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By launching this blog we hope to inform you regarding the green world and the effect we are all having on the environment. Site statistics:Click here
Eco Facts About Cars: 2008-04-14 03:35:41 There are 38 million empty car seats on the roads every day58% of car trips are under 5 miles and 25% are less than 2 milesRoad traffic produces one fifth of the Uk's carbon dioxide
Have you heard about Liftshare? 2008-04-11 04:31:55 Whilst continuing our research on ways to go green we came across an interesting website called Liftshare the other day. Liftshare was set up in 1997 with the initial aim of making more efficient use of the millions of empty cars on UK roads by encouraging and enabling more people to share their car journeys. They help individuals to find travel companions to share the journey and offer a wide choice of travel modes not just cars! We thought this was a great idea and wanted to share our findings with you.Liftshare are recognized internationally as leaders in the field of online journey matching. They have a friendly and professional team who work with many different organisations helping them to set up their own liftshare programmes. Before liftshare was founded, organised journey sharing
5 Ways to make your Business Greener! 2008-04-08 03:29:59 1. Reduce waste and save moneyBusiness
waste in the UK carries a high premium. Latest research suggests it can cost as much as 4% of annual turnover. Using recycled and recyclable materials and biodegradable packaging can reduce waste costs dramatically. Specialist recyclers can be found for hazardous waste, such as batteries and chemicals. Printing on both sides of paper obviously helps to save on paper costs.Moving to ‘digital documents’ having the agenda and notes on your computer rather than paper, not only reduces waste but also provides an easily found record of the event.Check for leaking taps in the office kitchen and ensure the sink has a plug to use when washing up.2. Reduce energy and save moneySwitching off your computers, printers, other equipment and lights at night are e Read more:Greener
10 foods that you DON'T have to buy Organic 2008-04-07 08:15:36 With all the talk about pesticides on our foods and going organic, we have found ten foods that are safe to eat without being organic which can help if you are on a tight budget.AsparagusAvocadosBananasBroccoliCabbageKiwi FruitMangoOnionsPapayaPineapplesPlease ensure that you wash them all thoroughly before you eat or cook with them. Read more:Organic
The Dirty Dozen 2008-04-07 08:15:20 Did you know that the most highly contaminated foods with pesticides and chemicals even after washing and peeling are:PeachesApplesSweet Bell PeppersCeleryNectarinesStrawberriesCherriesPearsImported GrapesSpinachLettucePotatoesIf you can always try to buy the organic alternative. Read more:Dozen
Eco Fact Of The Week 2008-04-01 05:35:57 It's estimated that Sussex generates 8,849,000 kg of carbon emissions each year, the equivalent to filling 50,000 double decker buses or nearly 320 million party balloons.
How can you save Energy? 2008-03-31 06:20:59 Reduce electricity usage, save money, save the planet..... but how do we know how much electricity we are using at any one time, typically all the information we receive is an electricity bill. The Efergy meter changes this, this device allows us to see at any moment how much electricity is being consumed and at what cost. Once set up you can see exactly how much in pounds and pennies is being consumed, it's amazing how easy it is to find lights and appliances to turn off. Save money...Save the planet.We started using one of these meters in our homes and now we all have very eco conscious children! As soon as we put the kettle on or switch on the TV the numbers change on the meter and one of the kids lets you know how much the figure has gone up by! It has made us all a lot more conscious Read more:Energy
Happy Easter 2008-03-20 07:50:02 We hope that you have a relaxing Easter
Break and don't over indulge too much on chocolate! On an Eco front be mindful of how you dispose of your Easter Egg Packaging.Eco Fact: Around 60% of your rubbish can be recycled – but only 11% is actually recycled.Try to follow the simple moto: "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" which is also the name of a book packed with ideas for cutting your consumption, reducing your rubbish, reusing and recycling. It also tells you where your old plastic goes to, what happens to your old glass jars, how they handle waste in other countries.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is an invaluable guide for anyone who want to slim their bin and help stop the earth going to waste.Happy
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Going Green For Easter 2008-03-18 09:22:57 Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury’s has just unveiled its Eco Easter
Egg. The firm is cutting back on the packaging it uses on its Easter Eggs in a bid to become more eco friendly to read more go to BBC News.Be mindful when buying your eggs and try to reduce the amount of packaging that you purchase. If we all do a little bit we can help the environment.Do you know anyone who has a dairy allergy? Easter can be a hard time for them but one of our children is and we’ve just found a website which produces dairy free Easter eggs click on this link to take a lookGreen
Easter Games to play with the kids over the 4 day weekend :Egg and Spoon RaceBunny's Eggs - a version of stick the tail on the donkey – pin the egg on the bunny Paint an Easter Egg – children will love thisEaster Egg hunt in Read more:Going
, Going Green
Eco Fact Of The Week 2008-03-18 09:22:22 The total mileage travelled per person has increased significantly since the mid 1980s. This is because, whilst the total number of trips made by people has remained fairly static, average trip lengths have increased by a quarter from 5.2 miles to 6.6 miles.
