Eco & ethical living
Cooking generally has high fuel consumption in comparison to other household activities. If you have an energy monitor, you’ll see that your oven uses far more electricity than almost any other appliance in your home. Keep your bills down and save energy when preparing food with these simple energy-efficient tips: Cook in batches as […]
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A safe, simple, natural way to remove limescale from a kettle using vinegar as a descaler and how to prevent limescale build-up in a kettle. Why you need to remove limescale from a kettle Limescale in your kettle costs you money as you need to use extra electricity to boil the kettle. It also affects
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In a remote, wooded valley near the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales lies the Melin Tregwynt Woollen Mill. Whilst on holiday in Wales during the springtime last year, we armed ourselves with a sat nav and drove through green, winding country lanes to see the mill at work and visit the shop. I like to support
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Twitter has brought me into contact with so many great people who are willing to share and help others in their quests to be a shade greener. One such person was the owner of Opulentia Organics natural and organic skincare, who recommended I buy the book Clean House, Clean Planet – Clean Your House for
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A natural, cheap and simple way to clean bathroom, kitchen or other taps (not brass or gold-coloured taps) is to use white vinegar. Why use vinegar? White vinegar is 100% biodegradable so is much more environmentally-friendly than modern household cleaners and is great for removing limescale and other mineral desposits from water. Vinegar is also
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The Energy Saving Trust’s latest research shows that British households could save £1.7bn a year simply by switching appliances off standby. In the countdown to next week’s Big Energy Saving Week – a joint campaign between Energy Saving Trust, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Citizens Advice – research reveals the number of
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