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| Organic Food Delivery |
It makes sense to buy from UK farmers, food miles are reduced by sourcing local produce & their multiple deliveries reduce your carbon emissions. Organic means great taste, good for environment, good for the soil, no GM, good for wild/ animal life and good for you !
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| Energy |
Suppliers of electricity from renewable sources - clean forms of power like wind energy.
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| Information on Sustainable Living |
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| Sustainable Living Ideas |
| The following ideas are easy for everyone to do and can have a huge impact on reducing your carbon footprint .
- Loft insulation - keeps the heat in & therefore you use less energy!
Yellow pages or www.yell.comwww.yell.com
- Solar Panels/Wind Turbines - natural methods to power your own home.
B & Q / www.diy.com 0845 602 330
- Ceramic Stoves - the most efficient of all woodburners as they have the ability to store heat and then release it over a 24hour period www.ceramicstove.com 01865 245 077
- Composters/ wormeries - dramatically reduce household waste, so easy to use & great for the garden! B & Q / www.diy.com / www.carbonneutral.com / most garden retailers.
- Water Butt Installation - money saving idea and better for your plants!
Most garden retailers.
- Energy saving lightbulbs – change all your bulbs & save money off your electricity bill! Diy stores and most electrical suppliers.
- Recycling - Trafford currently only collect cans/ tins/ glass/ newspaper/ magazines/ green waste. For details of where to recycle other materials check www.trafford.gov.uk 0161 912 2000
- Re-use plastic bags!
- Recycle unwanted items - keep usable items out of landfills by passing them on & get something you want in return! www.uk.freecycle.org
- Mailing Preference Service - stop junk mail (and wasted paper) you don’t want by registering with www.mpsonline.org.uk Tel 0845 703 4599
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Grants for Sustainable Living
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If you’re thinking of making energy saving improvements to your home there are a range of grants and offers available.
- Southern Electric Home insulation grants of up to £300 0845 777 663
- Snug as a Bug Home insulation grants of up to £650 (free for homeowners on benefits) 0845 607 6415 www.instagroup.co.uk
Low Carbon Buildings Programme Provides grants towards the cost of renewable energy www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk
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| Baby |
Landfill sites are now full of non-biodegradable "disposable" nappies. No-one knows when they will disintegrate. The following ideas are more environmentally friendly.
- Nappy Laundry Service for the North West - cloth nappies delivered, collected & sterilised. Cost effective, eco friendly, time saving and easy to use Tel 01782 816 902
- Cloth Nappy Agent – Jennie Gander Tel 0161 865 2253
- Nature nappies - made from natural materials and 70% bio-degradable.
Stockists: Sainsburys, Mothercare, Boots.
- Moltex/ Bambo - made from natural materials and almost all compostable in a earth worm composter. Stockists: Unicorn, Chorlton, Limited Resources (see organic food delivery above).
Organic Products (for babies and adults) Eco friendly online shopping!
www.greenpeople.co.uk or www.naturalcollection.com
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| Transport |
Public transport/ bicycles/ walking are the greenest way to travel. Try & use the 15 minute rule…if you can walk it in 15 minutes then do! When it’s more consider:
- Hybrid Cars (do more miles to the gallon & reduce carbon emissions as well as improving local air quality) www.hybridcars.com
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| Holiday Travel |
| Holidaying closer to home is the Greener way to go. There are other ways to travel that don’t involve flying.
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| Food |
www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk
www.growingcommunities.org
www.landshare.net
www.capitalgrowth.org
www.fareshare.org.uk |
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| Green service, product or company you would like to see included? |
| Contact Jad on 0161 972 0796 or jtirska@hotmail.com |
