Archive for the ‘Environmental’ Category

Mothers Day – Make your own extra special card

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

It’s easy to go out and buy a card, there are lots out there after all, but how much more special would it be if you made one for your mum instead.  Thinking to yourself that your no longer 8 and that a 35yr old making a ...

Save money and be environmentally friendly download your music at play.com

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Downloading music from the internet is becoming more common these days, and one very reliable source for this is play.com who have recently introduced a section where you can choose to buy by downloading. Downloading is good for many reasons, firstly you can pick and choose individual songs if you wish ...

Supermarket Shopping & the cost of packaging

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

It’s easy when we go shopping to just pick up the food and pop it in the trolley, and think no more about it, but what are we really buying, and what are we paying for? Apples don’t need to come pre-packed in a polystyrene container wrapped in cellophane for example, ...

Green DIY

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

DIY is something some of us enjoy, and others do because it needs to be done. It’s often expensive and we find ourselves throwing away a lot of old used materials and buying new things to replace them, but what about the environmental impact this has? Could we be greener ...

Swap it don’t bin it

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Lots of people talk about recycling things, and there are even sites like freecycle which have been set up to let people easily give unwanted items away to each other free of charge, after all, if you were just going to bin it, then giving it away is definitely a ...

What to do with Junk mail

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

We all get junk mail, and if you’re into free things then you’re probably like me and get quite a bit of it. But what to do with it? Here are a few ideas for ways you can re-use some of it, maybe save yourself some pennies, and certainly save ...

Eco-friendly money saving gadgets

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

When people think of being eco-friendly they often think of installing solar water heating, and other expensive things, however being eco-friendly doesn’t have to be expensive and it can actually save you quite a lot of money. I’ve gathered together here a few suggestions of gadgets that are more ...