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Tribe Wanted
https://www.tribewanted.com I have just come across this and it looks amazing..a kind of eco- time share..lol
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Organic at Aldi
Got a dreaded flyer through the mail while I was away for the weekend I was on the phone to my Gran so browsed through it. Aldi are starting doing organic stuff - just wondered if anyone had tried anything yet. It's advertised for this week so I don't know if it is in store just yet.
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How do I get Postman to stop delivering junk mail? (merged)
Any ideas please? Thanks :money: :money: :money:
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New Consumer annual subs £15 + 10% off ethical items
http://www.newconsumer.org/index2.php?pageId=211 Having seen the post for Ethical Consumer mag (thanks for that!) I thought I'd let you know about a similar mag that I've just subscribed to, called New Consumer. You can subscribe for a year for £15 (six issues for the price of five), plus subscribers get 10% discount of…
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Flowers?
Not necessarily green in colour but green in nature... I'd like to send my girlfriend something nice before she's off on hols, but preferably something green. Worse comes to worse I'll buy from a local agent and hand deliver them, but it's always nice to receive post!
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Make a promise for World Environment Day
Sign up to the Environment Agency's pledges at:- http://www.lovelondon.org.uk/promise You can make a small promise like turning off the tap when you brush your teeth or using a ‘bag for life’, or you could go further and promise to organise a green project in your community, or to offset your carbon emissions when you take…
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Wastepoint website to search for recycling facilities
This website will tell you the nearest place to a given postcode that you can recycle various materials from glass to chemicals to tyres:- http://www.wastepoint.co.uk/default.asp However some may be an awful long way away - I'm in Essex and one of the searches I typed in came back with two alternatives of London or Falkirk…
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Free Energy Efficient Lightbulb in Ilford, Essex on 9th June
Redbridge Energy and Recycling Roadshow at the Ilford Mall Exchange to learn how you can make a real difference by recycling more and being more energy efficient. The Recycling team will be there to give out information and answer questions about the Redbridge recycling scheme. The Energy team will give tips and advice…
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Ethical Consumer Magazine - subscribe for £15
May/June is the 100th edition of the Ethical Consumer Magazine and they are offering a year's subscription to the magazine for £15:- http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ A great magazine with some very useful information. It is published bi-monthly so your subscription gives you 6 issues, if after receiving the first issue you…
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Free Recycling Bins from EVOLVE - possibly London only?
EVOLVE, one of Europe’s leading recycled office papers, is doing its bit for World Environment Day by offering free recycling bins to businesses and home offices. The bins are made from recycled paper and are the perfect size for storage underneath your desk. EVOLVE is made from 100% recycled paper and diverts 180, 000…
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home wind turbines
Can anyone point me in the direction of a supplier in uk? Beth
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Organic hair shampoo:buy 1 get 1 free
I have just seen in Zest Mag which says https://www.pureskincare.co.uk are doing buy one get one free on Aubrey Organics Swimmers shampoo and conditioner. You just have to quote 'zest offer' in the special instructions box on the website. J
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Streetcar - "pay-as-you-go" car hire
Interesting scheme, similar to one I experienced in Hamburg a couple of years ago. Cars are dotted around in dedicated spaces, you book them by phone or on the net and use a smart card to get into them, and you are charged by the hour (£4.95), day, week or month. You get 30 miles' use per day included, and (basic)…
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Recycling Books (merged threads)
I'm having a bit of a de-clutter before I move in two weeks' time, and have discovered several books that I have gotten free with magazines over the last year or so. What should I do with them? They all say on them that they came free with "blah blah" magazine and that they are not for resale. Normally I would take them…
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Show your company who know's best
Afternoon all, I believe my employer could do considerably more to improve their environmental impact upon the world. To this end I have made some observations, checked the internet and emailed them as follows: Subject: Improvement suggestions Comments: Hi, I'd like to what ********* will be doing about reducing power and…
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Tower Hamlets Residents! Wormeries now available through council
ANd they are a princely sum of just £5 . Phone 0207 093 6026 Just saved myself about 80 quid there!!!! :beer: :j :money:
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Green Appliance Comparison
Hi, does anyone know of a site that allows full product comparison for green criteria for appliances. Specifically: Electricity consumption in use and on standby Water user ALL efficiency ratings Annual electricity use As well all the usual stuff - price, brand, suppliers, etc. Ideally I'd like it so you can see a…
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Green Electricity switch
Not sure if everyone knows, but if you are thinking of switching electicity supplier, have a look at the green options - testing a few variables, they do come out cheaper and most are 100% from renewable sources. http://www.uswitch.com/Energy/index.asp?ref=
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interesting article
http://www.powertech-solar.co.uk/article.php?newsID=10 there may or may not be some bias there as it is written by a manufacturer, but nothing shouts out saying "this is blatantly untrue". Lots of ideas on the way to a sustainable home. Heat pumps and rainwater harvesting are my favourite ones. (solar-thermal still have a…
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Is being green the new black?
Now I've been reusing, avidly composting and hating throwing things away (not recycling, cos I didn't know the word) for 20 odd years. Now everyone is doing it, Great.................. or is it? It seems to be the new fashion to be green, celebs driving enviromentally friendly cars (then jetting around the world in a plane…
