by David | June 21, 2009 | In Site News | No Comments (Yet!)
I am pleased and excited to announce that we have partnered up with Amazon to launch a bookshop full of books for our regular readers about environmental issues. Feel free to take a browse of our bookshop by clicking on the “Eco-Shop” link on the top menu bar of the site.
by David | July 2, 2009 | In Gardening | No Comments (Yet!)
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There is much debate on the net about whether or not frogs are an effective slug control method, but my fellow vegetable gardeners down my allotments who have ponds on their plots swear by them. Whether they eat them or not - there is a definite link between the existence of frogs and the absence of slugs.
by David | July 1, 2009 | In Food, Great Outdoors, Travel | No Comments (Yet!)
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Why don’t we use regular mugs and plates for picnics? Well it’s largely because we are scared of them getting smashed. So what do we do? We buy plastic ones instead!
by David | June 30, 2009 | In Shopping | No Comments (Yet!)
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When you go to the store, have you ever considered the packaging you purchase? We all know we can recycle butter packs, milk cartons, cans, tins and yoghurt pots etc, but prevention is always better than the cure. Here is a few great ways in which you can reduce the amount of packaging you purchase from the store
by David | June 29, 2009 | In Home | No Comments (Yet!)
Fridge’s are for many an essential electrical appliance and one that generally must be on for the full 365 days a year. This means that they have the potential be a massive bulk of your electricity bill. Therefore we should do all we can to cut the contribution our fridge’s make to our bills. Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 26, 2009 | In Work | No Comments (Yet!)
Following on on the heels of yesterdays post about email printing, here is another great little and simple tip you can implement to reduce the amount of email printing in your office. Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 25, 2009 | In Work | No Comments (Yet!)
You may have seen the above logo on other people’s email footers. Do you have it on yours? Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 24, 2009 | In Home | No Comments (Yet!)
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So I try and keep all the DailyEcoTips to be cheap and easy to action or implement with little impact on our everyday lives. Well - This one is a complete removeal from this ideology, but I thought it was well worth a mention.
by David | June 23, 2009 | In Health, Home | No Comments (Yet!)
Further to yesterday’s post about wind-up radios, have you ever thought about reverting back to a traditional alarm clock that simply requires winding? Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 22, 2009 | In Saving Energy | 1 Comment
Its odd how things come back into fashion- Vinyl LP’s, bread making & vegetable growing have all had a surge in popularity over the past few years after being largely consigned to the “pop culture landfill”. One other item or invention from the past that is once again growing in popularity is the “clockwork” or “wind-up” radio. Read the rest of this tip…
As a vegetable gardener i totally detest slugs - They are a real pain. I have experienced the joy and excitement at seeing a whole row of cabbage or turnip seeds shoot through the surface, and then suffer the pain of coming back the next day and seeing them munched to death by slugs. Here is my favourite slug control method. Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 17, 2009 | In Water | No Comments (Yet!)
I’m not one for posting lists of tips, like “top ten ways to..” When you run a blog based on providing an eco tip every day, i’m afraid you have to try and spread the tips out as much as possible! However, in deviating from the norm, today we have the “Top TWO ways to save water whilst brushing your teeth!” Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 15, 2009 | In Site News | No Comments (Yet!)
So I have previously posted a tip about trying to have a meat free day. Well in the spirit of recycling, I thought i’d er……recycle it! Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 12, 2009 | In Gardening | 2 Comments
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Thinking of laying a path in your garden or vegetable garden? Concrete slabs I can here you saying! Fancy laying your path an alternative way?
by David | June 11, 2009 | In Saving Energy | 1 Comment
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Ask yourself - In what way would you notice a drop in room temperature by 1 degree?
by David | June 10, 2009 | In Home | No Comments (Yet!)
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Have you ever walked around your living room and wandered what a dull day it is? What would you think if you you opened a window? Would light flood into your room?
by David | June 9, 2009 | In Home, Reuse | No Comments (Yet!)
Although it’s quite cool when you go round a friends house and see rows and rows of Hollywood blockbusters on the shelf, I often wonder how many times do they actually watch those DVD’s? There is a better way…. Read the rest of this tip…
by David | June 8, 2009 | In Reuse | No Comments (Yet!)
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People always insist on using polystyrene foam as packaging material - It is such a watse of resources. Here’s a much better alternative
by David | June 5, 2009 | In Home | 2 Comments
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Why do so many households have these squirty soap bottles? Is the soap better? Does it make your hands cleaner? Not really! After all - soap and hot water served us well as kids.
by David | June 3, 2009 | In Home | 2 Comments
The modern bedroom contains all the things you’d expect. A wardrobe, a chest of drawers, a bookshelf, and a bed maybe! What about the other things in your room. A TV on standby? An alarm clock? A cell/mobile phone? I even have a wi-fi broadband connection and cordless telephone in my room as it’s the only phone socket with a power socket near it! My bedroom is a hive of those electric wave things! Read the rest of this tip…
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