We’ve talked many times in the past about composting with worms, the commercial options and the DIY options, previous articles can be found here. Frankly, worms are great but not suited to everyone and every situation, so for those of you wishing to enter the wonderful world of composting there is always bokashi.
Whilst we all know decreasing our car usage is an effective if not always easy step in reducing our carbon footprint. As Australian suburbs gradually become more dense, renters in inner city suburbs may also increasingly find that they have a decreasing amount of space to park and store cars.
Some of you may know that besides my work at Green Renters, I have my own small craft business where I make items from vintage and reclaimed materials. So I was excited to receive a copy of Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts ( Leisure Arts #4802) (Perfect Paperback).
It details a wide range of recycle craft tutorials including textiles and reusing plastic. I particularly liked the tutorials for the wine cork pin board and patchwork blankets.
It’s a book that would be useful perhaps for a school or those new to recycled crafts
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Screw Light bulbs
Donna Green and Liz Minchin
ISBN 9781742580685
AUD$32.95
Attempting to navigate through the myriad of facts and figures pertaining to what is causing and what can be done about climate change is a business fraught with confusion, pitfalls and frustration.
We came across several great looking products for renters at the recent Go Green Expo, more to follow, but in the meantime one of the companies exhibiting offered to extend their show special prices to our readers until the end of May… The Yum eYard.
Some of you may know that besides my work at Green Renters, I have my own small craft business where I make items from vintage and reclaimed materials. So I was excited to recieve a copy of Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts ( Leisure Arts #4802) (Perfect Paperback).
It’s hard waste collection time in many suburban areas and I thought these photographs may inspire you as you engage in your trawl of suburban streets. They are from the Learning from project, by German designers Nora Korn and Christoph Köhler who collected 50 piles of rubbish over a three month period and repurposed it into new products.
