This article is about where you can take your electronics for repair, or how you can do it yourself. There is magic in fixing your own possessions, giving them a new life. Whether you are saving items of clothing...
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fruganomicsThe Zero-Waste(-ish) Way To Beat The Fuel Crisis
Yup, we’re now in a fuel crisis. But being short of fuel may not be as bad as it seems. Yesterday I tuned into the BBC Radio 4 news to discover the country’s in the middle of a fuel delivery crisis. Shortage...
How to be eco-positive and overcome your brain’s negativity bias
I’m still eco-positive I am a rare breed in today’s world, almost extinct. I am an eco-positivist. Whatever problems we face, we have the ingenuity and the technological brilliance to fix them. It may be...
Ethical Consumer Magazine Helped Me Buy a Pair of Sustainable Jeans – In The End
How hard is it to find a pair of sustainable jeans? Pretty hard actually. Finding a single supplier that fits my ethical and sustainability criteria at the right price has taken me more than a year. So I turned to...
Knepp – The Amazing Promise of Rewilding
An exciting rewilding project on 3500-acres of farmland at Knepp in Sussex has given new hope for the UK’s endangered species. This is a story about turtle doves, nightingales and other animals, and how they found...
Guest Article: Why Composting Is Key To Fighting Climate Change
By Estella Young Composting. To compost, or not to compost? Now, that’s a good question The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), tells us composting enriches soil, retains moisture and suppresses...
Estella YoungSustainable Clothing: Nine Great Reasons To Change
Sustainable clothing means avoiding “fast” fashion, exploitative and unfair practices and manufacturing that causes pollution and damages the natural environment. So here are nine great reasons to change how...
How To Fix A Coffee Grinder – Imperfectly
How to fix a coffee grinder, part two. The saga continues. Have I fixed the seal? No, but I have a good excuse – Sue said it wasn’t grinding properly. Ok, it’s gotten a bit lumpy but I compensated by...
Nine Easy Ways You Can Reduce Plastic Waste
Everyone’s concerned about the plastic polluting our oceans, damaging our wildlife and littering our open spaces. Giving up plastic cups might seem a small thing, but when a billion people make that decision...