what product or service makes it easier for you to live in a 'green' way?

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Just wondering, really. Because I have lost my Mooncup (dp thinks the kids have been playing with it) and I felt so awful having to buy tampons at the supermarket today. Not even Natracare, bog standard supermarket own-brand bleached cotton, because that was all they had. I feel awful with each one I chuck in the bin.

So i would vote for my Mooncup, and also for cloth nappies, as even though I use disposables sometimes I can feel virtuous every time I wash and reuse my clothies. And my organic veg box as it has minimal packaging and allows me to eat seasonally.

what about the rest of you?

I looked at this one and thought as I'm always very wary of people selling things under the guise of being 'green' (I reckon mostly we all just need less stuff)

But then - who could argue with mooncups and veggie boxes as all round good things

So, I will add another - which is my bike trailer which means I can carry all the random stuff that I want to shift around that doesn't fit in my panniers.

Thank you for joining in . I'm sorry if the thread title made it sound like a marketing campaign! I completely agree that loads of products are sold as being 'green' nowadays when they are not really.

There was an interesting study reported recently in New Scientist (I think) which looked at the discrepancy between public perception of greenness and how green companies really are. Some were way out.

bidegradable/compostable compost caddy bags - hated cleaning it out and now I don;t have to..

I'd agree with mooncups, veg boxes and bikes in general - three of my favourite things

I'm reminded of a really amazing hippy-off I saw once at my yoga class (for extra hippy points). This was a few years ago when veg boxes weren't as widespread as they are now. One guy told the other he got all his organic veg delivered to his door - the other looked unimpressed and replied nonchalantly that his were delivered by bicycle!

For me the Soil Association organic certification is a service I value highly, not just for the reduced environmental impact but to feel safe in the knowledge that the few animal products I buy have been produced under the highest animal welfare standards.

Bike for me. we do/did most of the other green things like getting a local veg box and mooncup and cloth nappies but cycling probably has the biggest impact, without bikes we'd be needing 2 cars most days. and with bikes we have a car that's rarely used in the week.

at Changespirals competitive hippiness. We have a friend who said she knew she'd hit hippy nirvana (somewhere in Oregon) when she discovered she could get wholemeal vegan organic pizza delivered by bicycle . . .

Cloth nappies
Cloth san pro (and moonsup but mostly use pads)
Ocado delivery (we used to get a veg box but it worked out too pricey but Ocado claim to be more eco than going to a supermarket)
Composter
Soapnuts (we use green laundry powder for a few bits like bedding)

Oh and dh recently changed jobs and that means we got rid of the second car and he gets the train to work now.

Wholemeal vegan organic pizza delivered by bicycle? I will seek this miraculous place out and never leave Takver - just have to work out how to get there without flying

Which reminds me of another of my favourite green services: www.seat61.com
I recently went to Vietnam overland from the UK (via Russia, Mongolia, China, Laos, Thailand & Cambodia), so this website was the best thing ever!

I'm also going to give a shameless plug to my friend's awesome low carbon travel planner, which is like seat61 for dummies:
loco2travel.com/journeyplanner

High efficiency fridges (A+/A++ energy rated)!
According to Time to Change campaign swapping an old fridge with an ultra efficient model can save a staggering 80% energy and £137 on electricity bills!

They are running a competitions to find UK's OLDEST FRIDGE to highlight the fact- winner wins a green fridge www.t2c.org.uk/competition.html

The things that make me feel all virtuous and green are :-

• our chickens - they eat all our left overs, give us loads of lovely eggs and we use there pooh to make great compost

• having a bath or shower using all Faith in Nature products - no l'oreal in sight!

• hanging out a line full of washing and not resorting to tumble dryer

• making nettle tea - picking nettles from garden (have loads) and just washing then steeping with boiling water - lovely, tastes of green!

• growing own veg and herbs

thanks for sharing.
i have made a real effort this week, still a long way to go but here are some things i have done;

made a raised bed to plant veg, some are plnted as we had them in pots on windowsill before we moved

had a seasonal veg box delivered from local farms

I have bought eco wash powder, eco wash up liquid, eco body wash for dd, eco kitchen spray cleaner

I am also very excited as we had lots of rain last night so my water butt actually has some water in it for when i need to water the garden next time

am sure I have done something else, but my mind has gone blank now. its been a long week!

DomesticBlobess, some of my friends can't believe we have no tumble dryer. I can't believe how much they use theirs!

I would love to have hens but dp is not keen

Dylsmum1998, that reminds me I must get a waterbutt. Have been intending to do so for years now.

oh yes i don't have a tumble dryer either, and have friends who think I am made and should get one . am loving getting my washing out on the line now we have a garden