CARBON OFFSETTING
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The Carbon Trust
A practical way to reduce carbon emissions, tackle climate change and cut costs. As more and more businesses are discovering, the environmental and financial benefits of saving energy go hand-in-hand. By finding ways to use less energy you can reduce your company’s carbon footprint, combat climate change and lower your bills.
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GREEN GOODS
Green Directory
Alternative, Fair Trade, ECO Friendly Environmentally Green Directory Home.
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RE-USE AND RECYCLE YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS
Why not sell those useful items you no longer want.
Ethical Junction
The Ethical Junction Network provides information on positively screened companies and organisations and links you through to ethical and sustainable products and services provided by our members.
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Freecycle
Freecycle is an email list where people give away things that they no longer need for free.
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Ebay
Buy and sell your unwanted items.
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RealCycle
The RealCycle Network is an organisation of concerned members of the public. The whole concept is based around the giving and receiving of useable items that may well end up in the local tip or landfill.
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Another Man's Treasure
Another Man's Treasure offers a free recycling service where users can easily list and find unwanted items both in their local area and throughout the UK. Pay for delivery of many free items across the country instantly online.
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Freegle
Freegle is a national grassroots organisation of people who are giving and receiving free unwanted items in their immediate communities. At present, there are over 125 local groups listed in the UK, keeping stuff out of landfill.
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ENERGY
The Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust encourages the sustainable and efficient use of energy. They promote the use of cleaner fuels and heating efficiency techniques. The EST provides practical assistance to householders and small organisations.
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energyrethinking
energyrethinking is all about finding ways to use energy better. It offers tips and simple advice that help save money by using less energy, reducing waste or – sometimes – not using energy at all. It offers a space for learning from others, sharing your own views, and making new connections.
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CHARITIES
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth exists to protect and improve the conditions for life on Earth, now and for the future.
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TRAID
TRAID is a charity committed to protecting the environment and reducing world poverty by recycling and campaigning at home.
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GREEN GUIDE
The Green Guide
The Green Guide... is about changing our patterns of consumption and seeking out greener, natural and ethical alternatives to every conceivable type of product and service.
It’s about buying more wisely, consuming less, wasting less, thinking through the consequences of our purchases. It’s about reducing our impact on the planet and our fellows by making choices that are better for us, better for the environment, and better for other people.
The Green Guides have been published since 1994 - as regional and local directories of eco-friendly goods and services, and also as specialist guides on topics such as a Green Christmas and the new guide to a greener wedding (due in 2008). With more than 12,500 listings in our database, the Green Guide is the most comprehensive source of green, natural and ethical businesses and organisations in the UK. It is the directory for planet-friendly living.
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ECO WEB HOSTING
Eco Web Hosting
Eco Web Hosting provide ultra-reliable, carbon neutral web hosting with a rich feature list so that you can listen to your conscience without sacrificing value or quality service.
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ABACUS HOUSE CLEARANCE
Abacus House Clearance
House contents clearance in England & Scotland. On average Abacus recycle 75% of all house clearance contents.
Abacus House Clearance are an established company with over 15 years experience clearing houses in Northern England, the Midlands and Scotland and offer a low cost house clearance service covering a wide range of towns and cities in those areas.
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THE YEAR OF WELLBEING
The Year Of Wellbeing
The Year of Wellbeing - is a fun and thorough programme that will help you lead the life you really want to. It is underpinned by the best science and the experience of experts in their fields. The programme will support you with detailed questionnaires that give you feedback about your wellbeing and daily wellbeing tips that will enable you make healthy decisions about your life.
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TREDECIM - RECYCLED GARDEN FURNITURE
Tredecim - Recycled Garden Furniture
Manufacturers and suppliers of 100% recycled Aluminium garden furniture. Their furniture is rust-proof, rot-proof and totally weather resistant, therefore can be left outside all year round, requiring no maintenance. Working in association with the Royal Horticultural Society.
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FURNITURE RE-USE NETWORK (FRN)
Furniture Re-use Network (FRN)
Established in 1989 The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) is the national co-ordinating body for 400 furniture and appliance re-use and recycling organisations in the UK that collect a wide range of household items to pass onto people in need. The FRN promotes the re-use of unwanted furniture and household effects for the alleviation of need, hardship, distress and poverty. 2 million items per year are re-used and passed onto low income families. 85,000 tonnes of waste is diverted from landfill and 3000 people are working in the UK to collect and deliver furniture and appliances.
There are presently over 160 organisations within the FRN that refurbish and re-use domestic appliances. In total the FRN repairs and passes on over 250,000 domestic appliances a year to low-income families across the UK that cannot afford to purchase new appliances.
FRN members operate the largest fridge collection service in the UK. Collecting over 300,000 fridges a year. Up to 15% are re-useable and are passed onto low income families.
FRN members will play a key role in the management of UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). 35+ regional centres are under development offering a full audit trail and will use fit for re-use a WEEE compliant national standard for appliance re-use and recycling published by the FRN.
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GREEN USES FOR WASTE
Green Uses For Waste
GreenUsesForWaste contains over 60 articles written by our experts who continually update and add new content.
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MY ZERO WASTE
My Zero Waste
MyZeroWaste.com is a families blog about reducing the amount of waste they send to landfill each week. Follow their progress, leave a comment or two, cheer them on and see if they attain their goal of ZERO WASTE! Check out their monthly competitions, special offers and monthly challenge too! Join in the fun, but remember, this is a serious issue that is crucial for the wellfare of our planet.
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RECYCLING INFORMATION, TIPS & ADVICE
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THE HAND WEAVING COMPANY
The Hand Weaving Company
The Hand Weaving Company are a professional, family run business based in Mid-Wales, and proud to be the largest suppliers of hand weaving products in the UK. Products - weaving sticks, peg looms, corkwork bobbins and lucets provide everything the hand weaver could possibly need. All their products are hand crafted in their workshops.
Peg loom weaving is a great tool when it comes to recycling. Use oddments of wool, strips of fabric, unspun fleece, plastic bags - almost anything. It's only the bounds of your imagination that will stop you!
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MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING
Recycle Old Mobile Phones
Mobile Cash Mate recycle old mobile phones in accordance with the WEEE regulations. MCM is accredited to Environmental Management System BSI ISO 14001, as well as holding Waste Management and Waste Transfer licenses. Payment is offered for old/unwanted mobiles as an incentive for people to recycle.
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