009
The bird is now bones, the gravy glue, the roast veggies are on their way to becoming a source of winter fuel and as soon as everyone’s dinner has gone down a bit, it will be time to do the washing-up. If you are one of the 64 per cent of households in the UK that doesn’t own a dishwasher, chances are there will be a trusty bottle of Fairy Liquid by the sink to get the job of washing-up done. more...
The eco-shoes with soles of coconut
Laura Sevier
1st June, 2008
What do you get if you cross a shoe with a coconut? A bounty for the feet. Laura Sevier meets Sven Segal, eco shoe designer and founder of the Po-Zu range, who has found a novel use for waste coconut husks. . .more...


