Assalam alaikoum,

BismiLah,
Rappelons nous qu'il fait parti de notre devoir de musulman(e)s de prendre soin de la planete...hors ceci fait-il parti de nos priorités...nous devrions montrer l'exemple... bref vous etes invitées a poster ici vos petits tuyaux ecolos faciles a appliquer au quotidien...

je commence:

-les grands supermarchés (Asda, Tesco..) et les boutiques bio (The Organic Shop...) vendent les produits menagers (lessive, detachant, produit vaisselle, produit WC etc) de la marque Ecover ( www.ecover.com )

-contre le tartre: vinaigre ou jus de citron (pour la bouilloire par exemple)...imbattable!

-utiliser des lingettes lavables plutot que jetables (mieux encore des couches lavables si possible...)...

-c'est du rabachage mais le rebachage est necessaire puisque tout le monde ne le fait pas: ne pas laisser l'eau du robinet couler qd on se brosse les dents, qd on fait la vaisselle etc

-eteindre les appareils electriques plutot que de les laisser en veille

-marcher pour aller chercher le pain ou les enfants a l'ecole plutot que de prendre la voiture

-utisiler des paniers, sacs re-utilisables plutot que les sacs plastiques des magasins

-preparer ses plats soi-meme a partir de produits frais plutot que les aliments / plats preparés pour reduire le nombre d'emballage


a noter: en plus le geste ecolo est la plupart du temps plus economique aussi voir meilleur pour la santé!!!

....a vous!

Assalamou alaykoum

macha'Allah trés bonne idée ma soeur Assia mais des fois c'est pas facile de se débarasser des mauvaises habitudes

un geste écolo : 1-éteindre la lumière quand on sort d'une chambre ou de la cuisine ou autre

2-manger que quand on a faim et lorsqu'on mange ne pas se rassasier ça c'est un peu la traduction simplifiée d'un hadith mais comme ça on évitera d'une part le gaspillage de la nouriture préparer juste ce qu'on va manger minimiser les déchets humains (désolée) et éviter les maladies liées au surpoids donc des économies en industrie pharmaceutique ........etc. bref des êtres humains en bonne santé qui font avancer l'humanité dans le bon sens.

c'est fous ce qu'un hadith datant de 14 siècles peut nous apporter comme enseignements valables en notre temps

wa assalamou alaykoum

Assalam alaikoum,

Barak Allahu fiki Lilia, au moins un reponse ca fait plaisir! car sincerement je suis tres decue que la communoté musulmane ne se sente pas plus concernée par l'écologie, quand il s'agit d'un principe dicté par Allah bien avant que le monde occidental ne s'en preoccupe....bref

autres petits trucs:

-economiser l'eau quand on fait nos ablutions...
-manger bio (organic), pour limiter l'usage des pesticides et engrais artificiels (et c'est certainement meilleur pour la santé)
-eviter l'avion quand c'est possible (faut que je travaille la-dessus aussi mais c'est ce qui pollue le plus!); de la meme maniere essayer d'acheter des produits "locaux" pour limiter la pollution causée par le transport des biens et denrées alimentaires.
...

je sais que ca passe a des millions de km au-dessus de la tete de la majorité d'entre nous, et qu'on se dit que "oui d'accord mais le peu que je vais faire ne va pas changer la face de la planete, so why bother si tout le monde ne s'y met pas..." mais si tout le monde pense comme ca on y arrivera jamais et le situation ne fera qu'empirer...Rome ne s'est pas construite en un jour...MONTRONS L'EXEMPLE!!!!

yahla, salam alaikoum [pdm] [pdm] [pdm]

A voir:

CORPORATE PROFILES

Boots Co. plc
Earlier this year, Boots was
criticised by the UK Food Commission for
marketing a range of flavoured water drinks
aimed at babies aged from four weeks. The
products included ingredients such as artificial
flavourings and citric acid.7 The World Health
Organisation (WHO) recommends that babies
should drink breastmilk exclusively for the first
six months of life.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. is the company behind the
Huggies brand of nappies.
In 2001, one of its
factories was rated 16 out of the 25 most heavily
polluting factories in the US for emissions of
recognised carcinogens.8 It is also listed by a
number of animal rights companies as a
company which uses ingredients tested on
animals, and which carries out tests on animals
not required by law.10/11 It is the subject of a
boycott for investments in Israeli companies.

