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• The Eco Friendly Car With A Difference

  We’ve heard of turf on the roof of houses, shops and other buildings, but in Japan this has been taken one step further. A music producer from Okinawa planted a layer of grass on the roof of his car, which 4 months later has grown to a height of 10cm and keeps his car cool! Mitsuji Chinen claims he doesnt need to use his air conditioning with this new form of insulation!

  
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• The U.K’s First Organic Skin Care Range Enhanced with Reiki

  Kitty Soaps was launched as an online shop in 2008, providing ethical, organic skin and body care with a holistic twist! Owner, Cat MacGillivray, describes how the company came about.

  
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• So Indigo-Ethical and Fairtrade

  We are complex beings. We like variety, good quality and style. Yet, we don’t want to exploit people or have our desires literally or metaphorically costing the earth. We would like to be ethical, but we want to be joyful too; most of us aren’t that comfortable in a mud-brown, hair shirt. After all, why should ethical living be an austerity? It occurred to Joanne May and her partner Liz Summers, one day in their garden in Cornwall, that people would be more likely to buy ethical goods if they were offered something they really want, in exciting colours, at a price they can afford.

  
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• Say It With Bamboo This Christmas

  December 2008 sees the launch of the Christmas Gifts Guide from Bambienti. Bambienti is a new brand which designs and produces furniture and accessories made entirely out of Bamboo, a material that offers strength, style and natural sustainability. Their designs are all hand-made in family-run workshops and currently include solid, glass-topped and occasional tables, seating, screens, storage and shelving, lighting, accessories and garden water features.

  
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• The Best of My Alter-Eco’s 2008-Plastic Bottle Recycling The Fun Way

  You will have guessed by now that we love wacky ways of recycling household items and this story is a great example of just what can be created with a little imagination, a pile of plastic waste and of course dedication.

  
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• The Best of My Alter-Eco’s 2008-How to Recycle Your Unwanted CDs

  Fed up of all the free CDs you get with the Sunday newspapers? Well, we have an eco friendly way of disposing them for you-recycle them into a Panda chair.

  
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• Christmas Recycling

  With New Year approaching and Christmas fading into the background like a distant memory. Here are some ways you can recycle your left over cards, wrapping paper and old presents from last year.

  
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• Creative Cardboard Coffins For A Green Burial

  The aim of Creative Coffins is to provide a green alternative to traditional wooden coffins that don’t compromise on choice or style. Creative Coffins are the only company licensed to print onto the patent holders of market leading, biodegradable, carton board coffins, Compakta. With nearly 40 varying designs in their standard selection there is something for everyone ranging from the dignified and beautiful to the quirky and humorous. These are available through your local funeral director, or alternatively, you can contact Creative Coffins directly for details on bespoke and personalised designs. The company decided to sell exclusively to the trade and though they accept enquiries from individuals making their own funeral plans, their philosophy is to encourage everyone to use their local funeral director.

  
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