Your recycled loo paper may be soft, strong and very, very long, but is it really all that green? Pat Thomas gets to the bottom of an issue of convenience
… Living Loo Roll Recycled Paper FSA Greenwash Recycling Bodycare Green Living … less water. For every tonne of paper used for recycling, the savings are at least 30,000 …
This widely-used label can indicate both recycled content and that the product is recyclable.
… bottles might end up as building materials, recycling bins and toys. Currently only about … mean the product will be accepted for recycling locally. Producers increasingly …
Despite the best efforts of the industry to rebrand and clean up incineration, the fact remains that today's incinerators still permit pollution.
… Risk Incineration Incineration Landfills Recycling Energy Health Investigates_36.jpg … case in the late 1990s when decades of this ‘recycling’ of mixed fly ash and bottom ash …
Love doesn’t have to be a dirty business – unless, of course... This Valentine’s Day Pat Thomas makes a heartfelt plea for a little non-toxic lovin’
Behind the label: Tainted love Pat Thomas | 7th February 2009 Ethical Living Behind The Label Valentines Sex Makeup Perfume Condoms Bodycare Green Living Health btl.jpg Love doesn’t have to be a …
Marketed as the ultimate quick food fix, 240 Pot Noodles are eaten every minute in Britain. But what exactly is in the 'slag of all snacks'? Pat Thomas on fats, salt and flavour enhancers
… do not have the facilities to do so. If your recycling team is anything like mine and a PP5 pot accidentally slips into the recycling box, it gets thrown onto the … you to pick up later. Until such time as PP5 recycling is widespread these pots (240 a …
Don’t hit the bottle, warns Pat Thomas, else you’ll do more than swallow marketing hype
Behind the label: Volvic Touch of Fruit Pat Thomas | 3rd October 2007 Ethical Living Water Flavourings Food And Health Green Living Health VOLVIC_SEP07_MAIN.jpg Don’t hit the bottle, warns Pat …
This is a Europe-wide label for non-food products including copy paper, dishwashing detergents, indoor paints and varnishes, hard floor coverings, textiles, televisions… even tourist accommodation. It covers a variety of environmental impacts such as production energy use, waste generation and recyclability, across the product’s whole life cycle.
Behind the eco labels: European Ecolabel Pat Thomas | 1st April 2007 Ethical Living European Ecolabel Eu Ecolabel Green Living BTL_Looking_glass_MAIN_1.jpg This is a Europe-wide label for non-food …
Ethical consumerism in the UK is currently worth £29.3 billion, yet 60 per cent of us feel we don't have enough information to make an ethical decision. There is an ever-growing array of eco labels, but what do they tell us? Or fail to tell us? Pat Thomas explains
What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
… Health Politics And Economics Waste And Recycling Investigates_21.jpg What does …
What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
… Health Politics And Economics Waste And Recycling may cover 2007 silenced.jpg What …
Just over one week ago, the Ecologist posted a story on its website detailing the Environment Agency's failure to sue Monsanto for dumping tonnes of highly toxic chemicals in a Welsh landfill site.
… Water Health Politics And Economics Waste And Recycling News web pic 2_113.jpg Just over one …
Christmas dinner means only one thing for millions of us: turkey. But the intensively reared and genetically manipulated birds that most will consume this holiday season leave a nasty taste in the mouth
Behind the Label: Christmas turkey Pat Thomas | 16th December 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Behind The Label Christmas Turkey Factory Farm Vegetarian Meat Food And Drink Slaughter Genetic Organic …
You don¡¯t have to choose between looking good and being healthy. In our regular look at cosmetic ingredients, Pat Thomas gives you the information you need to identify safer cosmetic and bodycare products.
Read the label: Preservatives Pat Thomas | 1st May 2008 Ethical Living Preservatives Cosmetics Health Cosmetics Green Lifestyle Health sweetieslg.jpg You don¡¯t have to choose between looking good …
Keeping your baby's bottom soft and dry shouldn't mean exposing it to a potentially harmful and environmentally costly substance
Behind the label: talcum powder Pat Thomas | 13th April 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Health Talcum Powder Behind The Label Asbestos Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Cosmetics Illegal Mining Tiger Cloth …
Obesity is a problem that is chronic, stigmatised, costly to treat and rarely curable. Why? Because we are looking in the wrong places for a solution. Pat Thomas reports
The Big Fat Fix Pat Thomas | 1st November 2006 News Obesity Fat Overweight Heart Disease Food And Health Health Society BIGFAT_NOV06_MAIN.jpg Obesity is a problem that is chronic, stigmatised, costly …
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys...
BLT Sandwich: The Big Lifestyle Trade Off Jon Hughes Pat Thomas | 22nd September 2006 News Food BLT Fast Food Junk Food Pigs Bacon Farming Pesticides Proccessed Food Processed Farming Fast Food Green …