You can use these links to find out more about waste and other environmental issues in Scotland and the rest of the UK. A wide range of organisations can provide useful information and services to help you Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
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Waste Aware Products
All Things Eco - www.allthingseco.co.uk
The Green Pages that lists hundreds of companies from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales (with just a few abroad!) that support the environment and sustainable living.
Bits and Bobs Scrapstore - www.bitsandbobsscrapstore.org.uk
Bits and Bobs is a social enterprise that aims to create employment for people with disabilities in a recycling business and related environmentally friendly ventures. Bits and Bobs collects safe, clean waste materials such as paper, cork, fabric, paint and sticky back plastic from a wide variety of businesses across Edinburgh. These are then sorted and displayed to be picked up cheaply by our members at the scrapstore.
Bonnie-Babies - www.bonnie-babies.com
Bonnie-Babies, based in Dundee, provides nappy and baby products and helps newcomers to the world of reusable nappies to navigate their way through the range of nappies and related products available. Following testing at home, only nappies that Bonnie-Babies are happy to recommend appear on this site.
British Eco - www.britisheco.com
The British Eco website sells a range of solar powered, garden, eco friendly and outdoor products, including home composting equipment.
By Nature - www.bynature.co.uk
The By Nature website offers a wide range of products made with respect for care of the environment and for the people that produce them. It also contains useful advice and information on making choices for a greener lifestyle.
Composters.com - www.composters.com/main_comp.html
Composters.com has a wide array of products, from compost bins, rain barrels and wood chippers, to various other environmentally friendly accessories. Products are constructed from 100% recycled materials and are available in many different designs.
Count on it - www.count-on-it.co.uk
Count On It is an easy to use, food freshness label which takes the guesswork out of freshness at a glance, to help consumers make the most of the food they buy and waste less of it.
Earth Huggers - www.earth-huggers.com
The Earth Huggers webistes offers a wide range of recycled and other ethical products to buy online. 25% of all Earth Huggers` profits go to environmental and humanitarian aid projects around the world.
Eco-Essentials - www.eco-essentials.co.uk
The Eco-Essentials website offers many eco-friendly products for sustainable living, including many reusable products. The Eco-Essentials help to protect the planet by reducing waste, carbon emissions and pollution, and by saving natural resources, water, oil and energy.
Ecohip - www.ecohip.net
Ecohip offer green tips, eco and natural products as well as a range of ethical books and gift ideas.
Ecotivity - www.ecotivity.com
Ecotivity is a review and directory website that promotes green and ethical consumerism, fairtrade and eco-lifestyles.
Ecotopia - www.ecotopia.co.uk
An eco website for socially responsible shopping offering a wide selection of environmentally friendly, fairly traded and recycled products from gifts to homeware, garden goods, baby accessories, glassware, wind up gadgets, children`s toys to books and eco friendly cleaning products.
Enjo - www.enjo.co.uk
Enjo offer chemical free cleaning products for all areas of a household with minimal packaging.
Environment & Greener Living Guide - www.direct.gov.uk/greenerliving
The online guide to greener living, from the UK government, is designed to help people living in England who want to find out what they can do in their everyday lives to tackle climate change and other environmental issues. The guide includes actions that can be taken covering the home, shopping, travel, food and drink, waste and recycling, energy and water saving, gardening, as well as being green in the workplace, school and community.
Fair Grounds - www.fair-grounds.org.uk
Fair Grounds is a UK based Social Enterprise Company promoting ethical consumer choice. You can purchase a range of recycled products from this website, including table mats, coasters, photo frames, earrings and necklaces made from recycled newspaper.
Green Books - www.greenbooks.co.uk
Green Books sells books on recycling, composting and other environmental and cultural issues, most of which are printed on 100% recycled paper.
Green Depot - www.greendepot.co.uk
The Green Depot website is aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses to "go green". From Ecotopia, working closely with Ecover, the site offers the full range of Ecover products including the newest B2B range at full trade prices.
Green Guide Online - www.greenguide.co.uk
You can use the Green Guide website to search for organic, natural, ethical and eco-friendly services or products, purchase the Green Guides, subscribe to Pure Living magazine, catch up on the latest eco news and events, and much more.
Lakeland Limited - www.lakeland.co.uk
The Lakeland Limited website sells a range of household goods, including recycled products for the home and garden, and recycling and composting aids.
LUMA - www.lumadirect.com
LUMA offers organic and fair trade bed, bath and baby products made ethically by supporting socially-responsible companies.
Natural Discovery - www.naturaldiscovery.co.uk
Natural Discovery have re-thought the UK holiday experience and have created breaks with a real difference - a good quality break for you and a break for our environment. On a Discovery Break you can find out what makes an area really special, and can enjoy the best of the local environment, attractions and activities. Also, see their website for our range of innovative environmentally friendly home products.
Nigel`s Eco Store - www.nigelsecostore.com
Nigel`s sells eco-friendly stuff that can help anyone live in a more sustainable way, and so make a positive contribution to a better and brighter future. The range includes, eco gifts, eco cleaning, eco furniture, eco kids and more...
Recycled Stores - www.recycledstores.co.uk
Recycled Stores provides a range of biodegradable and recycled promotional goods that can be branded for campaigns and events. These range from biodegradable pens containing flower seeds, to organic cotton shopping and gym bags. Recycled carrier bags and paper bags can also be supplied for point of sale.
RecycleMate - www.recyclemate.co.uk
RecycleMate is a new, easy and hygienic way to sort and store household waste. It takes all types of household waste, from food waste to plastic, glass and paper. RecycleMate fits in any kitchen, as a built-in or stand-alone unit in place of a rubbish bin. Slide-out drawers and attachable wheeled buggy make it easy to put recycling out for collection or to take it to the recycling centre.
Softbots - www.softbots.co.uk
The Softbots website offers a wide range of real nappies and natural baby products. It also aims to provide accurate, easy to understand facts about real nappies and infomation on how they can benefit both you and your child.
Supreme Creations - www.supreme-creations.co.uk
Supreme Creations is the UK`s number one printer and manufacturer of Organic and Fairtrade promotional, packaging and retail textiles. Supreme is an environmentally aware manufacturer of printed textiles, specialising in Reusable, Organic, Sustainable and Ethical (ROSE) products.
Time2Change - www.time2changeuk.com
Real nappies, wraps, liners and wipes including Mother-ease, Nature Babies, Tots Bots, Ella`s House and Nappy Nation. Free P&P on all UK website orders.
