Australian Green Consumer Guide : Choosing Products for a Healthier Home, Planet and Bank Balance.
Title:
Australian Green Consumer Guide : Choosing Products for a Healthier Home, Planet and Bank Balance.
Author:
Ha, Tanya.
ISBN:
9781742230245
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (256 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- Why Buy Green? -- Buying Green: The Basics -- Ecolabels, logos and standards -- Food -- Cleaning Products -- Cosmetics and toiletries -- Paper, tissue, wrap -- Baby products -- Appliance labels -- Large Appliances -- Small appliances and lighting -- Heating, cooling and water heating -- Energy -- Textiles, bedding and clothing -- Home Improvement -- Garden products -- Transport -- Bringing it home -- Useful contacts -- Notes -- Index -- Do, Don't, Consider.
Abstract:
There has never been a greater need for an Australian green consumer guide to help people make informed choices about the products they buy. Tanya Ha responds to the shift in public debate about climate change toward actively seeking solutions with a practical guide that encourages consumers to become informed, get involved and to vote with their dollar. Packed with answers practical tips and advice to help the reader make a real difference in their own lives The Australian Green Consumer Guide is an essential, non-judgemental guide to making more ecologically sound consumer choices, whether you are shopping for food or fashion, cars or white goods.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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