Toothbrush alternatives
We all need to brush our teeth young and old. Some annual statistics from Go Bamboo; 30 million toothbrushes are thrown in the tip in Australia and 22,000 tonnes of toothbrushes are thrown in the…
Category Archives: rubbish
Metal rubbish bin
Some more deplastification going down at my place. Years ago I bought this big plastic rubbish bin. The bin has served us well all these years but it’s plastic. So out it goes (well it’s…
Bath sponge alternatives
I have always used a body puff in the shower but I hate that most of them are made of plastic. Yes the plastic ones last for ages but they are still plastic and there…
The “real” gardener
Look I’m like a “real” gardener now; I’m growing my own seedlings and I have tomato plants! I went out with a girlfriend the other day to buy some melon seedlings which I couldn’t but…
Metal garbage can planter
I can’t seem to get enough of planters and they seem to just keep landing in my lap. So cool. Mum had these two old garbage cans at her place that haven’t been used in…
Recycling GIB
We’ve been renovating the bathroom and have a lot of gib leftover. I read that you can use leftover gib to help clay soils drain better and also de-clump which will be better for my…
Washing machine planters
I’m all about our garden and sewing at the moment; how very domesticated of me! Am really enjoying growing our own veggies, I find it very satisfying. I wanted to grow potatoes and yams but…
Bathroom rubbish
Well I’m sure you’re sick of hearing about our bathroom but it isn’t finished yet and I have more to say so guess what another bathroom post. This post is about the rubbish that has…
Recycling your old mobile phone
Green-Eyed Monster Blog did a great post yesterday about recycling your old mobile phone. She mentions the places in Europe where you can recycle your phone so I thought I would do a New Zealand…
Plastic recycling – great video
Watched this fascinating video on Treehugger today. Wow makes you think! Can’t believe it’s such a big process to recycle bottles into flakes that then can be made into something else (but not food related).…