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Welcome to EcoDirectory
"...nothing beats the EcoDirectory if you're looking for information on sustainable services in Australia."
Michael Grosvenor, Sustainable Living for Dummies
From sustainable homes to renewable energy or organic food, Australia is going green. EcoDirectory is your starting point to this new green world, with all sorts of eco-friendly products, services and information resources. Just select a category on the left or enter a keyword in the box above.
New pocket guide to being green
We're excited to be partnering with Planet Ark to publish The Little Green Guide, written by EcoDirectory co-founder Mark Mann. It's a great little pocket guide to green living, showing you how to start living a more sustainable lifestyle with the minimum of cost and effort. On sale in bookshops now. For more information see EcoPress.com.au.
We're GreenPowered
Notice the 100% GreenPower logo on our site? We're among the thousands of Australian businesses and households switching to certified GreenPower renewable energy. We believe this should be standard practice for any business that believes in sustainability. Why not go GreenPowered too?
Unsustainable investment
An ACF study (April 2008) reveals that Australian government funds invest almost fifty times more ($6billion) in coal and uranium than renewable energy ($126million), while only 1.5 per cent of funds are ethically screened. States such as NSW and Victoria, despite policies banning uranium mining, still invest about five times more in uranium mining than renewable energy. To invest ethically yourself, see our Finance section.
Greenhouse emissions keep on rising
A report by the non-profit Climate Group and The Melbourne Age newspaper (8th January 2008) has found that Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions have risen 30 per cent since 1990, while NSW's are up by seven per cent.
Plastic bags make a comeback
Although plastic bag use has been falling in recent years, a report in the Sydney Morning Herald showed plastic bag use in Australia on the rise again to 4.84 billion in 2007 from 3.36 billion in 2006. See our Bags section for great alternatives to plastic bags.
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