10 ways to go green in the kitchen! 2008-04-15 04:23:42 1. Ditch the bottles - Bottled water is pricey and uses a lot of fuel to transport as well as to make and store all those bottles. Use what come out of your tap instead. Get a good filter to boost purity.2. Buy Local - Rediscover the bounty of the area that you live in. Seek out Farmers Markets and Country shows where you can buy locally produced products and help boost local shopping.3. Dispose of Disposables - Instead of relying on single use containers, get real dishes and wash them! The resources savedwill really add up.4. Banish Excess Packaging - Buy things in larger sizes if you know that you use them all the time. Try to select items thathave less plastic and extra filler stuffed into them.5. Bring your own bags - It's so simple, plastic and paper bags take resources to produc
Recycle Your Wellies! 2008-04-18 07:44:42 A bit of fun for a Friday afternoon - I thought this photo was great!REUSE cut-down wellies to use as slip-onsplant things in them!RECYCLEDonate to charity shops (in pairs!)Sadly Dunlop has stopped its Welly Recycling CampaignPlease let us know if you have any other tips for recycling your wellies!source: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
by Nicky Scott
10 ways to go green in the kitchen! 2008-04-15 04:23:42 1. Ditch the bottles - Bottled water is pricey and uses a lot of fuel to transport as well as to make and store all those bottles. Use what come out of your tap instead. Get a good filter to boost purity.2. Buy Local - Rediscover the bounty of the area that you live in. Seek out Farmers Markets and Country shows where you can buy locally produced products and help boost local shopping.3. Dispose of Disposables - Instead of relying on single use containers, get real dishes and wash them! The resources savedwill really add up.4. Banish Excess Packaging - Buy things in larger sizes if you know that you use them all the time. Try to select items thathave less plastic and extra filler stuffed into them.5. Bring your own bags - It's so simple, plastic and paper bags take resources to produc
Eco Facts About Cars: 2008-04-14 03:35:41 There are 38 million empty car seats on the roads every day58% of car trips are under 5 miles and 25% are less than 2 milesRoad traffic produces one fifth of the Uk's carbon dioxide
Have you heard about Liftshare? 2008-04-11 04:31:55 Whilst continuing our research on ways to go green we came across an interesting website called Liftshare the other day. Liftshare was set up in 1997 with the initial aim of making more efficient use of the millions of empty cars on UK roads by encouraging and enabling more people to share their car journeys. They help individuals to find travel companions to share the journey and offer a wide choice of travel modes not just cars! We thought this was a great idea and wanted to share our findings with you.Liftshare are recognized internationally as leaders in the field of online journey matching. They have a friendly and professional team who work with many different organisations helping them to set up their own liftshare programmes. Before liftshare was founded, organised journey sharing
5 Ways to make your Business Greener! 2008-04-08 03:29:59 1. Reduce waste and save moneyBusiness
waste in the UK carries a high premium. Latest research suggests it can cost as much as 4% of annual turnover. Using recycled and recyclable materials and biodegradable packaging can reduce waste costs dramatically. Specialist recyclers can be found for hazardous waste, such as batteries and chemicals. Printing on both sides of paper obviously helps to save on paper costs.Moving to ‘digital documents’ having the agenda and notes on your computer rather than paper, not only reduces waste but also provides an easily found record of the event.Check for leaking taps in the office kitchen and ensure the sink has a plug to use when washing up.2. Reduce energy and save moneySwitching off your computers, printers, other equipment and lights at night are e Read more:Greener
