Product reviews


Some companies and small businesses are producing great ideas and products to help us reduce, reuse and recycle waste. We are regularly trying out many of these items in our own household. Find out what really works, discover services to help and get the real truth behind the green washing and gimmicks!

Secret Seed society review

Filed in Blog, Product reviews by on August 5, 2009 2 Comments
Secret Seed society review

For children who love to grow their own food; the Secret Seed society!

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Product review – E-Nat aromatherapy candles

Filed in Blog, Product reviews by on July 30, 2009 5 Comments
Product review – E-Nat aromatherapy candles

Review of E-Nat organic, hand made aromatherapy soya candles

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Review of Bumba the panda learns to recycle

Filed in Blog, Product reviews by on June 30, 2009 0 Comments
Review of Bumba the panda learns to recycle

A review of the book ‘Bumba the panda learns to recycle’

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Zero waste flowers from Henry and Jayne – perfect for Mrs Green’s Birthday!

Filed in Blog, Product reviews by on May 21, 2009 19 Comments
Zero waste flowers from Henry and Jayne – perfect for Mrs Green’s Birthday!

Zero waste flowers from Henry and Jayne

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Reduce food waste with Count On It labels

Filed in Product reviews by on May 13, 2009 12 Comments
Reduce food waste with Count On It labels

I received some labels from Lyndsey at Count on It this week. Lyndsey found our site one day when I was having a bit of a todo over an emergency food waste prevention week. If you remember, I’d opened my fridge to find lots of half used foods which were in desperate need of rehoming […]

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Abel and Cole mixed organic fruit and vegetable box

Filed in Product reviews by on February 12, 2009 22 Comments
Abel and Cole mixed organic fruit and vegetable box

What perfect timing! I had just put some turkey in the oven and was scrounging around for vegetables when the doorbell rang. I’d quite forgotten that I was about to become the proud owner of my very own vegetable box.

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Win a reusable shopping bag from reSACKel

Filed in Blog, Product reviews by on February 10, 2009 123 Comments
Win a reusable shopping bag from reSACKel

I was contacted by Brian, who has set up a company called reSACKel in Hong Kong. According to Brian, EVERYTHING in Hong Kong comes wrapped in plastic or comes with its own plastic bag. We know how he feels, right!?

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Mud puppy stainless steel bottles from one green bottle

Filed in Product reviews by on December 12, 2008 25 Comments
Mud puppy stainless steel bottles from one green bottle

I am so doing a happy dance over here. I’ve been looking for a stainless steel drinking bottle for YEARS. I found the Kleen Kanteen ones in the US, but the shipping cost was pretty absurd and since then I’ve found nothing.

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