Miles Owen is one of the directors of Ecotopia. We told you a little bit about them and their facebook forest recently. In this guest post by Miles, he looks at the documentary “Black Gold” and discusses the importance of buying Fairtrade coffee. Many people start the day with a few cups of coffee, or …
What’s that? It looks a bit like a dishwasher. But have a closer look and you’ll see it’s not a dishwasher. It’s the Sovereign “Green Machine”, more formally known as the EcoBin Waste Manager, and the latest must-have household gadget for those who are serious about waste reduction. It’s an all-in-one, three-way waste management system …
When you’ve finished reading your favourite magazines, perhaps you put them into your paper recycling, or maybe they just stack up somewhere collecting dust? Here’s a terrific idea from esprit cabane to turn old magazines into a beautiful, functional and environmentally sound item. Full instructions on how to make your very own stylish coiled paper …
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Photo by PJBert_2332 The National Caravan Council have launched a green caravanning website to encourange caravanners to go green, and to encourage non-caravanners to look at caravanning as a relatively low-emissions way of enjoying a UK or European holiday. The site compares the CO2 emissions of different combinations of car type and caravan size on …
There are lots of useful items that you can make out of old tyres. Tyre swings, planters, houses, art or even religious icons. Here’s an idea of how to upcycle old tyres that’s as old as, well, as old as the tyre itself. People have been walking all over Africa in car tyre sandals for …
Gloucestershire’s greenest retailer wants you to join their Facebook Forest group. As part of their commitment to the planet Ecotopia.co.uk are planting a tree for every 50 members of its Facebook Forest group and another tree for every 50 customers. The first Facebook Forest is being planted on a small plot of land just outside …
Wake up and smell the coffee. One Planet Cinema is holding a free showing of Black Gold at the University of Nottingham, the first leg of a series of free public film showings organised by Capacity Global and Every Action Counts. The screening of Black Gold is at the University of Nottingham on 11 March …