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 | Our stores now use 'green' electricity which comes from renewable sources such as wind farms and hydro-electric power | | | | | Our new carrier bags are made with 33% recycled plastic | | | | | 20% of our toys have no packaging | | | | | 25% of our toys are in recyclable packaging | | | | | We are also working to reduce packaging and to make as much of it as we can recyclable material | | | | | All of our instore display signage is on recyclable material | | | | | All or our catalogues and leaflets are printed on FSC or recycled paper | | | | | Early Learning Centre's innovative 'Book Amnesty' has recycled 130,000 books from one child to another | | | | | 60% of our wooden toys are now made from 'forest friendly' wood. Look out for the FSC logo | | | | | The FSC logo identifies wood from well managed forests which have been certified by the Forest Steward Council |
| All our wooden toys will be made from forest friendly wood. This means either recycled wood, bamboo, rubber wood or wood independently certified by the Forest Stewardship Council | | | | | All of our packaging will be made from materials that are easy to recycle | | | | | All of our cardboard packaging will be made from at least 70% recycled fibre | | | | | We will have reduced the amount of packaging we use on our toys by 30% | | | | | We are going to cut carrier bag use by at least 30% | | | | | And all the wood, paper and cardboard we use to run our business will be FSC or recycled - from the paper and cardbaord we use in our offices to the wood we use to build the shelves in our stores | | | | | We will be a carbon neutral business |
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Children are at the centre of everything we do and believe in. Today, tomorrow and every day.
| Plant a tree. Name it after a member of your family. |
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| Plant a family of trees! |
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| Why not turn off the TV and play some board games or make music instead. Call it 'green time'. You'll be surprised at how much fun you'll have |
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| Make bathtime greener by sharing the tub. Altogether, or one after the other |
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| Walking and cycling to school or the shops is good exercise and helps to reduce C02 emissions |
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| Use both sides of the paper for painting or drawing |
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| Instead of running taps, why not let children wash fruit and vegetables in a bowl? |
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| Make compost for your garden with kitchen waste. Its's mucky, stinky, green and fun |
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| Recycle much loved, outgrown toys and books bygiving them to your local charity shop, school or nursery |
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| Let your children teach you about being green. You may be surprised at how much they know already! |
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| Share your green ideas with us at www.elc.co.uk/goinggreen |
