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We all know about using local recyclincarrierg facilities to recycle objects such as paper, cardboard and tin cans. But I recently got thinking about whether certain other, less common items, can be recycled (or reused), and if so where.
So today I have tracked down four unusual ways to reduce the rubbish you [...]
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The concept of freecycling is a simple one. If you have something you no longer want – but you don’t want to throw it away – you simply place an advert on one of these websites. Other environmentally-conscious people can then go along and search for free goods.
They get freebies so [...]
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We all know that sending household waste to landfill is a really bad idea and that in an ideal world we would manage to recycle or reuse everything taking our landfill down to zero.
But in these days of highly-packaged products, our consumer culture and of non-stop junk mail, what practical steps can [...]
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Typically the electricity that we use in the home is created largely by fossil fuels such as the burning of coal. Clearly this isn’t great for the planet. After all, what is the point in the development of electric cars (often seen as a “green alternative) if the actualy electricity that [...]
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Different rooms in the house have different primary functions and the bathroom has the potential to waste a huge amount of water. And not just cold water either of course; most of us like hot water whenever possible.
So the main elements for greening your bathroom are to cut down on water [...]
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As I’m currently in the process of moving (I am sitting here in my office surrounded by boxes as I write!) it got me thinking about all the ways I have tried to make my house move as green as possible. Here, then, are a number of tips that you can use [...]
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Whilst many of us can try to drive less, or turn off the tap while brishing our teeth, washing our clothes is something that we simply haver to do in this day and age. There aren’t many jobs that you could go to with dirty clothes, and not many people [...]
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The typical “enemies” of the green movement are things like car driving and old-style electric light bulbs. But while cooking dinner recently I got thinking about how easy it would be to use fewer resources while still preparing delicious, nutritious meals.
Here is the list of ideas that I came up with. If [...]
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