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repurposing with heart (from the closet)
Monday, 6 Dec, 2010 – 4:46 | 4 Comments
repurposing with heart (from the closet)

I’m a great fan of ‘regifting’ or ‘repurposing with heart’ as our host for this week’s Change the World Wednesday Challenge calls it.
This week’s challenge, as we rapidly approach the season of giving, is to …

A greener way to shop
Monday, 15 Nov, 2010 – 4:35 | No Comment
A greener way to shop

For our ‘Change the World‘ Wednesday challenge this week, Reduce Footprints wants us to go shopping!
That doesn’t sound too green does it? The idea is to reduce consumerism.
This is a special type of shopping though, …

What’s so bad about plastic bags?
Monday, 11 Oct, 2010 – 4:13 | 4 Comments
What’s so bad about plastic bags?

Our ‘Change the World Wednesday’ challenge this week over at Reduce Footprints is to go plastic bag free for a week.
I gave up plastic bags 2 years ago - by this I mean disposable plastic …

The Great British Clear Out
Friday, 1 Oct, 2010 – 9:42 | No Comment
The Great British Clear Out

You could be forgiven for thinking I’m about to launch into colonic irrigation.
Worry not. Some of you might be aware I’m having a grand declutter here at Green Towers.
You name it, if it isn’t beautiful …

Recycling and reusing old windows
Thursday, 12 Nov, 2009 – 6:00 | 2 Comments
Recycling and reusing old windows

I’m the Queen of reuse here at Chez Green.
Plastic bag ties get used to keep tomatoes growing up their stakes. Old coffee pots keep my string from winding their way around everything in the drawer, …

Change the world Wednesday - week 4
Thursday, 1 Oct, 2009 – 5:05 | No Comment
Change the world Wednesday - week 4

I’m loving these Change the World Wednesday challenges! Each week, over on Reduce Footprints, we’re set a challenge that will enable us to be a little more eco friendly.
This week we need to look at …

WRAP Recycle week - 2nd June 2008
Sunday, 1 Jun, 2008 – 1:37 | 6 Comments
WRAP Recycle week - 2nd June 2008

This week is WRAP’s Recycle Week. In it’s fifth year, the aim is to promote awareness of recycling and inspire the public to recycle more.
It’s supported by the national recycling campaigns in Scotland, …