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Scrap Metal / Scrap cars
Hi I have the following: three scrap cars in various states of rottenness and two caravan chassis - some i managed to cut up some still large chunks. Question - will anyone take all this away for me? Is it worth anything? Now how about if I mention we are at the end of a track on top of a mountain in a remote part of…
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Who would use old sports trophies
Does anyone know who could use some old sports trophies from about 10-20 years ago? These are all amateur cups, medals and shields - all small ones for team members. Many are from school days, some from local leagues. They inlcude medals, small cups and tiny shields. The older ones are wood and metal, whilst newer ones…
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Which recycling site?
Last summer, I listed a couple of unwanted items, and they were all collected within days, I just can't remember the name of the website! It's NOT freecycle, but very similar. I think it was only established last summer, does anyone know what I'm talking about?
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stringing a washing line
apologies if this seems like a strange post, I have been googling it and found nothing!! I moved in Nov from a house with a whirly washing line to a tenement with the old fashioned 4 washing poles and line which- goes -round -all- poles- in -a- square- then- crosses- over- in- the- middle- arrangement. I went down today to…
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The Great North vegetarian & health Festival 2008
just thought Id drop this in for MSE experts in Newcastle The Great North Vegetarian Festival 2008 Sat 24th May 12 - 5pm - University of Northumbria Students Union, 2 Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8SB A full program of Vegetarian & Vegan Goods, Products & Foods, Alternative Health & Therapies, Food Tasting &…
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Other uses for water from a water butt
I've read through the posts most of today but can't find a forum/subforum devoted to water in a water butt .. For my b/day I was given a water butt which is now full thanks to the rain last week. Obviously the water isn't palatable so I'm looking for ways to use it, so saving on my metered water. The only suggestions I've…
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Ethical Investments Apart from Ethical Funds
Are there any other investments that tick your boxes regarding ethics? Can mining stocks ever be ethical, for instance. I suppose this also a question about what you find to be "ethical". Sorry if this is vague!
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Brown rice from Pakistan
What do the panel think please? As an ethical consumer should I not be buying organic brown rice from Pakistan because of the poor and starving and because of the world rice shortages and increased costs for the poorest who may not be able to afford this staple. Get back on the potatoes. OR I should keep eating it…
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Heatkeeper Radiator Panels
Afternoon all, Does anyone know if radiator panels such as these http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/GuardianOffers/_8187 work at all? thanks,
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Solar Payback Reasonably Profitable, Even in the UK !!
Hi, Just read this article and thought it'd be worth posting on this forum / site. I like the investment comparision angle, not just the "how long to get my money back". http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/solar-payback-uk.php Rory
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recently closed thread
This may be of interest..... http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Channels/Management/login/631315/
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converting car to lpg?
Hi, we have a 2.3L 1999 Ford Galaxy automatic which is very expensive to run @ about 20 mpg. With petrol forecast to rise to £1.50 a litre I have considered converting to lpg as its greener and cheaper. The cost seems to be all in @ about £1600 - £2000. It would seem a smart move even as the car is in excellent condition…
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To flush or not to flush ?
Following on from another post about rocks in toilets, I was curious to know whether you all flush the toilet when you have a pee during the night? If not, is this because you don't want to disturb others in the house? And what do you do if you're staying in somebody else's house? Does one rashly ask them what their "night…
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Re-cycling drugs thread, why was it stopped?
As the title says, why was it closed, have I missed something?
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Recycling drugs that you did not take/no longer use
I don't know if this is the right board but its a very old style theme recycling. I recently took a very powerful and expensive drug for my rheumatoid disease that I had to discontinue almost at once because of very nasty side effects. I also had left over drugs for rheumatoid disease that were very toxic. I asked advice…
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What can I do with my old perfectly good CRT monitor?
I've recetnly replaced my old 17inch monster with a niec slim 17inch TFT. Now I don't want to throw away the CRT as it works fine. I asked local schools if they would like them but even they dont need them as they too use TFT's now! Charities don't sell electrical equipment so I can't just give it to them either. Any ideas…
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Renewable Electricity Suppliers
I'm currently with Good Energy, who provide 100% renewable energy right now. I've read up a little on the renewable energy supply market, and it seems to me that Ecotricity are the only other 'true green' supplier, although their approach is to supply largely 'normal' electricity now, but to invest all profits into…
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Sun jars
Sun Jars seem to be the new in things But to buy they cost anything from £18/ £20 each Good news is you can make your own quite cheep Follow the the link to find out how. http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/homemadesunjar http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-made-Sun-Jar/ The jars needed can be bought from Ikea for 99p The…
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ecoball and nappies questions
Baby is due tomorrow (argh!) and we're all stocked up with reusable nappies and ecoballs. I've been using ecoballs on our clothing at 30 degrees for the last few months, and have been happy with the results, so I'll be giving them a go with the nappies too. A lot of the stuff that I've read, however, suggests that they're…
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Increasing ethanol mix in petrol engines
Hi, has anyone had any experience in increasing the ethanol mix in a petrol engine? I know modern petrols now include 5% ethanol, but i was wondering if you could source ethanol yourself, how much it costs, what mixture is best to use (or even 100% ethanol!). A lot of people on here have used cooking oil in diesel, but I…