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Friday, December 5th, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle plastic powdered drinks jars?
Blooming heck, it’s chilly. I’m knitting as fast as I can at the moment to keep us decked out in snuggy socks, hats and scarves - and hoping the needle-on-needle friction will create a bit of warmth too.
(I know in the UK we don’t get really cold winters like in Central/Eastern Europe or in […]
6 Comments » - Posted in household, items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Boots made from old tube and bus seats
I meant to post this last week but time got away from me (as it has a tendency to do these days).
Anyway, shoe company Above+Below London have launched a new partnership with FirstGroup and London Underground to make Chuck Taylor/Converse style basketball hi-tops - with a cute twist.
The shoes’ uppers are made from iconic bus […]
9 Comments » - Posted in art & crafts using recycled stuff, clothes and fabric by louisa
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle plastic mushroom tubs?
Amongst our friends, mushrooms are a bit like Marmite: people either LOVE them or hate them to the point of inventing fake allergies about them. John and I are firmly in the “love” category but have a bit of a problem with the plastic tubs they often come in because we go through so […]
7 Comments » - Posted in items, kitchen, packaging by louisa
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Charity schemes to pass on promotional pens that work?
We’ve already covered recycling or reusing dead ones but Trevor has a question about recycling schemes for pens that still work:
Here at the School of Health Studies we get inundated with promotional pens from various medical and drug companies.
Most of these pens never get used and just fill up our desks draws. Is there any […]
10 Comments » - Posted in household, items, office, paper & stationery by louisa
Monday, December 1st, 2008
How can I reuse or recycle advent calendars?
It’s that special day when children (and big kids) up and down the land will open their Tweenies/Hannah Montana/High School Musical/perhaps even Christmas-themed advent calendar and “enjoy” the piece of grey-ish lump claiming to be chocolate. Only 24 more greyish lumps until Christmas, hurrah! say the children.
“Chocolate”-filled advent calendars only really popped onto my […]
