Use cold water - When you can, use the cold-wash cycle, which uses up to 90% less energy than a warm or hot cycle.  Use a detergent suitable for cold water wash.

Buy eco-detergent - Look for concentrated detergents that use less packaging and reduce water consumption.  Read the label for “easily biodegradable” which means the product will break down naturally into harmless substances.

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To be considered recycled, paper with recycled content (including toilet paper!) should be made largely from ‘post-consumer’ waste – waste that has been used at least once by consumers, followed by collection and sorting.  Pre-consumer waste comes from the production of other virgin pulp that may have come from the fragile remains of old growth forests.

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