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Hi, welcome to Nigel’s Eco Store eco blog. Running Nigel’s Eco Store is an amazing opportunity to explore all things environmentally friendly. Find out more about our business, new products we come across, and the environmental issues I think about. I will be writing fairly regularly on all sorts of environmentally friendly (and other) topics. Please add a comment if you feel the urge - all feedback welcome! nigel-sig1.jpg


Winners of the Green Web Awards

Friday, February 19th, 2010 by Nigel

Green Web Awards 2009

At the end of last year, we asked you the public both to nominate and to vote on which on-line retailers, advocators, organisations, charities and social media really were committed to supporting the environment and which were just greenwashing… in the Green Web Awards, run in partnership by us and leading…


The future’s cardboard? New office desk sets sustainable design standard

Friday, February 19th, 2010 by Nigel

Paperweight desk

Last week designers Rod and Mary from Cardboard Future came by the office to show us their new Paperweight cardboard desk.

The desk looks like expensive design furniture, is 100% recyclable,


How to have a good Christmas: Download my Free E-book

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 by Nigel

How to have a good Xmas: Free E-book

The odd thing is, even in our varied modern 21st century culture, Christmas is the single most important date in the year. No other day comes close. There are good reasons for that, only in all the madness,


Let them eat cake… 86,000 tonnes of it

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 by Nigel

food-waste-freeganism.jpg

A friend who lives in Wales is telling me about Freeganism, which involves salvaging discarded, unspoiled food from supermarket bins. It reminds me of the time I visited a different friend who used to live on a houseboat on the Thames. One of her neighbours, ‘Mad’ Pierre, who rumour had it…


Not sure how I missed this: 350.org

Saturday, November 7th, 2009 by Nigel


Recipe for a successful Copenhagen

Saturday, November 7th, 2009 by Nigel

Just found this great video ‘One Minute Recipe for Success at Copenhagen’ at…


To carbon offset, or not?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 by Nigel

Christmas is fast approaching and I am looking back at 2009, at whether I can be more planet friendly, reduce my carbon footprint and be more sustainable in my living. This year I’ve been pretty good: shopping locally, cutting back on things like meat, walking more, and switching off as much as possible at home and at work.

The odd holiday splurge is the one thing that leaves a nasty


Green Web Awards 2009: get nominating!

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 by Nigel

Green Web Awards 2009

We’ve just launched our second Green Web Awards, celebrating the best green websites, blogs and social media. This year, following some great feedback on this blog, we’ve made the awards a tad more democratic!

You asked for it. You’ll be deciding. So start nominating!


It’s Energy Saving Week…

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 by Nigel

5 Things

It’s Energy Saving Week - one of the biggest UK energy awareness campaigns.

This year, the theme is Waste. Melting ice caps and polar bears aside, wasting


Recycled milk jug, for ethical coffee only?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 by Nigel

Turns out one of the recycled Milk Bottle Milk Jugs that we