March 14, 2008
It is well known that the former Baywatch actress has a green streak running through her and what better way to prove it than developing five acres of prime water front land in her home town of Ladysmith in Canada. She has teamed up with Geoff Courtnall the ex hockey player to build eighty three eco friendly housing units.
“Environmentally friendly features include a geothermal heat exchange system and pavement that is water-permeable, and a
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March 13, 2008
This is for anyone who is trendy and hip, this item can be placed virtually anywhere in the home and it will look cool enough to be thought of as begin a designer item. So you are able to save the planet through buying eco friendly products and at the same time get your self some really nice household items too.
This bin is made from one hundred per cent recycled metal and has been fitted with rubber padded feet, which will stop the bin from sc
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Now this stuff is great although there are certain problems with cardboard furniture, these are strength, fire and water resistance, these three factors would be able to destroy the furniture and good part of the home too. This is a bit of a worry if you are setting up home in a new place etc.
However on the other hand these items are going to be totally recyclable when they are finished with which it’s a great point. All in all, these piece
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March 12, 2008
It’s great to see items made from tyres, we say this a lot and it seems there are more and more designers seeing that the material used to make the humble car tyre can also be used to produce some excellent items that can be used both in the home and outside.
Each rug uses around 130 to 140 inner tubes from bicycle tyres that have been discarded. Made in India by hand and loomed by hand too.
Priced at $1,150.00
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March 10, 2008
Olive oil is a wonderful product, but it does not have to always be used in cooking, as there are a number of other applications that you may not know and you will be surprised at the amount of jobs and solutions which can be done with a bottle of olive oil.
Shaving
Shine stainless steel
Remove eye makeup
Prevent wax from sticking to a candle holder
Care for your pet
Moisturize cuticles
Treat dry skin
Unstick a zip
Dust wooden furniture
Silenc
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March 7, 2008
Flip flops are not very eco friendly they get lost in sea and break into bits which is not very nice for the wildlife because they can choke on the smaller pieces. But what do you do with all of those flip flops that do not get sold?
Make furniture out them is the answer which is not only eco friendly but the furniture is so cool that it will look brilliant in any home or office, like this ottoman. Its multi coloured, looks like it could have
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Recycling old pieces of metal etc is nothing new. But when they are put together and turned into something else entirely which is useful and stylish too.
The main part of the body is made from some sort of a metal bottle, which is very handy because where the bottle had a screw top this, can now be used as an easy opener so that the money can be taken out.
Priced at $68.95
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March 6, 2008
What great picnic table, this has been created by using old recycled skis, which is a good idea, because these things are made to be very tough, after all they do go through a lot a punishment when they are being used, so they must be good enough for a table.
It comes in at a size of thirty inches by sixty inches and is very heavy, which will last the test of time, unlike normal picnic benches which are prone to splitting and drying out, which
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Filed by David Allen at March 6th, 2008 on 10:00 am
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March 5, 2008
This is a nice piece of design and creation, which would look great in any home and in any place around the home.
It is made from an old recycled bicycle chain ring, which everyone knows because it is the part that the pedals go through and the chain around. The clock face is merely a piece of printed paper, but when the whole thing is combined it just looks great.
Requires one AA battery which is included, the clock measures around seven inch
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March 3, 2008
When you look at these gloves and aprons at first they look as if they could be fire proof let alone just being oven proof, but they are what they say and these really do the job and look the part.
These are actually made from old Swedish navy sacks which have been standing the test of time for a long time with all of the elements that you get at sea they would have to be, so could they survive in today’s kitchens? Yes they could and look bri
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February 28, 2008
Have you wondered why you have to pay so much for your washing powder all of the time? Well it can work out quite expensive, but even more worrying is the amount of chemicals that have been put in with the powder.
Fortunately if you have a little time on your hands, then it is quite easy to make your own washing powder, it’s cheap and you know what it is in it, here are the ingredients:
(1) 4 lbs. 12 oz. Box of Borax
(2.5) 2 lb. Boxes of Baki
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February 27, 2008
Tiffany over at Nature Moms discusses Dropps, a new scent and dye free laundry product.
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Dropps come in the form of dissolving packs, and are pre-measured for 1 load. 1 pac is good on 1 load.
Product Features:
Biodegradable pac dissolves completely. No measuring, no mess.
Great for HE washers. Plus, all temperatures + all colors + all fabrics
Deep-cleaning formula means fresh clean clothes
Phosphate-free, enzyme-free and biode
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February 26, 2008
This has to be the ultimate in recycling and design, its modern and its eco friendly too. Which is why this is so desirable by some people and some people would think that it is totally wrong, which it may be for certain types of home etc.
