Ask Leo & Lucy
Your green living questions answered by Leo Hickman and Lucy Siegle. Send yours by email to ask.leo.and.lucy@guardian.co.uk
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Now that China and Hong Kong won’t take our rubbish, it’s time to get real, says Lucy Siegle
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Going out for a breather after the big meal is a tradition. But now you have to think about the quality of the air you’re taking in, says Lucy Siegle
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What do you give to the person who has everything? How about nothing? By Lucy Siegle
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Do you keep it real or try and fake it? When it comes to Christmas trees try and find an organic one and, if possible, a living one so you can dust off the tinsel and keep it going for next year, says Lucy Siegle
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More than 300 pesticides are permitted in conventional agriculture, and some may combine in a harmful cocktail effect. So for your sake and the planet’s, go organic, says Lucy Siegle
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Mindfulness helps us deal with the stress of climate trauma, and seek solutions. Make sure your kit’s sustainably sourced and exercise outside, says Lucy Siegle
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It was great news for fish and chips fans when North Sea cod was certified sustainable. Steady on though says Lucy Siegle, there are still things to worry about at sea
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Switch to an ethical bank account and invest in renewable energy, not fossil fuels, says Lucy Siegle
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Is it good news or bad when environment-friendly brands are bought out by major industry players? Lucy Siegle wonders
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Menstrual pads are hard to talk about, and also an eco disaster on our beaches – but we need to change our ways, says Lucy Siegle
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Placard-bearing angry activists have their place, but their are other, gentler ways to make a difference, says Lucy Siegle
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Cotton has a disastrous foorprint, leather is destroying the Amazon, polyester threatens the ozone layer. Luckily there are some new fabrics on the way, writes Lucy Siegle
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It’s time the responsibility for recycling was laid firmly at the door of the packaging manufacturers, says Lucy Siegle
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Let’s banish bleach, says Lucy Siegle. It really isn’t a healthy way to clean the loo, and there are perfectly good green alternatives
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Selective breeding gives the highest yield, but potentially at a price. It’s time to go back to our roots, writes Lucy Siegle
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It’s not about pristine sands – we need seaweed, coral and mangroves to sustain marine wildlife and protect the world’s coasts, writes Lucy Siegle
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Plastic pollution in our seas is depressing – but there are imaginative moves afoot to address the problem. By Lucy Siegle
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The zero-waste revolution has been postponed, except on Instagram, writes Lucy Siegle. But there are some constructive steps to be taken
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Don’t get spooked by the pro-fossil fuel lobby: when we abandon petrol and diesel, our whole world is going to change. By Lucy Siegle
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