recycling Archives

one man’s trash…

If you’re stuck for ideas on entertaining your children, look no further than your own recycling bin.

tip tuesday–desk drawer organisers

As part of our recent decluttering, my desk drawer got reorganised. After removing the compass and thumb tacks, the drawer’s contents kept the little fella amused while I sorted, tossed and recycled. There was all sorts of stuff filling the drawer – I had stationery (never used) that I was given when I was ten [...]

up-cycled pallet roundup – transforming old pallets

I always think it’s such a shame to waste things. This roundup is of furniture and other lovely things made from old wooden pallets and other bits of reclaimed wood.

tip tuesday – recycled mini cookie cutter

Here’s a nifty way to cut mini cookies from cookie dough and it doesn’t cost a cent. And the resulting cookies aren’t too bad either.

food for thought thursday – rethinking how we build our homes

You know you’re going to get something unique when you builder starts quoting Sartre, Nietzsche and Plato. Dan Phillips builds unique homes from salvaged materials. In the video below, Dan shares in a humorous way his philosophy on building homes and how that extends to life in general. If the video doesn’t appear, you can [...]

repurposing and upcycling junk roundup

It’s not unusual for me to get a bit carried away when scouring the net for these roundups and this one is no exception. There are some very creative people in the world re-visioning the most mundane of objects. How about a handbag from tyre inner tubes? Or a wine cork bath mat? And my [...]

do you drink bottled water?

Whether it’s money saving blogs or environmental blogs, I read it time and time again: save money and the planet by not drinking bottled water. I’ve mostly ignored these articles. We don’t drink bottled water, I didn’t think it was that common. After all, you’re paying through the nose for something that you can get [...]

creative recycling with baby formula tins

A solution to two problems – growing in our sunless garden and reusing formula tins.

household recycling 101

According to the Australian Bureau of Stats, only about 7% of households recycle all recyclable materials, despite 95% of those survey agreeing that recycling is important. One of the reasons given for not recycling is confusion over what is recyclable and how to go about recycling. I was one of the confused. Below is a general guideline to explain what and how to recycle in the household.

an alternative to the usual plastic sandwich bags

Recycle old plastic bags into sandwich wraps that replace disposable sandwich bags.