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Sustainability

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What does it mean to live sustainably?

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We’re hearing a lot these days about sustainability, Eco living, saving the planet, war on waste, plastic bags, recycling and a lot more. All these issues are part of something much bigger; to use a time-worn phrase, it’s all about living within our means.

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Our commitment to sustainability

Mike Briggs

We’re announcing some big news about 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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New right to repair rules: what do you think?

Melissa Massey

New rules to make household appliances more sustainable have been announced by the EU, but will they end up benefitting consumers?

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Latest Sustainability comments

Why is Wales so good at recycling?

Antonio Prikolov said 4 days, 10 hours ago:

I think this is a great example for everyone else. Waste recycling should be a…
New right to repair rules: what do you think?

wavechange said 5 days, 4 hours ago:

Hi Bee – Unless you bought the kettle from Dualit it would be best to…
New right to repair rules: what do you think?

wavechange said 5 days, 4 hours ago:

The Consumer Rights Act limits claims to a maximum of six years and I hope…
New right to repair rules: what do you think?

malcolm r said 5 days, 5 hours ago:

I'd buy a new different kettle. There are many best buys here under your repair…

by Charlotte Fitzgerald on 27 December 2012

Post-Christmas clear out – recycle, re-gift and reuse

We spend many months preparing for Christmas, but what do we do with all the packaging when the big day has been and gone? I’m lucky with my local recycling facilities, but what do you do with your festive fodder?

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by Andy Atkins on 30 November 2012

Do the products you buy damage the environment?

How much do you know about how the things you buy are made? In this guest post, Friends of the Earth’s Andy Atkins explains why smartphone manufacturers need to start making their products better.

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by Lisa Galliers on 19 October 2011

Where will your coffee cup end up? Not in the recycling

The UK’s thirst for coffee on the go means an estimated 2.5 billion paper cups are thrown away every year. If put side by side, they’d stretch around the globe roughly five and a half times, so what should we do with them?

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by Hannah Jolliffe on 13 April 2011

Are your meat-eating habits harming the environment?

As a ‘reformed vegetarian’, I’m familiar with the argument that eating less meat helps the environment, but a new report hits us with some hard facts. But will they encourage you to adopt a ‘demitarian’ lifestyle?

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by Hazel Cottrell on 20 August 2010

Can small changes help save the environment?

Latest stats suggest we don’t have a clue about how to save energy and that we’re choosing the wrong ways to be green. But surely that old cliché – every little helps if we all do our bit – stands true?

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