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Things in my worm farm
Reader submittedHi, HELP - can you please tell me if these are fruit fly larvae? My hungry bin worm farm seems to be absolutely crawling with them and I do get a lot of fruit flies ...
Metal and other hard-to-get-rid-of waste
Reader submittedI had an email recently about a metal collection service – here's the details – awesome service as this stuff is generally very hard to get rid of!! And it sounds like it is for a great ...
The amount of food we waste
Reader submittedThis says it all really.
Auckland recycling collection
Reader submittedHow is the material that we throw into the big blue 'recycling' bins in Auckland processed? It seems to me that someone, somewhere has a MASSIVE job to sort everything that's in these bins into the individual ...
What to do with old boxes
They say children always prefer playing with the box their toys come in, and with this creative idea it's easy to see why! Found this picture of a super-cute playhouse cleverly made with cardboard boxes; I ...
How to recycle your analogue TV
New Zealand television is going digital – but where do all those old analogue TVs go? Not into landfill we hope – they contain toxic materials like lead, mercury and cadmium which can leach into ...
Food miles
Healthy Food Guide editor Niki Bezzant wrote to us from the Crave Sydney International Food Festival, describing a new trend in eco-conscious eating: the 100 mile meal. “It's clearly a trend for restaurants on both sides ...
Green parenting tips
You only have to read the title of this book to know if it’s for you! Spit That Out! The Overly Informed Parent's Guide to Raising Children in the Age of Environmental Guilt tries to give ...
Passive design
Some great resources here on passive design in housing – ie. making the most of free, renewable energy when building a house, thereby reducing the need for extra energy for heating, etc. http://www.level.org.nz/passive-design/
Lighting assessment for your workplace
If you think your workplace can do better with their energy usage, and you want to reduce it, this handy business lighting assessment tool will help you find out if you (or your boss) can ...