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Use your local shops, not the out-of-town stores. Friends of the Earth have more on this.
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Buy organic cotton for your sheets, duvet covers, towels etc: see Natural Collection, Greenfibres and some of the companies mentioned above.
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Only buy wooden products that are FSC certified.
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Use environmentally friendly personal care products. Many supermarkets now stock these, but there are also sites such as the WWF’s ‘Earthly Goods’ shop, ‘There Must be a Better Way’, and Natural Collection, as well as companies such as Green People, Weleda and Neal’s Yard Remedies. For tampons see www.natracare.com.
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When buying new white goods (e.g. fridge, freezer, washing machine, cooker), ensure they have the highest energy rating – AAA.
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Where possible buy products made from recycled material.
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Buy your clothes from an ethical clothing company such as People Tree, Adili, Patagonia, Ethical Superstore, Bishopston Trading Company, Ganesha, Gossypium, Hug, Howies, Tonic t-shirts... and more!
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Buy shoes from an ethical company such as Ethical Wares, Freerangers, the Vegan Store and Vegetarian Shoes.
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Tom Wright says, ‘If Lent is a time to give things up, Easter ought to be a time to take things up’, so use the Easter period to practice generosity and give someone a present that costs time or money or both!
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Buy your jewellery from ethical companies such as Cred, People Tree, Silver Chilli, Tearcraft and Traidcraft.