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Jubilee 2012. Celebrating or cashing in?

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 by Nigel

Are you having an eco street party for the Queen’s Jubilee? Get some tips from our customers on how to keep it eco friendly, and share your own.


A winter greeting from Netcycler to all readers!

Friday, February 10th, 2012 by Nigel

Our friends over at Netcycler have a message for Nigel’s Eco Store readers about how to turn your old stuff into new stuff. Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on… Sometimes it’s good to start a new year with a little bit of cleaning around the house – going through your garage, drawers [...]


How to Eco-Shop

Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by Nigel

Fairtrade logo
Needless to say, I’m very much in favour of eco shopping! But what about shopping offline, leaving your house to buy stuff. We all need to do it, but how do we do it in the right way? Rachael from moneysupermarket.com has a few handy tips to help you be an eco shopper.


The Plastic Diet: Day 30

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 by Nigel

Plastic Waste
I’m at the end of my plastic diet. What have I learned? Well, I now realise that cutting out new (non-recycled/reused) plastic from my ‘diet’ was actually pretty easy once I put my mind to it…


The Plastic Diet: Day 4

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 by Nigel

Lots of plastic packaging
I’m four days into my plastic diet challenge, and already two unexpected bonuses of this challenge have started to manifest. By reducing my waste, I’m also saving money and following a more healthy diet…


My 31 Days Without Plastic

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 by Nigel

Plastic rubbish on a beach in Denmark. Image courtesy of EcoChampion via Flickr
We’re hearing more and about plastic in the news, how it’s clogging up our oceans, killing off our marine life and ramping up our collective carbon foot print. It’s undoubtedly a huge problem, but one that is largely hidden despite coverage in the media.