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Eco-products

Posts tagged with "eco-products"

22 April 2021 in Home & Energy, Sustainability

Our commitment to sustainability

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Here we explain how we’ll be helping consumers make sustainable choices, and how we’re challenging ourselves to be a more sustainable organisation.

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16 November 2020 in Sustainability

Introducing our Eco Buy commitment

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Last week we announced our commitment to sustainability. As a part of that commitment, we’ve launched a new Eco Buy label – here’s everything you need to know.

(more…)

30 August 2016 in Health, Home & Energy, Shopping

Do eco-friendly cleaning products matter?

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Are steam cleaners good for green cleaning?

The organic food sector is booming. But is it just as important to consider green cleaning products as well as eco-friendly food?

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6 February 2015 in Technology

Your view: would an ink tariff make you think before you print?

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Last week we asked you for your thoughts on having a monthly tariff for your printing. While most of you were against it, could it help us be more eco-friendly?

(more about printing tariff…)

19 May 2013 in Home & Energy

Customers let down by cancelled insulation installations

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A model house with a bobble hat on the roof

Thousands of energy customers had their free insulation installations cancelled at the last minute after the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme came to an end. Were you affected by the cancellations?

(more about CERT insulation cancellations…)

17 March 2013 in Home & Energy, Technology

The energy-saving LED bulb that switched off the radio

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An LED bulb lighting up the darkness

We get sent some weird and wonderful tales of products going wrong, but one story piqued our interest so much that we just had to send it to the lab to test it out. Can you help us shed more light on the mystery?

(more about the LED bulb mystery…)

16 December 2011 in Home & Energy

An off switch is not an energy-saving ‘eco mode’

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Saving energy is becoming more important for many of us. One way to do this is by buying more energy efficient products. But are the eco claims made by a growing number of products really helping us achieve this?

(more about eco claims…)

18 July 2011 in Home & Energy

10 eco gadgets you don’t need

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Gift wrapped in recycled paper

With rising energy bills, there’s never been a better time to save energy. There’s a plethora of eco products that promise to slash your power, heating or water bills, but our tests reveal that not all of them deliver.

(more about eco-savings gadgets…)

4 July 2011 in Home & Energy

Energy saving light bulbs – turned off by slow light-up times?

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Energy saving light bulbs

Are you turned off by the sluggish light-up times of energy saving light bulbs? Our latest lab test results suggest that this problem may be fading, but it all depends on how good the bulb is.

(more about energy saving light bulbs…)

15 February 2011 in Home & Energy

How can we become smarter at saving energy?

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'Save' written out in plants

Will government plans to make new homes zero-carbon by 2016 help us reduce our carbon footprint? A new report says it’s what’s going on inside the homes that matters – and that means the people who live in them.

(more about smart energy saving…)

10 February 2011 in Home & Energy

Will new anti-‘greenwash’ guidelines make any difference?

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Cleaning spray against green background

New guidelines to help prevent advertisers making fluffy, meaningless or plain misleading environmental claims sound good. So will they help shoppers pick the right eco products – or is this a missed opportunity?

(more about anti-greenwash guidelines…)

4 February 2011 in Home & Energy

Should water meters be compulsory?

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Water coming out of tap

Water companies have been set targets to introduce water meters to around half of UK homes by 2015. But is this really the best solution for everyone – and can it actually help to reduce water waste?

(more about compulsory water meters…)

29 January 2011 in Home & Energy, Money, Shopping

Will an eco loyalty card make us shop more sustainably?

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Sign saying 'conscience just ahead'

A new reward scheme for farm shops and eco-friendly retailers aims to play the supermarkets at their own loyalty card game, giving shoppers points for sustainable choices. But will it take off?

(more about the Ice reward scheme…)

26 January 2011 in Home & Energy

Are energy-saving light bulbs too cheap?

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Energy-saving light bulb

Light bulbs are in the news again and it looks like their cost is about to rise. So should we all be rushing to snap up those ‘three for a pound’ deals while we still can – or does it pay to be more discerning?

(more about energy-saving light bulbs…)

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