Here are some suggestions for practical steps we can all consider taking, places to buy eco-friendly stuff and sources of advice about environmentally friendly actions, environmental issues and action.
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Some actions to consider… (click on the web links to go to providers)
- Use a renewable energy provider Which guide, Ecotricity, Green Star Energy, Good Energy
- Use a local veg shop Corner Plot, 119 Park Lane check web site Food for Mac
- Use local buses Local bus routes and times
- Make waxed cloth instead of cling film Less Stuff , YouTube video with awful soundtrack
- Buy beeswax wraps instead of food bags/cling film Zero Waste Shop, Buxton; Lakeland, Waitrose
- Info on plastic use Not just once
- Info on local environmental groups and events Macctastic
- Get less toxic cleaning stuff and bottle re-fills Zero Waste Shop, 30 High Street Buxton, SK17 6EU
- Get toothpaste tablets/eco-friendly bathroom stuff Itsallaboutyou, Anythingbutpastic
- Buy eco-friendly cleaning products Pebblemag (still in plastic bottles)
- Get info on low carbon food options Eatlowcarbon, Guardian article
- Get Info on how to use less carbon What to do