Outside The Home
Below are our 7 articles in the 'outside the home' category:

Fairtrade was set up by charities to give those in the developing world a better deal. Conventional trade can discriminate against the poorest, weakest workers, but by making companies pay above ...

Recycling household waste is a big help to the environment, as it saves natural resources and reduces the amount of rubbish sent to landfill sites. That's only half the job, however, and it's just ...

Don't Let it go to Waste
Composting is an easy way to recycle kitchen and garden waste that would otherwise be put in the bin and end up in landfill sites. An added bonus is that the compost ...

The easiest way to become a green shopper is to just say no. There is temptation at every turn on every high street, and the internet has made shopping from home more convenient than ever, but every ...

There has never been a wider selection of fresh fruit and vegetables in supermarkets than there is now. It doesn't matter what's in season, because produce is shipped to Britain from all over the ...

Many gardeners and allotment holders live in fear of hosepipe bans being imposed by local authorities, but careful planning can reduce the need to rely on mains water for the garden. Saving water ...

Britain's throw-away society is damaging the environment, wasting precious resources and creating mountains of rubbish. Much of what is thrown away is in perfect working order but is discarded ...