Hi, and welcome my name is Mike and I look after the ecofamily blog.

Here at Ecofamily we have a very simple goal, in our own small way we hope to educate and empower individuals and families to enable better choices to be made in the way we live our lives. We offer ideas, products and […]

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       We try to review products which fit with the EcoFamily goals as often as possible. We hope this will give you plenty of information to make informed choices when choosing a product or a lifestyle change.
We also rank our products and ideas based upon the content which appears in our REVIEWS category and also upon the comments and replies […]

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    Test your knowledge of Energy Saving with a simple quiz, you may be suprised by the answers!

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   Considering 100s of litres of water are being wasted every day, per person, the idea of recycling some of that water wasted down the drain for toilet flushing makes perfect sense.
Ecoplay water recycling systems are unique water management systems which collect and clean bath and shower water so it can be reused for flushing […]

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        Now there’s a bright idea, Tescos are promoting energy saving by selling energy saving light bulbs, both bayonet and screw fixing types for 1p each, yes 1p. Hurry to get them though because it is first come first served and when their gone their gone. They are available on-line and in store.

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The renewable energy centre has produced a good little guide to saving energy around the house, including options for renewables and also links to other sources of information. The guide can be found here.
Channel 4 TV have a video diary running for families who are trying to save energy you can watch the first installment […]

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Well its as sexy as green transport gets

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      We have become wedded to our cars and the government knows it. This budget has, as usual, increased the cost of motoring but only by an amount that will not stop us buying fuel and hence swelling the governments tax stream. This would be OK if we could be sure that the revenues were […]

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    Wool has warming properties and has long been a natural choice for keeping us warm.  So, why not our homes too?  Thermafleece is a completely sustainable, natural and safe insulation product produced from the blended wool of British hill sheep and is suitable for insulation of roof, wall and floor space as well as […]

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      Did you know that If you currently have no loft insulation and you install the recommended 270mm depth you could save around £110 a year on your heating bills and nearly 1 tonne of CO2 per year. Thats great news for you and great news for the atmosphere.Unlike many energy saving initiatives such as […]

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