Ontex NV is a Belgian company which owns the
Moltex-Oko range of ‘eco-disposable nappies’.
The company did not supply us with an
environmental report.

Procter & Gamble’s Fairy washing-up brand was
said to contain artificial musks according to
Greenpeace.12 These “cheap fragrance
ingredients” are said to be potential hormone
disruptors which can accumulate in breast milk.
A number of brands owned by P&G have been
listed by PETA as having been tested on
animals.10 It is a member of Europabio, theEuropean Association for Biotechnologies,
which represents the biotechnology industry
and advocates the use of biotechnology in food
and medicine.13 The company is also a member
of a number of lobby groups including the US
Council for International Business and the
International Chamber of Commerce.14 It is still
the subject of boycott by animal rights group
Uncaged over its tests on animals.16

Nappy news

Despite increased environmental awareness among the
UK population, nine out of ten mothers still prefer to use
disposable nappies. Ruth Rosselson looks at the
arguments for and against.

DISPOSABLE VS REUSABLE
Every year, the UK population throws away
almost three billion nappies, most of which
end up in landfill1 - that’s 7.5 million each
day.1 Reusable nappy campaigners say that
the argument is clear. They argue that we are
throwing away more nappies than there is
space for and on top of that, we don’t even
know how long it takes for the plastics in the
them to fully decompose. Unsurprisingly, the
companies producing disposables are fighting
back, arguing that their products are no worse
for the environment because laundering
reusable nappies consumes “large amounts of
water, electricity and detergents”.2 They also
argue that the mileage from nappy laundering
services consumes fuel and contributes to
pollution.2

The Nappy Information Service - an
organisation representing the interests of
disposable nappy producers including Procter
& Gamble and Kimberly Clark - rgues that
neither disposable nor cloth nappies can claim
environmental superiority.2 Ultimately, they
argue that “both have small, albeit differing
impacts”.2

The picture may become clearer later this
year after the Environment Agency publishes
its Life Cycle Assessment on both cloth and
reusable nappies. A similar survey
commissioned by WEN concluded that
disposable nappies had nearly twice the
impact of home-laundered nappies and twoand-
a-half times the impact of service-washed
nappies.4

CHEMICALS
One of the ingredients used in modern
disposables is an absorbent gel, found in the
fluffed wood pulp core of the nappy. The
chemical, sodium polyacrylate, can sometimes
escape from the nappy onto the baby’s
bottom. It is said to be non-toxic, though it
can dry the baby’s skin. This chemical is
also non-biodegradable.5
Disposables also use bleach and
whiteners to make their nappies look
visually pleasing and other chemical
additives including plastics and
perfumes. These have their
own problems for the
environment, both in terms
of their production and their
disposal. Tushies nappies are
chlorine-free and Moltex Oko
nappies are bleach and chlorinefree.
However, parents should realise
that they may be no more biodegradable than
other disposables.
Cotton itself also has a number of negative
environmental impacts. Production requires a
lot of water and often uses large amounts of
pesticides. Cotton Bottom nappies are
certified by Oeko-tex, a European textile label
which tests for pesticide residues. Sam I Am
aims to use organic cotton wherever possible,
while Modern Baby aims to produce organic
nappies in the future.

SMALLER COMPANIES
There are a number of small companies
providing reusable nappies. Sam I Am, Cotton
Bottoms and Modern Baby all aim to support
local trade, favouring sourcing from the UK
wherever possible and supporting mothers
working from home. They also all stated to
Ethical Consumer that they aimed to trade
fairly whenever sourcing from overseas.
Cotton Bottom has a nappy washing service
in some areas of the country. Although
Motherease and Kushies also supply reusable
nappies, they are based in North America,
making them the second ethical choice due to
the transport miles involved in importing their
products to the UK.

OWN BRANDS
Arquest plc produces own-label nappies.
Although it declined to state explicitly who it
produced nappies for, a company
spokesperson “would not deny” that it made
nappies on behalf of Sainsbury’s and ASDA.6
Arquest plc also makes Nature Boy & Girl.6
We have rated Boots, Morrison’s and Tesco
on their parent companies' records as we do
not know who makes their own-label brands.

