Tetrapak containers have been the bane of recyclers lives for quite some time. It’s only recently that we’re once again able to recycle them in the UK, and many supermarket car parks now play host to Tetrapak banks where you can deposit your used Tetrapak type containers. I’ve never given much thought to recycling projects including used Tetrapaks, but the resourceful people at esprit cabane have come up with this cool coin purse made of a used Tetrapak container or two, with full instructions so that you can make one too. Or make a few and give them to your friends.

If you have any other awesome ideas of what you can do with used Tetrapak containers, please leave them in the comments.

Tetrapak coin purse [esprit cabane]

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The festival and camping season is on the horizon and to help you stay green through your outdoorsy adventures in 2008, Ecotopia have launched the Eco Festival Pack. With this pack, you’ll be able to considerably reduce your carbon footprint at events. It contains everything you need to have a happy, healthy and eco friendly festival or camping experience.

This is what the kit contains:

Freeloader Solar Charger
Freeloader is an advanced portable solar powered charger that can power everything from phones to gaming machines to digital cameras anywhere, anytime. Power is taken from Freeloader’s solar panels or via a supplied charge cable that plugs into a computer’s USB port. It comes in a tough but stylish aluminium body that can take the knocks of every day life whether you’re away on business, climbing Ben Nevis or chilling out at the V festival or Glastonbury.

The Freeplay Kito LED Lantern
Combining Freeplay technology with the reliability of LED illumination, with the Freeplay Kito LED Lantern you’ll never worry about replacing batteries or bulbs again, or even charging from a wall. A 60-second wind provides one hour of illumination – the more you wind the longer it shines.

Badger Tangerine Breeze Lip & Body Balm
Sooth and moisturise your skin and lips with this fruity scented Badger balm’s blend of essential oils. making it the perfect all purpose product to keep with you at all times. Handily packaged in a cute tin to carry with you wherever you go

Kingfisher Toothpaste
A natural toothpaste that’s suitable for children, vegetarians, homeopathic users (shame some of you can’t touch the mint), vegans, Halal, and some kosher diets and people who want good healthy teeth. Kingfisher is approved by the British Dental Health Foundation.

Preserve 100% Recycled Toothbrush
Recycled Plastic Adult Medium Toothbrush.

Tushies Baby Wipes
These wipes are perfect when you can’t face the festival showers? Keep clean and fresh, even in the sweatiest of conditions. Tushies natural formula wipes contain Aloe Vera, Vitamin E, and are hypoallergenic and alcohol-free. Each wipe is thick and comfortably soft. The natural cleansing lotion will moisturise and soften your skin and are biodegradable. Contains 80 wipes.

Condomi Condoms
Totally biodegradable, all condomi condoms are free of animal derivatives and meet or surpass all global and domestic quality accreditations. A new take on the concept of safe sex.

Natracare Organic Feminine Wipes
For everyday freshness, during your period, or when travelling, Natracare certified Organic Cotton natural wipes, enriched with Calendula and Chamomile are gentle for cleansing delicate skin because they only use ingredients derived from plants and never use the harsh chemicals and damaging preservatives used in everyday wipes. Essential if your weekend away coincides with that time of the month.

Toms of Maine Deodorant
Banish smelly pits with Toms of Maine Wood spice Gentle Deodorant, created specifically for people with sensitive skin. A combination of sage extract and lemongrass oil is used as odour-fighting botanicals and only mild fragrances are chosen. This deodorant smells great.

Degradable Refuse Sacks
At the end of your festival experience, clean up your living area with 100% degradable refuse sacks that will degrade to just CO2 and water after its useful life.

To buy this kit will cost you £59.99 (a saving of £10 compared to buying each product separately), or you can win a kit by entering our giveaway offer. To stand a chance of winning, simply click here to enter the competition. Good luck!

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In these times of a tightening economy, sky high energy costs and rising food prices, UK households can weather the storm by going green – and save almost £400 a year on heating, electricity and grocery bills if they choose to live eco. Nigel of Nigel’s EcoStore has put together a list of money saving products that can help you to save over £350 a year, with a first year investment of £150. Here are his suggestions:

Energy saving light bulbs
Saving up to £100 per year. Initial outlay from £7.99 per bulb.
“A good start to cutting energy bills is to replace old fashioned light bulbs with energy saving ones – householders can reduce their annual electricity bills by around £100 and save money on buying ordinary light bulbs. For instance, our 11 Watt compact classic light bulb, equivalent to a 60 Watt incandescent bulb, lasts 15 times longer so consumers won’t have to fish out money for new ones every so often.” – Nigel Berman, Nigel’s EcoStore

Radiator booster
Saving up to £98 per year. Initial outlay £19.99.
“With radiators known for their inefficiency in distributing heat around the room, people tend to turn their thermostat up a notch using more gas, spending more money on heating bills in return and increasing their impact on the environment. By installing a Radiator Booster on top of their radiators, householders could enjoy significantly lower heating bills – by £98 a year – as well as warmer rooms. The booster’s fans suck the warm air up and push it out through the ends distributing it evenly around the room, in addition to reducing the heat losses through the wall behind the radiator.” – Nigel

Ecoballs
Saving you up to £74 per year. Initial outlay £29.99.
“When it comes to washing clothes, the average British family gets through 247 washing loads a year and with each costing about 33p, their yearly washing powder bill amounts to nearly £82. Although it doesn’t seem like a lot, replacing it with Ecoballs costing 3p per wash, they could be saving a massive £74 a year.” – Nigel

Ecobutton
Saves you up to £50 per year. Initial outlay £14.99.
“Householders could click themselves to even lower electricity bills by using an Ecobutton every time they take a break, as leaving a desktop computer on while not in use wastes around £50 a year on average. This great USB device that powers down computers at a touch of a button and will save them money, electricity and reduce their carbon footprint.” – Nigel

Bye bye standby
Saving you up to £37 per year. Initial outlay £29.99.
“And because people are generally notoriously bad at turning things off, they burn away another £37 a year just by leaving TVs, stereos, DVD players and other electricity guzzling devices on standby. They could be saving this money for a rainy day by plugging the Standby energy saving kit into any wall socket to control any appliance (up to 1000W) with a remote control.” – Nigel

Total annual saving £367 with £150.89 investment in the first year.

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