From turning old clothes into bags to making plastic cups into fabulous pencils, spring-cleaning just got lucrative
How to… make recycling pay Bethany Hubbard | 30th March 2012 Ethical Living Home Recycling Upcycling Green Plastic Waste Rubbish Cd Cases Pencils Bags Fashion Green Living Society holding.jpg From …
Instead of heading to the supermarket for your baubles, take the green route and create your own
How to... make your own Christmas decorations Daniel Copley | 14th December 2011 Ethical Living Christmas Festive Decorations Wreaths Tinsel Baubles Popcorn Home holding.jpg Instead of heading to the …
Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new
Ten of the best…ways to reuse your rubbish Valentina Jovanovski | 5th August 2011 Ethical Living Rubbish Recycling Upcycling Plastic Cans Food Bottles Home Society Green Living Waste And Recycling …
Is it enough to trust your nose when it comes to decorating your baby's nursery? A new project tests toxin levels and provides tips on reducing harmful chemicals in your baby's room
How to reduce toxins and 'green' your baby's nursery Laura Sevier | 29th September 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Home VOCs Formaldehyde Nesting Project Nursery Childhood Allergies Toxic Chemicals …
Straw bale is a low impact, low carbon building material making strides towards mainstream acceptance. So is it about time we took notice? Mark Briggs reports
… industry, such as car tyres or recycled plastics, straw bale can be used in its raw …
Technology is constructive but also hugely destructive. It’s high time that we begin to think seriously – and innovatively – about tempering its damaging effects
Too clever by half: is technology killing the planet? Ian Michler | 28th December 2011 Ethical Living Technology Power Gm Environment Green Home Society holding.jpg Technology is constructive but …
Home experts Andrew Leech and Chris Askew explain how to make your kitchen a greener place to be
Five of the best... ways to green up your kitchen Laurie Tuffrey | 6th February 2012 Ethical Living Green Living Kitchen Cooking Recycling Home Food And Drink Waste holding.jpg Home experts Andrew …
The huge popularity of antibacterial household cleaners is encouraging superbugs,
allergies, immune-system failure and dangerous environmental pollution. It’s time to
stop cleaning ourselves to death.
The Dawn of the domestic superbug Pat Thomas | 1st July 2005 News MRSA Household Products Hygiene Cleaning Products Handwash Mouthwash Anti-bacterial Home Food And Health Green Living Health …
From fossil fuel generated electricity to unreliable batteries, electric cars haven’t always lived up to the hype. But with the launch of the Vauxhall Ampera, could all that be about to change? Ruth Styles reports
Electric cars: could the new Vauxhall Ampera really make driving greener? Ruth Styles | 22nd July 2011 Ethical Living Cars Electric Cars Motoring Eco Driving Vauxhall Ampera Louwman Museum The Hague …
Upcycling is one of 2012’s hottest design trends but you don’t have to stop at furniture. If you’re looking for some decorative inspiration, get to grips with our guide to making your own eco-fabulous art
How to...make recycled art Bethany Hubbard | 10th February 2012 Ethical Living Home Recycling Upcycling Robert Bradford Art Decorating Diy Society Green Living recycledart2.jpg Upcycling is one of …
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
How green is your washing powder? Bethany Hubbard | 3rd February 2012 Ethical Living Washing Powder Detergents Surfactants Phosphates Biodegradable Home Laundry Society holding.jpg From phosphates to …
Be it chicken keeping, foraging or organic gardening, if it's the good life you want, there’s a course out there for you. Tom Antebi rounds up some of the best
Top 10… self-sustainability courses and workshops Tom Antebi | 13th May 2011 Ethical Living Hens Permaculture Crafts Cheese Making Eco Refurb Gardening Home Society istock_000011798185xsmallcrop.jpg …
Eco detergent or washing at 30°C? Laura Sevier cuts through the greenwash at the laundry level
Is turning to 30°C enough? Laura Sevier | 27th July 2009 Ethical Living Detergent Eco Ecover Green Living Home Washing washing-dilemma.jpg Eco detergent or washing at 30°C? Laura Sevier cuts through …
Real vintage not only adds character to your home; by diverting furniture away from landfill, it does the planet a favour too. Here’s how to get stuck in
How to... buy vintage homeware Bethany Hubbard | 27th January 2012 Ethical Living Home Furniture Vintage Crockery Posters Art holding.jpg Real vintage not only adds character to your home; by …
The salvaged velvet curtains are in and the newly painted walls are good to go but was it all worth it? In the final installment of her ecorefurb diary, Sue Wheat takes a retrospective look at a challenging year
Retrofit revisited: one year on Sue Wheat | 22nd August 2011 Ethical Living Ecorefurb Retrofit Solar Panels Insulation Home Green Living Energy holding.jpg The salvaged velvet curtains are in and the …