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Imagine

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Imagine… What if everyone grew their own vegetables? What if everyone was very healthy? Doctors would become redundant and the hospitals empty of sick people. Imagine a New Zealand where every family grows their own vegetables. Children wake ...

Homemade game

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Here's an easy idea for making a game of draughts/checkers. Take an thin piece of wood or thick cardboard and cut it to size. Rule up the squares, and then either paint or colour them red and black. ...

World's first bottle made from ocean plastic!

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Method have just released the world's first bottle made from ocean plastic to help raise awareness of this ever growing issue. "As a small soap company, we know we can’t clean up the world’s oceans. but ...

Yellow pages, green ideas

The wasteful distribution of the Yellow Pages every year is a familiar grizzle in New Zealand. It looks like it's an issue overseas as well – however, this Canadian artist has chosen to treat the unwanted phone ...

Beer in the bathroom

I really like the look of this bathroom – it uses beer bottle caps instead of tiles.

Some hard facts about plastic waste

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Over the last 60 years plastic has become central to our lives and now approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used annually worldwide. They take 1000 years to biodegrade and litter the planet, causing mayhem to plants and animals. Over ...

DIY cleaner

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Hey Green Ideas! Loving your latest issue! I was just reading your review on Which Green Cleaners work best? and I thought it was worth sharing my little DIY cleaner. It is super-effective, and easy and ...