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Give your CDs a second life – Melbourne CD Swap Meet

Give your CDs a second life – Melbourne CD Swap Meet

Have you got piles of old CDs sitting in your house? How about some CDs that aren’t even old, you have just copied them straight to your mp3 player and now never use the actual cd? Why not put those CDs to good use and SWAP THEM! Read the full story

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Times are a-changing – recycling in earnest

Times are a-changing – recycling in earnest

This plastic pack was made from recycled plastic bottles and is itself recyclable.  So it can be used over and over.   Read the full story

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The Secret Life of Things

The Secret Life of Things

Have you ever wondered how your phone feels when you upgrade to a new one? I mean they must feel just awful – no longer loved, no longer needed or even no longer fashionable! *gasp* Read the full story

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Bamboo – wonder grass that’s not just for chopsticks!

Bamboo – wonder grass that’s not just for chopsticks!

We have just planted a large, clumping bamboo in a huge replica of the common or garden terra cotta pot by our neighbour’s fence.  Read the full story

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Religion, morals, ethics, the Gaia hypothesis and being green.

Religion, morals, ethics, the Gaia hypothesis and being green.

There are many who believe that ‘green’ is a religion. Others even add it to the list of stringent ethical mores by which they live, ‘non-green’ behaviour taking on the gravity of a sin. It can be a serious business. Read the full story

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Dyeing to renovate your wardrobe.

Dyeing to renovate your wardrobe.

It’s hard to look at tie-dyed clothes without taking a trip back in time – But fear not! There are other ways to dye and be fabulous too! Read the full story

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Shoe poverty is relative.

Shoe poverty is relative.

One of the good things about traveling is that it alerts you to the ways of life of  others. Read the full story

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A Few Dinner Party Factoids about recycling

A Few Dinner Party Factoids about recycling

We all need a few factoids to throw out there at dinner parties when we’re faced with that non-believer who thinks that recycling is a waste of time.  So I thought I would put a few ‘gee whiz!’ statements together! Read the full story

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Australia and Green Education

Australia and Green Education

Australia has been praised for its commitment to green education in Copenhagen today (last year’s Hopenhagen Conference) (Friday 11 Dec, 2009). Read the full story

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Gardening Tips – Very Creative Planters

Gardening Tips – Very Creative Planters

A wheelbarrow? An old watering can? How about a pair of crocs?! Yes, there are many wonderful and creative ways to liven up your gardening by recycling some every day household items into pots. Check out what we found! Read the full story

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Plastic ain’t fantastic – time to live life without plastic!

Plastic ain’t fantastic – time to live life without plastic!

The beginning of the plastic era began in the early 1800s with the discovery of polystyrene and now in today’s world, life without plastic seems to be incomprehensible. Everybody, every single day, comes into contact with plastic. Read the full story

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TakeOut WithOut

TakeOut WithOut

Have you gone out for your usual Friday night Chinese take away and just realised how many plastic boxes, forks, spoons and napkins you end up getting? It all adds up! That is where TakeOut WithOut comes in to help! Read the full story

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Light bulb Vase

Light bulb Vase

I saw this re-purposing of a light bulb and I just love it! Check out the How To after the jump! Read the full story

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Upcycling a shirt cuff into a wallet!

Upcycling a shirt cuff into a wallet!

Brilliant! Abby Kelly from rePlayGround has a very cool idea on how to re-purpose that old shirt you have lying around into a wallet! This is a great craft project for young people or if you want to make some gifts!

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How to make your own worm farm

How to make your own worm farm

About 48% of our domestic waste could be used on our gardens. One way to do this is by using a worm farm. Composting worms are one of nature’s most efficient recyclers.

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Clean Up Australia Day – March 7th 2010

Clean Up Australia Day – March 7th 2010

Don’t forget that on March 7th Clean Up Australia Day is on! Read the full story

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Recycle your broken crayons into new ones!

Recycle your broken crayons into new ones!

So you have hundreds of bits of broken crayons everywhere and the kids are asking for new ones! What to do!? Well you can easily and simply make them some new ones! Read the full story

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The ultimate outdoor fireplace

The ultimate outdoor fireplace

We may be in our Summertime now, but very soon our winter will be upon us, and honestly wouldn’t we all love one of these gorgeous outdoor fireplaces! Read the full story

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