It is held in a stainless steel frame which will stand the test of time due to the hard wearing ability, the build runs up the middle so that it gets the best of the glass and the light effect.
The chandelie
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Glass is a great product for recycling, it’s ideal because it can be used over and over again, without there being any loss of look at all.
But what they are doing here is using the bottles and then turning them into something else like a container or glass, it great stuff and looks really cool the way the etched writing remains on the glass, this allows the past history of the bottle to show through even though it has been fashioned into som
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February 22, 2008
This lamp can be used both inside and out, which makes this very useful and of course eco friendly too, which is the main point of this type of lamp.
Materials:
LED Lighting
Patented TSA Technology (charges 3 * faster than conventional technology)
Long-life spend Li-on Battery by use of TSA technology
Mono Kristaline solar panel
Features:
Weather proof
Typical nightly burn time:
Summer outside 10 hours charging in the sun: max 4
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February 21, 2008
When it gets to the nice long summer evenings there is nothing like having a picnic in the park, but what really spoils it is the fact that some also like to leave all of their rubbish in the park too. But how this would change if more people used this biodegradable sets, made from sugar can fibre which is left over from the sugar refining process. This makes a great product that eliminates the need to use plastics and wood for this purpose as th
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Some people can really get into doing things for themselves, like the man who built these solar panels. This is great stuff and shows how easy or rather they make it look easy, doing things like this can really be.
What you need:
18 evacuated tubes
Collector
Aluminium frame for the roof
Wilo rs15 pump (48 watts on its lowest speed setting)
SR868 v3.0 Pump controller.
Black plastic insulation.
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This has to be the eco house of the year so far, this has been built in England by the owner and with some help from his friends.
Surprisingly it cost around $8,000 to complete although they did do a lot of the work themselves like piling up the straw bales for the walls and laying turf on the roof, which has flowers in it and so on. The whole project took only ten months to complete.
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February 20, 2008
The good guys at Goody Blog are having a fantastic green giveaway. They are giving away a $500 Merry Maids gift certificate and also a Method Detox Kit.
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on the giveaway post at the blog. The winner will be announced on Monday, Feb 22nd.
Whatcha ya waiting for, go leave a comment, and good luck to all.
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February 19, 2008
Have you seen those cool looking bottles at Target, that look like mini works of art? But the only thing is they are located in the cleaning aisle.
Well, these bottles are the brainchild of Method. Who is Method? Method is a green cleaning company dreamt up by two engineering grads based out of San Francisco. The biodegradeable cleaning line-up includes dish soap, laundry detergents, a (corn-based plastic) mop, and plant-based dryer sheets.
My
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February 15, 2008
What a great idea this is, not only are you getting an eco friendly light fitting that is really original and will definitely get everyone talking.
PET LIGHT is a light for 9 PET bottles and consists of:
1 suspension (laser-cut transparent acrylic asterix) for 9 plastic bottles
(Choose the colour of the suspension: transparent, blue, red or orange
1 lamp holder with bulb holder, 1.5 m cable & canopy.
1 instructions card
All packaged into a
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February 13, 2008
Natural drinks are all of the rage at the moment and because of this the other drinks such as Coke Cola and Pepsi are missing out on this increase in sales. So there is only one thing to do and that is to create natural versions of their existing products.
Pepsi are the first to make a move on this sector with Pepsi Raw, this is a new drink which is made from natural ingredients and contains no artificial preservatives, colours, flavourings, o
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February 11, 2008
This is a really nice yet eco friendly rug, which is made from bamboo fibres and natural cotton, this makes the rug feel nice and soft.
Available in 5 colours: Coffee Bean Brown, Latte Tan, Pewter Gray, Sage Green, and Merlot Red, these all come in five foot by eight foot sizes and will fit in any home with any style.
Priced at $300
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Making this sugar boxes is a labour intensive process, in fact there thirteen steps to making one of these which actually makes you think when you see exactly how much these things cost to buy.
Features:
4 x 4 x 4.25 (in.)
Lacquer ware
Hand Wash Only. No Hot or Wet Fo
Fair trade and Unique
Handcrafted in Vietnam
These are the sort of things that tourists would bring back from the markets!
Priced at $17.95
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February 8, 2008
Build your own solar powered water heater, by using your own old fridge. Yes this is a way where not only can you get rid of all of those old refrigerators but you will be getting hot water as well.
This is a right nifty little idea, where recycling can lead to producing something else that is very practical for your home. The instructions are easy to follow and if you are that way inclined and have all of the handyman skills needed to
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