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Green Home Series: Kitchen

Most of us are keen to go green at home – especially if it means saving money on those skyrocketing power and water bills!

The kitchen is a greedy energy guzzler, chalking up half your home’s electricity costs. The good news is, today’s earth-kind kitchen is more sophisticated than ever – think ‘hip’ rather than ‘hemp’ – as companies develop smart new technology and sleek designs that look thoroughly modern on the outside whilst being old-fashioned misers when it comes to water and electricity.

Still, much of our carbon footprint in the kitchen is down to our lifestyle choices, from the materials that make up our cabinets to the food we put into them (and how we deal with the leftovers).

Click on the imagesbelow for tips and inspiration to help make your own kitchen greener.

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