Warmer weather characterises the spring school holidays, but this year the weather has included snow, hail and thunderstorms too. For those indoor days, here’s an activity to keep youngsters busy. There are enough materials in this eco-friendly hat making kit to make six different hats, including six recycled cardboard strips, a recycled pencil, feathers, biodegradable …
There’s plenty of hype about organic textiles and their sustainability these days, but are they as eco-friendly as we think they are? I decided to look behind the scenes to find out which fabrics and textiles are truly sustainable and eco-friendly? Global awareness of the real price of clothing is growing and there are increasing …
Our latest product review (see Eco review for more) is of some great organic t-shirts that my husband and I have been trying out over the past couple of months. They’re from Ban T-shirts, are 100% organic cotton, and have some really cool environmental messages on them, I’m sure you’ll agree. We’ve been wearing them, …
An old tractor tyre makes a fantastic sandpit for the younger set, and is a super easy recycling project. Old tractor tyres are easier to come by than you may think. I got hold of this one by putting a “Wanted” ad on Freecycle and a local smallholder was happy to part with it, I …
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Dan Phillips is building “after-market” houses with a mission in mind. He is addressing three major social problems with one activity: reducing landfill waste, providing low-income housing and employing and teaching skills to an unskilled, minimum wage work force.
Joel over at LifeGoggles.com has asked me to let you know about the biggest eco competition on the web (well, probably). There’s over $2,422 / £1,211 of stuff to win, and all of it is gorgeously green. To stand a chance of winning one of the prizes, you’ll need to subscribe to the LifeGoggles.com weekly …
Louis Walsh eat your heart out! Three Swedish Environmental Engineering students from the University of Lund have taken it upon themselves to form a boy band modelled on the likes of Westlife and Take That, but with a serious message. The Ekoboys’ euro-pop ballad “Echo in my Heart” is performed as an “eye-opener” on the …