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Those kind folk over at Style Will Save Us have given us their top tips for an eco-friendly kitchen renovation. Their resident Green Guru, Jenney Poyzer, has 'just put the finishing touches on her eco-fabulous kitchen and spills the beans over her prized contacts list.' She says “the kitchen is the most energy-hungry room and also the room that most attracts - or puts off, buyers.” Using recycled, recylable and non toxic materials was the first step towards creating an eco-friendly space. Installing triple A rated electrical products meant that they reduced the energy consumption to below 50% of what the average kitchen uses.

Further to that they bought vintage furniture and chose a special colour changing LED lighting system. Read the full post to find out details about the materials and products used. You can also learn more about Jenney Poyser's entire eco-house renovation here. It looks like stylish eco-design will indeed save us! :: Style will save us.

STANDBY functions on electrical goods should be phased out, said an electrical retail giant today.

DSG International wants manufacturers to support the “green agenda” with more efficient product design.

The firm, whose stable includes Currys, dixons.co.uk and PC World, is calling for more sustainable materials to be used in consumer electronics.

The calls follow a shift in consumer behaviour towards more energy efficient products, according to DSGi chief executive John Clare.

In a speech to the firm’s international supplier conference in London today, Mr Clare will call for closer collaboration between retailers and manufacturers on green issues.

He said ahead of the conference: “We must work together to offer more energy-efficient products, phase out - where possible - the standby function on electrical products, provide energy efficiency information to users - including energy efficient labelling for brown goods.”

Mr Clare said the launch of energy efficiency labelling on white goods - such as fridges - had prompted a change in people’s shopping patterns.

A similar scheme for “brown goods” - such as consumer electronics - could have the same effect, he added.

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) said phasing out standby would be a positive step for consumers in the long term.

“Householderss in the UK now spend around 10 per cent of their electricity bill on standby power and the average household wastes £37 each year by leaving appliances on standby,” an EST spokeswoman said.

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