10 foods that you DON'T have to buy Organic 2008-04-07 08:15:36 With all the talk about pesticides on our foods and going organic, we have found ten foods that are safe to eat without being organic which can help if you are on a tight budget.AsparagusAvocadosBananasBroccoliCabbageKiwi FruitMangoOnionsPapayaPineapplesPlease ensure that you wash them all thoroughly before you eat or cook with them. Read more:Organic
The Dirty Dozen 2008-04-07 08:15:20 Did you know that the most highly contaminated foods with pesticides and chemicals even after washing and peeling are:PeachesApplesSweet Bell PeppersCeleryNectarinesStrawberriesCherriesPearsImported GrapesSpinachLettucePotatoesIf you can always try to buy the organic alternative. Read more:Dozen
Eco Fact Of The Week 2008-04-01 05:35:57 It's estimated that Sussex generates 8,849,000 kg of carbon emissions each year, the equivalent to filling 50,000 double decker buses or nearly 320 million party balloons.
How can you save Energy? 2008-03-31 06:20:59 Reduce electricity usage, save money, save the planet..... but how do we know how much electricity we are using at any one time, typically all the information we receive is an electricity bill. The Efergy meter changes this, this device allows us to see at any moment how much electricity is being consumed and at what cost. Once set up you can see exactly how much in pounds and pennies is being consumed, it's amazing how easy it is to find lights and appliances to turn off. Save money...Save the planet.We started using one of these meters in our homes and now we all have very eco conscious children! As soon as we put the kettle on or switch on the TV the numbers change on the meter and one of the kids lets you know how much the figure has gone up by! It has made us all a lot more conscious Read more:Energy
Happy Easter 2008-03-20 07:50:02 We hope that you have a relaxing Easter
Break and don't over indulge too much on chocolate! On an Eco front be mindful of how you dispose of your Easter Egg Packaging.Eco Fact: Around 60% of your rubbish can be recycled – but only 11% is actually recycled.Try to follow the simple moto: "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" which is also the name of a book packed with ideas for cutting your consumption, reducing your rubbish, reusing and recycling. It also tells you where your old plastic goes to, what happens to your old glass jars, how they handle waste in other countries.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is an invaluable guide for anyone who want to slim their bin and help stop the earth going to waste.Happy
Easter Read more:Happy Easter
Going Green For Easter 2008-03-18 09:22:57 Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury’s has just unveiled its Eco Easter
Egg. The firm is cutting back on the packaging it uses on its Easter Eggs in a bid to become more eco friendly to read more go to BBC News.Be mindful when buying your eggs and try to reduce the amount of packaging that you purchase. If we all do a little bit we can help the environment.Do you know anyone who has a dairy allergy? Easter can be a hard time for them but one of our children is and we’ve just found a website which produces dairy free Easter eggs click on this link to take a lookGreen
Easter Games to play with the kids over the 4 day weekend :Egg and Spoon RaceBunny's Eggs - a version of stick the tail on the donkey – pin the egg on the bunny Paint an Easter Egg – children will love thisEaster Egg hunt in Read more:Going
, Going Green
Eco Fact Of The Week 2008-03-18 09:22:22 The total mileage travelled per person has increased significantly since the mid 1980s. This is because, whilst the total number of trips made by people has remained fairly static, average trip lengths have increased by a quarter from 5.2 miles to 6.6 miles.
