The Little Green Book of Big Green Ideas

A good book for the loo, with an introduction by Tony Juniper of Friends of the Earth and contributing organisations listed at the back. Each page contains a quotation, statistic or a useful piece of advice for those who would like to adjust their lifestyles. For instance, we learn that 17.5 billion plastic bags are given away by supermarkets, which translates into 290 bags for every person in the UK. Use cotton handkerchiefs rather than tissues, infuse your bath with oats (in a muslin bag), and if your tap drips you are wasting 1,500 litres a year. And here is a quotation from E.O. Wilson: 'destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.' It's radical and challenging stuff.