Useful Contacts

Going Green

Useful Contacts

Saving Energy:

Energy Saving Trust

The Energy Saving Trust site is aimed at consumers but useful for all readers. This public sector site contains all kinds of information on reducing energy usage, insulation and purchasing energy efficient.

The Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust site is aimed at businesses and contains information on cutting energy use and reducing carbon footprint. The Carbon Trust provides a helpline to all businesses and free energy surveys to bigger businesses.

Renewable energy:

The Centre for Alternative Technology

The Centre for Alternative Technology is a long established centre focusing on alternative technologies of all kinds.

Recycling:

Recycle Now

Recycle Now gives detailed, information on what can be recycled and how, and where to buy recycled product.

Recycled Products Guide

This site allows you to search for products made from recycled materials by product type or browse by category. It covers everything from wood and aggregate to coasters, ink, animal bedding and serving bowls.

Sustainable business practices:

WRAP

WRAP works to help businesses and individuals reap the benefits of reducing efficiency.

Business Link

Business Link provide advice on the environment and efficiency.

Green Grants

Green Grants Machine

A free website to help you find the funding on offer to boost your business's bottom line by improving its environmental performance.

Legislation:

NetRegs

Netregs provides easy to understand and comprehensive information - and specific information for the travel and hospitality sector - on complying with all aspects of environmental legislation.

Food and drink:

Taste North East

This is the North East England regional food and drink group. They provide a supplier directory, advice and recipes.

Journal Live - North East Taste

The Journal's Taste website with news, reviews and recipes from regional suppliers, restaurants and caterers committed to local food and drink.

Big Barn

Big Barn helps you find local producers and suppliers, recipes and news about seasonal produce.

Greener purchasing:

Green Buying

Green Buying is a directory of ethical suppliers and products

Ethical Consumer

Ethical Consumer is a highly respected independent research organisation that tests the integrity of everyday products

Ethical - Junction

Comprehensive directory of ethical and socially responsible suppliers and producers of all kinds of products and services.

Fairtrade

The fairtrade site explains the fairtrade initiative, lists the vast range of retail, wholesale and catering products available, and links you to suppliers by product type.

The Green Consumer Guide

This is the business section of the green consumer guide site.

Gardening and wildlife:

Wildlife - Gardening

Space for Nature Gardening Forum is for people who want to increase wildlife and biodiversity in their gardens and who want to use sustainable gardening practices.

RSPB

Not just about birds! The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds website covers a huge range of information about greener living and gardening and about all wildlife.

BBC Gardening

Comprehensive information and resources from the BBC about animals and wildlife.

More links:

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth have a wide range of green links at their website above.

Natural England

Natural England is the government’s advisor on the natural environment. We provide practical advice, grounded in science, on how best to safeguard England’s natural wealth for the benefit of everyone.