Why Recycle Plastics? 2008-04-21 07:54:21 Plastic bottles are made from oil which is a fossil fuel that will one day run out. In Britain alone we throw away about 9 billion bottles every year! Many of which currently end up in landfill.Almost all plastic bottles are made from 1 of 3 types of plastic:1. PET e.g. fizzy drink bottles, cordial bottles, cooking oil bottles2. HDPE e.g. milk & fruit juice bottles, washing up bottles, fabric conditioner bottles3. PVC e.g. still mineral bottles, bottles for toiletries, cordial bottlesPET bottles can be recycled to make a variety of end products, includingfleece clothing sleeping bags anoraksnew packagingindustrial strappingwall and floor coveringsECO FACT: It takes 25 x 2 litre plastic bottles to make 1 adult-size fleece jacketHDPE bottles can be recycled to make a variety of end produ Read more:Recycle
, Plastics
Read It, Swap It! 2008-04-22 03:08:41 Bought a book and finished it? Don't know what to do with it? If you've read it swap it!We have just come across this site www.readitswapit.co.uk which provides an eco way to get rid of unwanted books - recycle them by swapping books on-line. It is a free service with over 170,000 books available for swapping. The swap process works in the same way that you'd normally swap something. You find something you like, you ask to swap, another ReadItSwapIt member chooses something of yours and you exchange the goods.For more information go to the ReadItSwapIt website.
Composting 2008-04-25 07:00:29 To make good compost you will need to have a mixture of green and brown materials. Green materials contain a high percentage of nitrogen and breakdown quickly; brown materials contain a high percentage of carbon and breakdown slowly. Aim for a 50/50 mix of both wet greens and dry browns. For example, for every caddyful of fruit and vegetable peelings you add, match it with a caddyful of scrunched paper and cardboard packaging.It can take approximately 6-9 months to make your compost. Finished compost is a dark brown, almost black. It has a spongy texture and is rich in nutrients. Spreading finished compost into your flowerbeds greatly improves soil quality by helping it retain moisture and suppressing weeds.Tip: If your compost heap tends to be wet & smelly, add more browns; if it is d
Buy Back Your Garden Waste 2008-04-29 08:13:30 West Sussex homes can now buy back their garden waste as genuine organic compost called Reclaim Organic Soil Conditioner.Household waste recycling sites are now producing bags of organic compost for sale. So far 56,000 tonnes of green waste from gardens in West Sussex have been processed into organic compost. This is an example of how recycling can effectively ‘close the loop’. The green waste from your garden can be taken to your nearest household waste recycling site or collected from your kerbside. It then goes into a local composting plant, where it is processed and bagged ready for sale at household waste recycling sites. The loop is closed when the compost is spread back onto the garden.This is a great example of how waste can be turned into a useable product which in this c Read more:Garden
My Eco Store Presents Prizes 2008-05-14 07:16:26 We have just presented prizes to winners of the Eco Summit 2008 competition held for local schools. Two pupils from the Thomas a Beckett Middle School in Worthing were the lucky winners. The competiton was organised by Tim Loughton local MP and we donated the 1st prize a Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player. The competition asked pupils to develop a slogan to advertise the Eco Media Player, we also dona Read more:Store
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Time to meet us!! 2008-05-19 05:25:11 We've been out and about this month and have attended our first show with our stand. We went the the Ardingly Spring Garden and Leisure show over the May bank holiday. The photo shows you exactly who we are from left to right Paula, Joanna and Nikki the mums behind My Eco Store. It was a busy bank holiday weekend and we met lots of different people who were interested in our products. Our Eco Stor
Recycling Cans 2008-05-23 08:17:21 Eco Fact: Every day 80 million food and drink cans end up in landfill Recycle your food cans and you will be doing your bit to help stop them going to landfill. Rinse cans at the end of your washing up and recycle. Aluminium cans are the most cost-effective materials to recycle, so don’t waste them! Recycled aluminium from cans is used extensively to make new products.Steel cans are also valuabl Read more:Recycling
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