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Plastic Coathangers
I have started to clear wardrobes and although I have recycled the contents to the Charity shop I am left with a mountain of clothes hangers. The charity shop did not want them. How can I recycle them? The thought of throwing them away I cannot bear!
Is anyone collecting plastic milk tops for charity/other reason?
Hey Hey :D Our local Air Ambulance was collecting the plastic covers to the milk cartons from the supermarket but recently stopped - are there any other organisations anyone knows of that still collects these, apart from my green recycling bin? :D :D
The Compact
Maybe you are all already aware of this movement, but just in case, here is what I found today on Google: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/13/BAGH3H7DH71.DTL
Kitchen Bins
Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone knows of a kitchen bin that has 3 compartments to help with recycling. I fed up of putting all the cans and bottles on the windowsill. At the moment i have 2 small bins 1 for green bin waste and 1 for black bin waste. I really dont want to get another for the blue box as i havn't…
How big are your bins?
I've recently moved and our recycling bin is the same size as before but our normal bin is half the size which means we can only fit 2 black bags in it.As it only gets emptied once a fortnight sometimes it is a bit of a struggle. Last week we were two black bags over. The bin men wouldn't take take them they just put…
unplugging
i don;t know if anyone else saw in the Independant magazine yesterday that apparently less than 5% of electricity used by mobile chargers is used to charge the phones....the rest is just people leaving them plugged in. now i might be stupid but i didn't realise it used elec unless it was doing a job! does the same apply to…
How to cope with hard water effects on hair
I have noticed a great diffrence on my hair while being away and coming back. Is there anyhting to help soften the water with any natural products> my hair is more frizzy. help
Soil Association Membership - Ecover giftpack.
The Soil Association have a special offer of an Ecover goodie pack for the first 150 new members to join in January. http://www.whyorganic.org/involved_joinSA.asp
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