Expert presenters Matthew Nelson and Zandy Tibballs from the Metro Waste Management Group (MWMG) and a member of The Sharehood will explain hands-on ways you can become a Zero Waste Living household by taking fun, simple and interesting actions to reduce your waste.

Date and time
Tuesday 14 September, 7:00 – 9:00 pm.

Location
Darebin Council Chambers (350 High Street Preston)

Cost
Nil – This is a FREE event

To book and advise of any support needs/requirements, call 8470 8392 or email veronica.rustica@darebin.vic.gov.au

I was amused to come across this article supposedly about people who live  in cold houses  by  choice. I’m not sure how much of it was about choice or necessity for most of those interviewed, something I’m sure many people in rental properties can relate to, particularly those with poor heating facilities in their homes. No ones wants to sit in one room under a heater all day or be faced with a ridiculously large gas/electricity bill at the end of winter. So how to keep warm?

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Here at Green Renters we spend a lot of time thinking about ways to live sustainably in a rental property. Like everyone, sometimes we find it hard to find time to do everything around the home that we’d like to. But I see it as an ong0ing process rather than a big list of ‘must do now’ items. Finding time to garden can be hard, and finding time to shop ethically even harder.

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I found this article on the internet and knew I’d have to share it on Green Renters. I am an enthusiastic cook who is at times, prone to burning things. Especially when toasting spices or trying to make toffee and I get distracted by something else…

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CDs have become a bit obsolete of late with the increase of digital downloading, so what do you do with them then? They can’t go in the normal recycled (only a couple councils let you do this) and if you throw them in the bin then they will end up in landfill… not a good option.
Ever wondered what to do with you old, scratched or unloved CDs and DVDs? Most people have a stash of old data CDs at the back of their drawer that are in need of a good recycling! So Eco Innovators has organised the first CD Swap Meet Melbourne to be held on Thursday 4th march 2010 at a nice little drinking hole called the Edinburgh Castle Hotel in Brunswick.

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I found this tutorial and it instantly appealed as it adhere to our ethos of mending things instead of throwing out/recycling and buying a replacement product. I’ve various friends who’ve dropped their mobile phones in toilets, glasses of beer, washing up water and I’m sure this will appeal to them…

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