Archive for May, 2006
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … egg shells?
I was feeling a little poorly the other day so we had the standard unwell tea: chucky eggs and soldiers*.
The military men and their ovoid shaped compadres did their work and by the next day, I was up and around again - wondering what to do with the remaining egg shells.
I have used broken eggs […]
10 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, items, packaging by louisa
Monday, May 15th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … used envelopes?
Every day, you’re there, waiting for me on the door mat. With your too-well-stuck-down-flap and your usually pointless contents. And most of the time, you have a little shiny plastic window too, which makes me worry about putting you in the paper recycling bin.
Why do you torment me so, envelopes?
What can I possibly […]
23 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office by louisa
Friday, May 12th, 2006
What’s greener … buy a new green car or fix up an old one?
Ok, so obviously it’s far greener to use public or human-powered transport but if you have to drive, what’s better: to drive a more-energy-efficient new car (I’m thinking a standard petrol/diesel car, not an electric or hybrid one) or fix up and use an old car instead?
I suspect it’s a balance of unnecessary consumption and […]
11 Comments » - Posted in dilemmas by louisa
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old shoes?
We’ve had an email from John K:
I wonder could you help me with an issue I have with disposing of old footwear. I know there are some programs that accept old footwear and the different parts are separated and some are recycled as astro turf, basketball court surfaces and the like. If you do […]
17 Comments » - Posted in clothes and fabric, items by louisa
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … shampoo bottles?
Shampoo bottles upset me. Not on the scale of, say, world poverty or abuse of political power but a minor gah most times I wash my hair.
I already buy the biggest bottles I can but still, lots of wasted plastic. The bottles seem so rigid and potentially useful but I have no idea […]