SO WHAT SHOULD I DO?
The government Waste Implementation
Programme aims to reduce nappy waste by
supporting the Real Nappy campaign,
indicating the importance of reducing the
number of nappies thrown into landfill. It has
a target to convert an additional 155,000
households to real nappy use by April 2006.4
Using reusables will reduce the amount of
waste going into landfill or being incinerated.
In addition, by using eco-friendly washing
powder and getting electricity from renewable
sources such as Good Energy, you will also be
making steps to make sure that laundering
nappies has a lower environmental impact.
Some people combine both products, using
reusables at home and disposables when out
travelling. The better disposables options are
Moltex Oko, Tushies and Nature Boy & Girl.
Moltex Oko are unbleached, low-chemical
nappies, which use a high percentage of
biodegradable materials. Nature Boy & Girl
does not claim to be bleach-free but has
reduced chemicals and 70% of the brands'
ingredients come from renewable
(biodegradable and decompostable) and
natural materials. Tushies claims to be
chlorine and chemical-free.

>> LINKS
l UK Nappy Line (01983 401959) tells
callers where they can buy cloth nappies
and find laundering services in their local
area.
l WEN’s Real Nappy Project has plenty of
information about reusable nappies and
the Real Nappy Campaign.
www.wen.org.uk/nappies/campaign.htm


BEST BUY:

Reusable Nappies:
Cotton
Bottoms (0870 777 8899),
Modern Baby (0800 093
1500) & Sam I Am (01522
778 9326) are the best buys.

The disposables best buy would be
Moltex Oko (01536 269744), Nature Boy
& Girl available from Sainsbury’s, Waitrose
or Safeway, or Tushies, available from
Green Baby (0870 241 7661).


To find reusable nappy companies
near you and laundry services visit
http://nappyline.org.uk/
l National Association of Nappy
Services (NANS)
www.changeanappy.co.uk/
l Scottish Real Nappy Network
www.srnn.org.uk/
l Sustainable Wales Real Nappy
Advice Line - 0845 456 2477
www.sustainablewales.org.uk
l The website of the AMPHA provides
the other side of the argument.
www.nappyinformationservice.com

source: www.ethicalconsumer.org september/october 2004

Waitrose named compassionate supermarket of the year
For the second year running, Waitrose has been named as the most farm-animal-friendly supermarket in Compassion in World Farming’s ‘Compassionate Supermarket of the Year’ awards. It received 49.3 points out of a possible 60 in a survey to monitor how well animals are reared, transported and slaughtered for the UK’s leading supermarkets. Marks & Spencer came a narrow second with 48 points whilst the Co-op came third with 45 points.

But the survey found that most supermarkets still permit some problem practices such as chickens stocked at densities exceeding government guidelines, tail docking of piglets and factory farming of turkeys and ducks.

You can download the report from the Publications section of the CIWF website or ring 01730 268070.

CIWF have also just published the ‘Guide to Compassionate Food Shopping’ which provides clear information on food labelling and how this relates to farm animal welfare. You can get a copy by telephoning 01730 268070 or by emailing ciwftrust@ciwf.co.uk or as a pdf from www.ciwf.org


source: http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/magazine/news/newspages.htm

Achetez FAIR TRADE:

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/about_what_is_fairtrade.htm

Justement je voulais écrire un message à ce sujet-là pour savoir si les soeurs achetaient des produits "fairtrade" mais Assia a eu une longueur d'avance macha Allah.
D'ailleurs comment traduit-on ce mot ? "Commerce équitable" ?
Je viens tout juste de me mettre à préférer des produits étiquettés "fairtrade" même s'ils sont plus chers que les autres (ce qui n'est pas toujours le cas).
Qui d'autre a déjà acheté des produits "fairtrade" ?

pour celles qui voudraient bien etre plus ecolo mais qui sont trop occupees ou allez disons le, trop "fatiguees" [red-face] pour lessiver les petites ligettes de bb, voici enfin une reponse, vous pouvez trouver des lingettes 100% biodegradables et faites a base de produits organiques chez Tesco elles sont au meme prix que les autres grandes marques, donc pas d'excuse!! [pasdaccord] Elles sont faites par Earth friendly baby. Il existe toute une gamme de produits que vous pouvez voir sur[[url]www.earthfriendlybaby.com