Our toilets and sewerage treatment systems deal with more than our own waste. In our efforts to create a hygienic domestic environment, we're often killing  more than just the bacterial nasties. Here's some tips for a greener loo.

The regular application of sunscreen might protect us from sunburn, and that's a big might according to some recent studies, but it may also cause all sorts of other health problems - for ourselves and the wider environment.

What's in your bottle of shampoo? Could you be unknowingly poisoning the environment? After looking at the ingredients on my shampoo bottle, I was rather disgusted by the chemical cocktail I've been applying to my hair and flushing down the drain.