12 uses for used plastic milk bottles
Frugal Dad reuses before he recycles, and he has shared his expertise with us lesser mortals in a great blog post about how to reuse plastic milk bottles. Here are his great ideas. 1. Collect rainwater to irrigate gardens. 2. Cut milk jug in half and use top as a a funnel for pouring motor …
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The Big Green Weekend
Hebden Bridge, home to artist and general green bod Jason Elliot as well as the Alternative Technology Centre, will now also be hosting The Big Green Weekend over the 24th, 25th and 26th of May 2008. The event is action packed and full of green goodness, a small sample of which includes The Big Green …
Join the recycling brigade
For our US readers, here’s how you can recycle, support eco-capitalism, and make a little cash on the side. TerraCycle are paying 2 cents per cookie wrapper or drinks pouch, so that they can continue to make really cool stuff out of rubbish. You collect the wrappers and pouches and Terracycle delivers free shipping collection …
Heathrow and the Carnival of Noise
Here’s a good cause to get involved in. On Saturday 31st May, a Carnival of Noise will be making it’s way from Hatton Cross Tube Station (Piccadilly Line, 12pm) to Sipson, the village set to be wiped out by the proposed Heathrow expansion. After the carnival, everyone will help to form a giant, and hopefully …
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I can’t help feeling that this video would come across a whole lot more sincere without Gordon Brown in it.