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 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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    Types of plastic
There are about 50 different groups of plastics, with hundreds of different varieties. All types of plastic are recyclable. To make sorting and thus recycling easier, the American Society of Plastics Industry developed a standard marking code to help consumers identify and sort the main types of plastic. These types and their […]

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      Just a few ideas to save water at home

You can waste up to 9 litres a minute by just letting the water pour down the sink. Turn off the tap while cleaning your teeth, shaving or washing your face.
If you do have baths, just half fill them, Taking a shower could save you up […]

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   Make Saving Energy Fun
Ecofamilyhome tries to make energy use awareness fun. If you make environmentally friendly activities part of playtime, children will associate these activities with fun and they will become second nature. We have created games and competitions to help in this. Set up a scoring chart, which awards points to children […]

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