cleanercities.co.uk - our environmental policy

ENVIRONMENTAL TIP OF THE MONTH ... UNPLUG YOUR MOBILE PHONE CHARGER WHEN NOT IN USE ... Did you know that if you leave your mobile phone charger plugged in to the socket when it isn't in use, it still uses approx 90% of the electricity that it would if it was charging the phone? Well it does, so don't... ENVIRONMENTAL TIP OF THE MONTH ... UNPLUG YOUR MOBILE PHONE CHARGER WHEN NOT IN USE ... Did you know that if you leave your mobile phone charger plugged in to the socket when it isn't in use, it still uses approx 90% of the electricity that it would if it was charging the phone? Well it does, so don't... ENVIRONMENTAL TIP OF THE MONTH ... UNPLUG YOUR MOBILE PHONE CHARGER WHEN NOT IN USE ... Did you know that if you leave your mobile phone charger plugged in to the socket when it isn't in use, it still uses approx 90% of the electricity that it would if it was charging the phone?
	We don't need any more reminders from Mother Nature to confirm her ferocity - Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Volcanoes & Earthquakes are all in a days work and the energy produced from earth processes could power our energy needs several times over. Why don't we try to work with nature for once, instead of constantly working against it? We won't win.	Sustainable development is about being able to maintain and develop a better quality of life for the six billion human beings and innumerable other species' who share this planet, without compromising future generations ability to do the same.
	Although we fully support the 3 R's - Reduce, Re-use & Recycle, (we don't support 'Recovery' that's a fancy term for incineration and we certainly do not support that!) our favourite is REDUCE. Simplify your life - if you don't use it in the first place you don't need to bother recycling or re-using it!

cleanercities.co.uk operates on very low overheads and resource use is kept to an absolute minimum in every aspect of our business. We don't send any paper documents - unless specifically requested or required to do so by law. Our main energy consumption is on electricity for lighting and computers - supplied by 'juice' - a partnership between Greenpeace & npower - a more sustainable energy option. Click here for more info.

As many of our items are sourced from developing countries, we have to arrange transport of these items to the UK. We request our products to be shipped by sea as opposed to air transport and it's higher emissions of C02 per tonne of freight. We import small quantities of trinkets, keyrings pens and notebooks - no more than half a tonne a year (correct as of June 2007). For more information about emissions from air transport please click here to go to Friends of the Earth website.

The profits generated from the sale of these goods fund our environmental advice service - a free web based resource that enables members of community and voluntary groups to contact an experienced and qualified environmental scientist or ecologist for advice.

PACKAGING

cleanercities.co.uk package all items in acid-free tissue paper in a padded envelope to protect the goods in transit. We are constantly reviewing packaging options to minimise our environmental impact. If you are aware of a more environmentally friendly way we can package our goods securely, please contact us.

There is only so much we can do as individuals and small businesses - creating a more sustainable planet requires huge political will.

It is up to us to force the change through our democratic systems. It is all about making simple common sense decisions in our everyday activities that will help to reduce our consumption of energy and resources. Why pay huge energy bills to inefficient, polluting companies who's main objective is to keep their shareholders happy when we could after an initial outlay, generate our own free energy with clean technologies such as solar, wind or hydropower. Meeting our own energy needs is to liberate ourselves. Anyone lucky enough to have a small garden or yard can grow their own quality food - far superior than any supermarket could offer. What more do we really need?

Imagine a future - a bit like the Good Life, only with plasma screens and surround sound...excellent.