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Bag it

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Bag It!When you go out shopping, take your own reusable bags. This preserves resources by cutting down on the huge number of paper and plastic bags that are discarded after a single trip. Combine your routine shopping trips with other errands, which will save you time and fuel.

The perfect gift for eco moms to be

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New Addition to the Herd Cowshed has introduced a new baby cow trio set, the perfect gift for new moms. The gift set has everything a new baby needs to stay clean and green! The organic formulations with essential oils of lavendar and meadowfoam are designed to clean, calm and soothe while remain

Eco Friendly Fashion in Argentina

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Argentine Eco Chic Argentina´s economy is in a perpetual state of uncertainty. As a result, Argentines have learned to live with what they´ve got — and make things last. This resilience and resourcefulness has resulted in a wonderfully creative culture, where innovation and ingenuity are ever-pr

New Marine Protected Area on the Cape South Coast

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South Africa Protects Its Oceans Article by: Janine ErasmusSouth Africa has proclaimed a vast new marine protected area, spanning 180 000 square kilometres, around the Prince Edward Islands in the Southern Ocean. This has paved the way for increased conservation and protection of vulnerable speci

Save Paper

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Place two boxes near the printers. Put printed papers with “errors” in one box – these can be reused and place partly damaged pages in the other box – these can be used as scrap paper for notes. 

Ethical Fashion with Autonomie Project

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Fair Trade Fashion and Footwear Autonomie Project is a new Fair Trade fashion company offering stylish sweatshop-free & eco-friendly footwear, clothing and accessories. Born out of the frustration that most sweatshop-free clothing was unfashionable and most eco-friendly clothing was likely ma

Justin TImberlake Opens Green Golf Course

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Justin Timberlake is gaining some serious eco-cred with his new golf course in Memphis, Tennessee. The course opened on 25th July, the singer has invested $16 million into making it the “greenest” golfing destination in the U.S.“Originally it was called Woodstock Hills, and it was the first place my

Gucci Good For The Planet

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Gucci´s New 100% Organic Cotton T-shirt In support of the new environmental film, HOME, directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and produced by Luc Besson, which we told you about here, Gucci´s Frida Giannini has designed a limited-edition T-shirt, made with 100% organic cotton, natural dyes and recycla

Beat The Winter Beauty Blues…Naturally!

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Winter is notoriously harsh on your skin and now that we are in the heart of the year´s coldest season, I´m sure many of you are wondering ´when is it ever going to end?´ Well fear not, the liveeco team has been scouting around and are happy to bring you our favorite finds of locally produced natura

Run Fans In Reverse

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Most people only think to use their fans in the summer but many ceiling units come with a handy switch that reverses the direction of the blades and can therefore be used in winter as well. Counterclockwise rotation produces cooling breezes while switching to clockwise makes it seem warmer by making