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Author Ha, Tanya

Title The Australian Green Consumer Guide : Choosing Products for a Healthier Home, Planet and Bank Balance
Published Sydney : University of NSW Press, 2007

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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
Summary 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, wheth
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Subject Environmental protection -- Citizen participation.
Consumer education -- Australia
Household supplies.
Green products -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Dwellings -- Energy conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Sustainable living -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Consumer education
Dwellings -- Energy conservation
Environmental protection -- Citizen participation
Green products
Household supplies
Sustainable living
Australia
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781742230245
1742230245