Biodegradable Bags, Composting and Repurposing
On the surface, biodegradable plastic bags sound like a good idea. But it wasn’t until I was flicking through the Eco Office Supply catalogue that I noticed that biodegradable bags are not suitable for...
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Cheap Ways to Green Your Office – Part 1
I’ve worked in many offices. Most didn’t take their environmental policies seriously. Their policies were “feel good” but rarely enacted. Silly really, considering the amount of money they could be...
View ArticleMy 5 Favourite Green Blogs
I’m a big reader. Whether it’s books, magazines, newspapers, blogs, I love it. I love reading normal people’s opinions more than anything else, so I am a big blog reader. I use Google Reader to keep...
View ArticleGetting Rid of Stuff: It’s So Invigorating
I threw out so much stuff yesterday and you know what, it felt awesome. I’ve been reading a lot about minimalism, simple living and that sort of thing lately and have finally got the guts to do...
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Food Waste Friday: What Constitutes Waste?
In a previous post I mentioned Food Waste Friday, a food waste reduction initiative thought up by The Frugal Girl. The concept is simple: at the end of the week she would take a photo of the waste in...
View ArticleAn Unscientific Way To Check Whether Food Has Gone Bad
Look, feel, sniff, and taste. If it looks okay have a feel, if it feels okay have a sniff, if it smells okay have a taste.
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The Kind Cleaner’s Xmas Waste Tips
For many of us, Christmas is all about food and stuff. It’s also a time of year when we have a lot of waste passing through our houses. Let me share with you a handful of tips to help you manage...
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Floating Bookshelves
This might just be one of the coolest things I have seen. Well maybe not, but it’s pretty cool. Photo by Andrea Tremols @ The Tiny Life Read how to do it here.
View ArticleNew House, New Stuff, New Garden
We moved! After 3 years in the Adelaide CBD, a season of balcony gardening and a year-and-a-bit helping establish guerrilla-community garden, we’ve left it all behind and started afresh. In my last...
View ArticleWaterless Composting Toilets
Most of the readers of this blog hail from the urban parts of Adelaide. However, I know there are a few of you that call from further afield. And I also know I have a few off-gridders or aspiring...
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