Tag: waste
Step-by-step: Make your own beeswax wraps
Ditch the plastic wrap forever and keep your food fresh with these clever reusable beeswax wraps.
Down in the dumps over winter? Go to a landfill
It’s winter and I’ve been down in the dumps...
How much rubbish can you find in two hours?
Inspiring project by Aucklander removes 25,000 pieces of coastal trash.
Supermarket goes off the grid
You know there’s hope for the environment when big business starts taking climate change, waste and energy issues as seriously as the giant supermarket chain Sainsbury’s. The UK firm has just disconnected its first supermarket from the national electricity grid, powering it instead with energy generated from its own food
Green Ideas waste directory
Your guide to dealing with tricky trash at home and in the office.
Recycling plan gives new life to used toothbrushes
A new 'Oral Care Brigade' makes it a whole lot easier to recycle your old toothbrushes
To DIY for: How to wrap with cloth
This video from the ‘To DIY for’ series shows you how to make great looking gifts without any waste by swapping wrapping paper with fabric. Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email us the link. Even better, make your own video! Film your best tips,
Ditch plastic bags forever! You can wrap anything in cloth
Check out this awesome video showing that you can wrap any item in a piece of cloth and carry it comfortably – you could actually ditch plastic bags completely! Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email us the link. Even better, make your own video! Film
Black gold in our landfills
Plastic is just solid oil – that’s the striking message from Akinori Ito of Blest Corporation, Japan, which has invented a desktop machine that turns plastic rubbish into useful fuel.
Compostable nappies!
Reader submittedHello. Love your magazine! Not sure where to provide this feedback, but maybe you will get to read it here. I thought you were a bit unfair on the compostable nappies in your article. We use the brand called 'Little Genie' www.envirochoice.co.nz/. You just need to remove the Velcro and front tag
Litterati – the digital way to a cleaner world
Check out this excellent blog about Litterati, a new global movement that uses smartphones to help clean up rubbish. Here’s how it works: 1. Find a piece of litter 2. Photograph it with Instagram 3. Add the hashtag “#litterati” 4. Throw away or recycle the litter It sounds too simple to make a difference, but