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Easy toys for kids
Reader submittedThe future of the planet is a serious matter but that doesn't mean caring for it can't be fun. Upcycling can be a blast for kids and grown-ups alike.
Fun eco-friendly things to do with your children these holidays….
Reader submittedThere's no excuse for cries of boredom duirng the school holidays with these fun and eco-friendly activities for kids.
Have you seen the Google homepage today?
Did anyone see the cute graphic – or Google Doodle as they're known – on the Google homepage today (22 April 2013)? If you click the image you're taken through to the website for Earth Day ...
Throwing away food – what a waste!
I thought this infographic illustrates the problem of food waste brilliantly. Yes we have a problem, but what's the solution? ...
Fridge to fish-smoker: A green idea, or just good old Kiwi ingenuity?
I noticed a smell of smoked fish outside the Green Ideas office today. Our downstairs neighbours are a marine repairs workshop and the smell seemed to be coming from a daggy old fridge outside their man ...
Advice please – can you put feijoa skins in a worm farm?
Yahey! This morning our two-year-old feijoa tree started dropping fruit and boy are they tasty. I'm looking forward to a couple of weeks of gluttony, but want to know if you can put the skins ...
Why eat organic?
Reader submittedBy Lisa Madarasz - www.ecodeals.co.nz It costs more and often requires an extra trip to the shops, so why do it? Well, it all begins on the farm. Organic farms use no chemical pesticides or fertilizers to ...
Wow! 19-year-old unveils plan to pull plastic from the ocean
You have to check out the website of Boyan Slat, the Dutch teen with the amazing plan for cleaning plastic from the ocean: http://www.boyanslat.com/ It's projected that his Ocean Cleanup Array could remove 7,2500,000 tons of plastic ...
Pallet bike stand
Reader submittedSearching for an upcycled way to keep those bikes in order? Look no further.
Fair Food NZ volunteers wanted now
Fair Food are looking for volunteers in Auckland to help collect surplus food from retailers and distribute it to community groups who share it with families and people in need. http://fairfoodnz.wordpress.com/volunteers/ "Fair Food is about the collection ...