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Do green laundry powders scrub up?
Latesha Randall puts some ‘green’ laundry detergents to the test
Ethical summer soft drinks
Call them ‘products with a purpose’: thirst-quenching drinks made with both the planet and your palate in mind.
Green ideas for outdoor furniture
We all love outdoor living, but not dodgy illegal logging. Here are some tips for choosing outdoor furniture that hasn’t harmed the environment.
Which hot water system is best?
You could save a bundle (and help fight climate change) with a smart choice of heating system. Warren Judd looks at the options.
The complete guide to happy meat
Our shopping habits shape the world – and few buying decisions have a bigger impact than our choice of meat. Rebecca Reider finds out exactly what we’re paying for.
How to choose the right tinned fish
Veronica Schmidt makes selecting sustainable canned seafood easy.
Free-range fraud: Are you buying blind?
If you’re interested in sustainable living, chances are you consider yourself an ethical consumer – checking for labels such as “free range” “local” or “organic” when buying your groceries. But how do you know if ...
Egg deception: How to tell you're buying free range
In light of a recent case of egg fraud, how can you trust the free-range eggs you're buying are the real deal? Green Ideas takes a look.
How to choose a clothes dryer
A cheap dryer isn’t always kind to your wallet – or the environment. Warren Judd investigates.
Which green dishwasher powders do the job?
No-one wants to pollute a river by running their dishwasher – but eco-friendly products need to do the job. Felicity Monk finds out which automatic dishwasher powders really perform.