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With bleach-blond hair and all, our favourite British pop-legend, Kim Wilde, has joined the Kitchen Ecolution. Don't worry, we didn't know such thing existed either. Basically, the 80s star has shed her pink lipstick, turned domestic and joined forces with kitchen brand Magnet to try to make us more eco-friendly in our kitchens.
Magnet and Wilde came up with Eight Simple Steps for Going Green in the Kitchen 2008. These include incorporating recycling gadgets in the kitchen to make it easier to recycle waste; buying energy-saving appliances; creating a kitchen garden; checking leaking taps (and fixing them, we suppose?); buying eco-friendly products such as organic food and non-toxic cleaning products; turning appliances off; and composting of course.
The final step -- called THINK, THINK, THINK -- is going green by supporting Magnet, as it donates £100 to The Carbon Trust for every sale of its green Urban Citrique kitchen during the spring sale. And it gives a discount on recycling bins.
While we appreciate these initiatives, we do think Magnet and Wilde conveniently gloss over the fact that the kitchen company could help us green our kitchens much more by developing sustainable kitchen cabinets, worktops and other kitchen hardware. We look forward to seeing that reclaimed or FSC-certified wood kitchen, Magnet.
07 April 2008 09:57am
Hallo Kim Wilde ich bin ein fäne von dir schon lange. Ich bin 38 Jahre alt und habe zwei kinder ich hoffe du kannst das auf deutsch lessen ich kann kein English. Ich habe ein problem, wenn du mir dabei helfen willst schreibe bitte zurück. Danke
09 April 2008 10:02am
Hi Kim Wilde, just in case you don't speak German, this is what the person who left the first comment says:
"Hello Kim Wilde, I've been a fan of yours for a long time. I'm 38 years old and have two children. I hope you can read German as I [don't speak] any English. I've got a problem [and] if you would like to help me, please write back. Thank you."
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