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What do you do with dog waste?
Dog waste is unpleasant and can spread parasites and disease. There are an estimated 70 million pet dogs in the United States and another...
Radiator Boosters
Boost the heat in your home AND save energy? A radiator booster fan might be the answer if your heating is struggling in the cold...
Paper log makers
Paper log makers use waste paper in the form of newspapers, magazines, junk mail, thin card or shredded paper to make burnable 'logs'...
Microfibre pollution
Synthetic microfibres have been found in the air, rivers, oceans, soil, drinking water, table salt, and many species of fish and...
Climate change - what can you do?
We are already experiencing the early effects of climate change with the global increase in extreme weather events. The lives of our...
Zero waste
The concept of ‘zero waste‘ is based on the understanding that all the materials we use are resources, and only become waste due to bad...
Great gift for dog lovers
Here's a really cool gift for the all the dog lovers in your life! There's never a suitable bin nearby when you need it on a dog walk,...
Heating your home with horse manure
We came across an article in the Backwoods Home Magazine which describes how to use a DIY briquette maker to produce fuel 'logs' from...
No-cost ways to reduce your energy bills
According to the energy market regulator Ofgem, the average UK dual fuel variable tariff as of April 2018 is £94.83 per month, or £1,138...
Bottled water
"The bottled water industry is the triumph of marketing over common sense, it has become a symbol of our disposable culture at its...
Plastics are forever
Plastics are everywhere around us - in our homes, our vehicles, our computers, as packaging. They replace more traditional materials such...
Lemon aid
Commercial cleaning products often have a lemon fragrance because this is associated with freshness and cleanliness. But many people...
Designed for the dump
Electronic waste - planned obsolescence We all need to be thinking about what electronic products we buy and how we dispose of them. We...
Freegle
Why not join your local Freegle (Free Giving Locally Easily) group? It's an entirely non-profit making network of local groups who give...
Freerice
Are you a freecell or solitaire addict? Or do you spend ages every day playing sudoku or doing crosswords? Freerice is a totally...
Hyper-miling
What is hypermiling? 'Hypermiling' means using energy efficient driving techniques to get the maximum miles per gallon out of a tank of...
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