Council your local council. Thank them for their recycling facilities but ask them if they could provide more.
A few days ago I said I'd do this with regard to food waste recycling; I shall now expand the remit a bit. I will do some research into what could be recycled but isn't collected via our blue bins, and will write to them. One that springs to mind is tetra pak drinks cartons - they can be recycled at the recycling centre, but are not collected. Same goes for clothes.
Friday, 29 February 2008
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Carbon Fast: Day 23
Turn the taps off. In one day a hot dripping tap could fill a bath.
Since I got a new kitchen a couple of years ago and a new bathroom last year (after a fashion), my taps are all pretty good and don't drip - and I never leave them running or anything like that. The only thing that leaks is the shower, but it's more in a "spurting out spare water when the air pressure changes a bit" sort of way, rather than in a "needs fixing" kind of way.
However, I reused the leftover water in my water bottle to water the plants today, rather than just throwing it away, and I will try to do this from now on.
Since I got a new kitchen a couple of years ago and a new bathroom last year (after a fashion), my taps are all pretty good and don't drip - and I never leave them running or anything like that. The only thing that leaks is the shower, but it's more in a "spurting out spare water when the air pressure changes a bit" sort of way, rather than in a "needs fixing" kind of way.
However, I reused the leftover water in my water bottle to water the plants today, rather than just throwing it away, and I will try to do this from now on.
Types of meetings
After extensive research, I have discovered that meetings in work can be split into 2 types:
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
How To: Knit Mittens
So while I have been away, smallcorner has taken up knitting - a noble pursuit, and one which will guarantee years of satisfaction.
You may recall that over the festive period, I made myself stripey mittens. I thought I would share the instructions for this with the world, so that you can all have stripey mittens too, but especially it is for the benefit of smallcorner.
I decided to do it diagramatically, because it is too hard to explain. Proceed as follows:
You may recall that over the festive period, I made myself stripey mittens. I thought I would share the instructions for this with the world, so that you can all have stripey mittens too, but especially it is for the benefit of smallcorner.
I decided to do it diagramatically, because it is too hard to explain. Proceed as follows:
Carbon Fast: Day 22
Find one way to save paper today: reuse an old envelope or print double-sided.
At home we already have a box of old envelopes to reuse for shopping lists etc, and we reuse as much paper as is humanly possible.
So I shall have to move this one to work. I already have a pile of paper for reusing and double-siding, but I think I'll get a special box so everyone can share it (and it doesn't take up space on my desk).
At home we already have a box of old envelopes to reuse for shopping lists etc, and we reuse as much paper as is humanly possible.
So I shall have to move this one to work. I already have a pile of paper for reusing and double-siding, but I think I'll get a special box so everyone can share it (and it doesn't take up space on my desk).
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