Consumers ‘paying the Earth’ for green goods

CONSUMERS are ‘paying the Earth’ for environmentally friendly versions of day-to-day household goods.

Consumers ‘paying the Earth’ for green goods

Sales of green products like recycled toilet paper, low-watt light bulbs and washing powder with fewer pollutants are becoming an important part of Ireland’s €13.7 billion-a-year grocery market.

However, prices of green goods can be up to 120% higher than the cost of leading standard brands in supermarkets, an Irish Examiner snap survey has found.

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