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Sustainable alternatives to garden lawns: Part 1

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The type, pH, quality, and fertility of the soil. An eco-friendly and ethical life involves taking control of your needs, and working out how to meet them without harming either other people or the planet. Ethical gardeners will not only give thought to human inhabitants’ needs and wishes, but also those of local wildlife.

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Great ways to reduce plastic use in your home: Part 3 – around the home

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While some plastic fabrics may be more ethical and better for the environment than the alternative (in the case of fur, leather, and some other animal-derived products), they cause their own huge problems. Also consider making soil blocks, which do away with the need for seedling containers altogether. About the author.

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Green Your Workplace With These Eco-Friendly Office Products and Supplies

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And when it comes to buying coffee, the life-giving bean juice that we all love, you should always look for ethical brands with the Fair Trade label. If you have to buy new, then always buy from sustainable, ethical manufacturers such as Inside Weather , a USA-based furniture manufacturer that uses recycled content in their products (e.g.

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Sustainable funerals: Part 1 – with Ethical.net

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Planning a sustainable funeral means rejecting environmentally damaging practices and finding more ethical and responsible options. When concentrated in a certain location (say, in soil), these metals have the potential to harm the environment. It is now easier than ever to make the right choices for arrangements around death.

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Why we should support small fishing boats over super-trawlers, Part 3

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I’m actually working with the Soil Association to help build a differentiation between low-impact, small-scale fishing and the bigger boats. I’d rather work with the Soil Association than form a new brand, because there are so many out there that it can be confusing; and the Soil Association does have clout.

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Food preservation methods to make the most of seasonal produce: Part 1

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The way we eat has a profound effect on how eco-friendly, ethical, and sustainable our lives can be. Whether we grow our own, or buy ethically from local food producers, these age-old techniques can help us transition to a better future for ourselves, our families, and the planet. They aim to make ethical the new normal.

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Sustainable funerals: Part 2 – with Ethical.net

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One option for a sustainable burial is simply to opt for a traditional wooden coffin – but one made from a more ethical choice of wood, from sustainably managed woodlands and forests. Some bamboo products will be better than others when it comes to both their human and environmental ethics. Sustainable wood coffins. About the author.