We want ecolocal to be as friendly and welcoming as possible. To achieve that, this is meant to be a place for all those simple tips and tricks that we've picked up along the way.
If you know of a good 'how to', then join in this discussion and share your tips. Remember, everyone was a newbie at one point in their life :)
Heres's my list of websites that can help you answer the important question - 'How can I be Green?'
* Ecostreet has plenty of ideas for making the most out of grey water.
* The Independent gives you 7 days to Green your life.
* The Times has a comprehensive guide to how to be green.
* Tom Chance has some useful tips too.
* The Green Guy has a selection of ethical tips
* 4ecotips has a list of
eco tips too.
* Treehugger (again) has a list of alternatives to traditional dry cleaning.
Seen a good website that's not on the list? Got some tips to share to help us be green? Join this discussion and share..
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Triggered by the MSNBC article about being green, I thought I'd add some of the UK equivalent links to this discussion. Of course many aren't just for the UK - they're online after all, but for suppliers and climate, I thought it worth doing.
1 - Gardening - Try the BBC's Gardening with children page with activities, ideas and hints.
2 - Natural Cleaning - well we've a few articles on this already.... Cleaning with Baking-Soda (or baking powder for the UK)
Cleaning with Vinegar - yes, it works wonders on limescale
Green Cleaning
or there are the green products such as ecover. Have a look in your local supermarket and health food store as more are popping up all of the time.
Or there are ecoballs - I don't know how they work, but they seem to.
3 - Junk Mail
See Junk Mail for ideas on this one.
4 - air your laundry
Well this is the same anywhere - line dry it or at least on the airer. Make sure you have a high spin speed on your washing machine to give the process a head start.
5 - recycle your gadgets - go with the info provided. Also remember that your local tip is likely to have a special place for electricals. Unfortunately you'll find that very few charity shops take electrical goods for fear of faulty / damaged goods injuring customers. Many aren't covered from an insurance perspective.
I'll continue with the others later.....
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