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Eco-directories: a few shopping pointers for recycled/ethical products |
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Recycled office products/stationary |
Household goods & miscellaneous |
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Eco Print
If you are on this website then you take environmental issues seriously so we think it is natural that you would want to continue with this approach by using recycled printed materials. Eco Print presently work with schools to produce folders, certificates of achievement, send home postcards, office stationery, business cards, visitor cards as well as Christmas cards.
www.ecoprintuk.com
01722 340 350
Remarkable
A range of stationary including pencils, mouse mats, pencil cases and notepads made of recycled materials including polystyrene packaging, printer parts and recycled plastic cups. www.remarkable.co.uk
(Direct) www.greenshop.co.uk
Green Your Office
Green Your Office will help you transform your workplace into a socially and environmentally responsible place to be.
www.greenyouroffice.co.uk
Recycled Paper
A range of recycled paper products including notebooks, paper and craft supplies.
www.recycled-paper.co.uk
Fairpack
A not for profit company that supplies biodegradable plastic bags, recycled paper bags and cotton bags to small retailers at an affordable price.
www.fairpack.org
Via3
Here is a cost effective and efficient solution to the challenge of running your office in an eco-friendly and ethical manner. www.via3.net
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(WRAP'S) Recycled Products Directory – Watch UK
This website is run by WRAP. It provides comprehensive links to recycled products in all sectors-commercial, industrial and domestic. It is constantly being updated, so definitely worth a look.
www.recycledproducts.org.uk
Eco Zone
A small web shop with a limited but good range including detergent free eco balls for laundry and a wind-up mobile phone charger.
www.ecozone.co.uk
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 their members.
www.ethicaljunction.org
Green Choices
www.greenchoices.org
Green Board Games Ethical games for all ages.
www.greenboardgames.com
Natural Collection
An online catalogue of goods that are in complete harmony with nature.
www.naturalcollection.com
Natural Eco Trading
Environmentally friendly household cleaning products.
www.greenbrands.co.uk |
Recycling bins |
Kitchen/cleaning products |
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Home Recycling
Segregated recycling and compost bins that are split down the middle for east separation of rubbish. Brabantia does a good one but there are many others, as well as can crushers on this helpful British website.
www.homerecycling.co.uk
Recycling bins
www.binimizer.com
www.wrap.org.uk |
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Clothes |
Cosmetics & toiletries |
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Weleda
www.weleda.co.uk |
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www.green-works.co.uk
David Meddings Design
Eco friendly indoor and outdoor furniture made of recycled wood as well as home accessories such as soap dishes and coat hooks. www.reelfurniture.co.uk
Eco Plastic - Outdoor Furniture
Durable, hardwearing recycled plastic furniture including benches, walkways, equine and garden products all made of 100% recycled product.
www.ecoplastic.net
Insight Eco Store
A good web shop with a broad range and some really fun and funky furniture.
www.insightecostore.com |
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Association For Environmentally Conscious Building / Green Shop
www.greenshop.co.uk |
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Friends of the Earth
www.foe.co.uk
Greenpeace's Chemical Kitchen
www.greenpeace.org.uk |
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Glass Tile
A broad range of lovely glass tiles for walls and floor, made of 85% recycled glass. They are available in the UK , USA , Europe and Japan . Find your nearest dealer on:
www.glasstile.com
Smile Plastics
A British company that makes fun and funky, artistic sheets of recycled plastic out of mobile phones, kids boots, bottles and CD's. www.smile-plastics.co.uk
Straw Bale Building
Not strictly a material, but a website for people who are interested in building with straw bales-a sustainable building technique-with a thorough how-to section.
www.strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk
Versa-tile
A heavy-duty, hard wearing floor tile made out of recycled plastic in a range of colours and for reasonable prices.
www.versa-tile.co.uk |
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Compost Crock
An attractive white ceramic compost crock for your kitchen-easy to clean and dishwasher safe.
www.ecozone.co.uk
Used 2 Be
Home products, furniture and accessories made of recycled goods. www.used2bee.co.uk
Organic re-usable nappies
Available in various shapes and sizes. All machine washable at 90 degrees. Available at:
www.gogreen.cellande.co.uk
The Cardboard Lamp and the Glow Brick
Two clever forms of lighting design-the first made from recycled cardboard compressed into a laminate, and the second is a light that charges up from sunlight or from a light bulb.
Both are available at:
www.insightecostore.com
Recycled Tableware By nature, a website for ethical living, does a small but fun range of recycled glass tableware including glass, plates and platters.
www.bynature.co.uk
The Log Maker
This dinky machine recycles your old newspapers and turns them into ‘bricks' to burn on the fire.
www.greenshop.co.uk
www.naturalcollection.co.uk
Green Glass
Interesting glass wear made of recycled bottles. Winner of National Recycling Awards 2001.
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Shredded Paper Recycling Bin
Lightweight and durable, this funky accessory is made of a new material developed by its designer from shredded paper.
www.ikuinen.com Me Old China
Brings new life to old crockery by building the odds and ends of dinner services into a range of two and three tier cake plates. www.peoplewillalwaysneedplates.co.uk
We make Street Sofa
Designed by one of the organisers of ‘Re-Design'
www.re-design.co.uk. This is a clever transformation of an old European bin into a funky sofa…which is more comfy than it sounds!
www.wemake.co.uk
Pli Chair Made of 20% post consumer waste plastic, this chair is produced by a young company expressly manufacturing eco-furniture.
www.plidesign.co.uk
Sprout Bivention
Sprout are an eco consultancy have created an creative solution to separating rubbish for recycling by reusing carrier bags in the design.
www.sproutdesign.co.uk
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