Posts tagged ‘recycle’
Organizing the Garage – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Clear clutter and create order in the garage. For those looking to reduce their carbon footprint around the house, one of the best places to start is the garage. Save some of those plastic and glass containers put aside for the recycling bin and reuse for sorting and storage.
Australian Museum: Environmental tips for 2010
Ideas on how you can help the environment in 2010 Around your home Turn off any lights or appliances in your house you don’t need on. This includes the play station and wii consoles. Have shorter showers (three to four minutes) or have baths. Recycle as much as you can. Really think about something before
Clean Up Australia Day 2010 – Sunday, 7 March 2010
How to get involved There are a number of ways to be part of the 20th anniversary of Clean Up Australia Day. Whether you want to go out and about and do a Clean Up or donate to the organisation, select an option listed below and get involved today.
29 Tips to Go Green
Every little bit is a step to help save the earth. If you want to learn more about the tip then just click on the link (if available) to go to a page that will elaborate on the topic. Change to Fluorescent Bulbs – If every house in the United States changed all of the light
Recycle your Glass Bottles
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for 4 hours. Glass is 100% recyclable can be recycled again and again indefinitely: hundreds of times, thousands of times, even millions of times! Over 30% of the raw material used in glass production now comes from recycled glass
Think before you BIN it
Aluminium cans: Think before you BIN it. Rubbish or RECYCLE! Recycling aluminum cans saves precious natural resources, energy, time and money – all for a good cause – helping out the earth, as well as the economy and local communities. Aluminium cans are the real success story of the recycling movement. By far, the most
Hoarders cling to mobiles
AUSTRALIANS are hoarding obsolete mobile phones that are up to 22 years old with potentially dire consequences for the environment. Up to 16 million discarded mobiles are stashed in cupboards and drawers across the country according to the report, Australia: A Nation of Hoarders.
Have a Green Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is Sunday, February 14 but don’t panic – this doesn’t mean that you have to go buy a fuzzy bear and plan an elaborate evening out on the town for your significant other. Of course Valentine’s Day is about treating the one you love to quality time, but you don’t have to go
Change your Habits from Everyday Disposables
Loved this article by thegoodhuman: 17 Easy Alternatives To Everyday Disposables. Such easy ways to make changes. How much stuff do you throw away each day after a use or two?
What Are the Best Recycling Methods?
Many people think that recycling is the be all and end all of helping this planet, however, this is simply not true, as many people have seen there are no truly perfect ways for recycling but true recycling does no start at the bin, it starts with the buying of products. The first thing that
Take pride in your environment on Australia Day! – 26 January, 2010
Australia Day is a celebration of national identity but in this festive spirit, many Australians forget to follow simple steps to help Keep Australia Beautiful. Keep Australia Beautiful NSW has three simple steps to ensure that YOUR Australia Day doesn’t have a negative impact on our beautiful environment.
Australians to muster up old mobile phones in the New Year
With more than one million mobile phones sold in the lead up to Christmas, Australia Post is urging Australians to dig up their old mobile phones and take advantage of MobileMuster, a free mobile phone recycling service offered through its outlets. “Across Australia there are approximately 16 million old mobile phones sitting in people’s cupboards
