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cheap alternative to carrier bags?
I've gone throught he carrier bags thread but can people tell me where they have got cotton/jute/string/fabric bags from recently that haven't cost a lot. I'm really thinking of £3 or less per bag if possible or am I being unrealistic. Thanks
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One of the 3 RS, Give other users a Resuse tip!
So, we have had the carrier bag debate What else do you reuse? Ill start... I save old toothbrushes for cleaning nooks eg round the taps What do you do to reuse seemingly "spent" stuff Lynz x
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Saving energy - turning things off at the plug
I'm trying to reduce the amount of electricity we use by turing things off at the plug rather than leaving them on standby. Someone I know told me not to do this with the Sky box as it will break - I think because it has to re-set itself everytime it's switched back on. Anyone know how true this is?
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Detergent Free laundry Ecoballs
I was just looking around the The Co-operative Bank's website and found a link to their Voting Page for Climate Change Campaign. One of the charities you can vote for is called Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). I was pleasantly surprised to find a whole host of great green stuff to buy. One impressive Item (I…
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Ecover Healthy Homes Booklet
Ecover have produced a healthy homes booklet designed to help people make their home more ecological. Copies can be purchased for £3 HERE HTH a_b
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Observer Ethical Awards
Did anyone manage to catch this last night (Tue 20.06.06) on the community channel?? I only caught the tail end of it and am disappointed to have missed it. Link from the Observer website HERE Link from the Community Channel HERE Also on the community channel website there is a competition to win a years supply of Ecover…
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Green treatment for garden furniture?
Does anyone know what is the greenest way of treating garden furniture? We have a picnic table made from softwood (I thhink) and it needs treating. I know that there are shelves full of staff in the DIY stores but wondered if there was an environmentally friendy option? My friend used to put beeswax on her dining room…
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Thames Water and saving measures
Thames Water have just announced a 31% increase in profit to £346.5 million despite having leakages of 894,000,000 litres per day. Hosepipe Ban for 2 million household is proposed. The average person uses 165 litres per day in UK. This means that in the Thames region alone enough water for 5,418,000 people is wasted. Puts…
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Biodiesel
I don't have a car so it's no use to me but I recently read about 'biodiesel' and think it's a great thing! I have converted a couple of friends to it already, although there are limited outlets. http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk/
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Women's Institute
You've just got to love these ladies... http://www.womens-institute.co.uk/campaigns/packagingday.shtml
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Polystyrene recycling
Do any of you have councils which recycle polystyrene? Do any of you have info/knowledge on the various methods which can be used to recycle polystyrene?
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Mooncup £16.50 + free delivery from Treehugger Mums
I know we already have a Mooncup thread going on, but I've been looking into it and this is the cheapest I could find. Treehugger Mums are offering free delivery while England stay in the world cup, so get your skates on girls! :rotfl: http://www.treehuggermums.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=21
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Supermarket deliveries?
In a recent thread someone mentioned supermarket deliveries being more environmentally friendly than driving individually to the supermarket. Unfortunately one has to pay for this but it could still be money saving depending on how far you would have to drive to the shop. In the old days (or at least in my mum's old story…
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Do supermarkets have a responsibility to be green/ethical?
Following discussion in another thread, I would like to pose the question, “Do supermarkets have a responsibility to be green/ethical?” Some people would argue that supermarkets are only responding to demand and that it is up to the consumer. Others might argue that the supermarkets do not give them the information and…
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House building
OK I thought I'd share this with the MSE forums because I hope it'll make interesting reading and will get some constructive thoughts back. I'm 23, coming up 24 working as a project manager looking to build myself a house. Not just any house, but a green and viable moneysaving house. As with any good house it takes a fair…
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Nearly Free Sample of Eco-friendly nappies - 60p
http://www.naturebotts.co.uk/shop/samples/index.htm Hope this comes in useful for someone x
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What is the 'greenest' type of floor?
hi, im currently doing up my kitchen and have decided to also replace the floor covering. Currently it is a vinyl laminate covering concrete but i would like to get something that is reasonably 'green'. The kitchen is small (approx 4m2) and the actual floor space is about half that so i am not looking at huge amounts of…
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has anyone used bellfield organics nurseries ???
My family and I are moving to Fife in the next couple of weeks and are looking into a local organic box scheme - one we have come accross that seems reasonable is bellfield organic nurseries. Has anyone ordered from them before ?? Just wanted a bit of info on quality and quantities delivered if poss, Thanks !! p.s: we are…
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Organic farm under threat (Merged Discussion)
Don't know what you guys think of this. They're a charity and trying to save an organic farm from the developers to become a sort of training/educational organic farm. Seem to be genuine and worthy. http://www.fordhallfarm.com/ ps lovely photos of the pigs
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Freezing animal fat
I've been saving my animal fat residue for a few weeks due to the excellent advice on this board! But I don't want to put it out at the moment as I think it'll melt and/or become rancid in this heat before it's eaten. Does anyone know if it can be frozen and kept for the autumn?
