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Act on CO2 Calculator
http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/index.html. I found this very useful site on sky.com/news I've taken the test, they also give you lots of advice to save energy.
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diesel & rapseed oil mix ?
hi, I drive about 25,000 miles a year for work & with deisel prices being so high I've been looking at alternative fuels. I have gathered that rapseed oil mixed with deisel is the best way but have also heard that cars manufactured after 2000 dont run well on veg oil & can damage the engine. I have a 53 reg vauxhall astra…
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Eco shopping online (help)
I want to buy a few eco products online, and wondered if anyone knew of a site where I could buy everything together, which would save me spending for more than one lot of P&P? I need: 8 GU10 energy-saving lightbulbs, 4 packs of eco disposable training pants (nature baby or Bambo), some baby wipes, plus 5L of Ecover fabric…
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NOT MONEY SAVING ...but way to recycle yourself! lol
http://www.lifegem.com/ thought this was horrendous at first, very tacky, but going to pass on to my dad lol, they are 2k+ Just had to show, for those who think they would like to be recycled lol
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Money for laser toner cartridges?
I've found lots of places that take inkjet cartridges, but does anyone know of anywhere that pays for laser toner cartridges?
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Turning off the gas supply.... to the house.
As silly it may sound, but this is something I want to work to. This was bought up when I was chatting to my uncle about fuel bills when I went over to sort his PC out. My Fuel has jumped from £34 a month to £47 a month since December due to fact of the increses and me taking in my brother and his GF as lodgers here. So…
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Homemade Diesel... any ideas?
HI All, I was searching on the web for info on alternative fuels as our heating oil is now so darned expensive, and really don't know how worthwhile a turbine generator would be considering the amount they cost, and as for solar panels, I think it's the same. Such a real shame as we would like to become more self reliant…
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green parcel
my wifey makes goods, teddys, hats , etc out of recycled materials and i pack and post them to customers.For this i use old cardboard boxes that i have collected,cutting them to fit the item she is sending.However i use parcel tape:confused: and sometimes quite a bit:eek: so i would like to start using recycled rope/string…
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Has anyone used Spirit of Nature??
Hi Just wondering if anyone has ordered from Spirit of nature and what their experiences were? I ordered a couple of items on Feb 2nd, mainly because I had a £10 voucher I got from a child trust fund, so thought I'd give them a go. I needed some shampoo for the kids and some crystal type deodorant for my son. After…
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On Martin's Show Tonight...
Hi all, Just a shortie to say, my family are featured on Martin's great money saving show, 'It Pays To Watch' tonight. I thought I'd drop a line on here (my favourite section) as the film is all about ways to be eco friendly and save lots of money too! I'm a passionate money saver who positively embraces living with less…
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recycling green wheelie bin issues any advice?
My MIL end of last week put her bin on the boundery of property at the end of drive as stipulated by council for collection. when she went to go to the shop the bin had not been emptied but all others in her road had. When she lifted the lid to check if it had been emptied she noticed a black carrier bag inside containing…
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Real Nappy Week 21st-27th April
Brand new to this but thought if anyone was considering buying reusable nappies they might be encouraged by extra council incentives and manufacture discounts passed on through local shops throughout this week. There are also events in local halls etc called napuccino's where they talk you through the options, answer…
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" Green " coffin
I attended a funeral this afternoon and was suprised to see that the coffin was made out of wicker instead of wood. On asking my friend (it was her mothers funeral) she informed me it was totally biodegradable and that also the family flowers didn't contain any plastic ties, hooks etc. I don't know if it was more expensive…
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freecycle question
I don't know if I'm being impatient or stupid! Maybe I still have to wait to be accepted :confused: by the freecycle group, though I've had an email back from yahoo. My local freecycle group is hosted by yahoo whom I've registered. However even though I (apparently) sign in I can't see how to offer goods. There's a forum,…
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Freecycle member ratings
Theres lots of discussion about unreliable freecyclers, i wondered if a scoring/feedback system would be possible, like with amazon/ebay? then you get an idea whether the person is genuine or slack. I would find it v useful Cant find any threads on it so what do people think? is it possible?
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Toyota Prius proves a gas guzzler in a race with the BMW 520d
full article here - > http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/used_car_reviews/article3552994.ece i alway knew carry a big battery isnt a good idea !:p
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PG Tips & Rainbow Alliance
Seen the Johnny Vegas ads? So, is this actually FairTrade then - because I notice they're extremely careful never to use the term? Or is it some fudged-up pseudo fair trade one-member organisation, designed to catch the FairTrade market? (Apart from the whole '50% of leaves' and 'takes effect in 2010' bits).
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Reducing household waste ideas
There's lots of talk about recycling, and we do recycle a large amount of our rubbish now, but it seems better to simply make less waste. I'd like to significantly reduce the rubbish we throw away, and for the things we do throw away to be recyclable or biodegradable. I'd like to throw away less plastics. We've already…
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Can I recycle it??
The plastic bags that pasta comes in (the standard packs, this is from spaghetti), can it go in the plastics recycling bin?? It has a symbol on it of a black and a white arrow in a circle. Does this mean anything. Just trying to get to grips with all this recycling now we have a new plastics bin in the village :) Thank…
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Trees for life tokens on tea and coffee
I just noticed a 'Trees for Life' token on the bottom of my packet of Taylors coffee as I was upending it into a caddy. I have just looked up the details about it on the web address it gives: www.treesforlife.co.uk It seems that you can cut out and collect the tokens on Taylors Coffee and Yorkshire tea and send them in and…