Advice and practical guidance on how to be 'Green'

• Low Impact Living Initiative (www.lowimpact.org) is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help people reduce their impact on the environment
• Practical advice on how to go green (globalactionplan.org.uk)
• Products and advice to combat climate change (www.whatyoucando.co.uk)
• The Green Guide (www.thegreenguide.com/greenguidance.mhtml) - provide FREE green guidance for your website

Bags, packaging and eco products

• A wide range of organically, ethically produced, natural products (www.gonegreen.co.uk)
• Eco bags (www.ecobags.co.uk) - a company which specialises in the design and supply of custom made eco bags for promoting your business
• Eco products for businesses (www.ecoproducts.com)
• Eco products (www.ethicalsuperstore.com)
• Food serving and packaging from potato starch waste (www.potatopak.org) , which is completely compostable
• Ripplecups (www.ripplecups.com) - a company dealing in compostable hot/cold beverage cups and sustainable biodegradable wooden cutlery
• Suppliers of bespoke, biodegradable jute bags (www.jutexpo.co.uk)
• WWF eco bags (shop.wwf.org.uk/Detail.aspx?id=121159)

Cleaning products

• Eco balls (www.dooyoo.co.uk/household-products/eco-balls) - environmentally friendly eco-balls for the washing machine instead of detergent
• Site providing useful information about being a green consumer (www.greenconsumerguide.com) with ideas on the best types of cleaning products
• UK organic search engine (www.alotoforganics.co.uk) , covering a whole range of organic products

Energy

• Carbon Trust (www.carbontrust.co.uk) - free practical help and advice for your business to save money by reducing energy use

• Department of Trade and Industry (www.dti.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewables) information website on renewables

Food

• Local produce in the Forest of Bowland AONB (http://www.forestofbowland.com/pp_intro)
• Fair trade suppliers listings (http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/products)
• Food Northwest (http://www.foodnw.co.uk/)
• Taste Lancashire (www.tastelancashire.co.uk)
• Yorkshire Regional Food Group (http://www.rfgyh.co.uk/)

Office supplies

• Recycled and green office products (www.greenstat.co.uk)
• Remarkable - a company making innovative products from recycled materials (www.remarkable.co.uk)

Waste reduction and recycling

• Craven District Council Recycling and Composting advice and information
• Lancashire County Council waste reduction advice and information
• Recyclenow (www.recyclenow.com) - useful guidance on how and where to recycle