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» Recycled pets
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/1/2010 | pets |

Did you know that you can turn a cat into 16 birds or a dog into 22 ferrets simply by recycling them? OK, so that's not really true; but by getting a recycled pet you can lessen the collective environmental impact of our need for animal companions while doing something very humane to boot.

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» Old medication and the environment
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/29/2010 | health |
There are so many areas where we can lighten our environmental impact just a little; and one of them is the way we deal with expired medication.
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» Luffa sponges
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/25/2010 | home , garden , cleaning |
Luffa sponges, also known as Loofa or Loofah, along with a variety of other spellings - make great kitchen and bath sponges. Learn more about their origin, other uses and how to make your own!
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» School lunch tray dilemma
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/23/2010 | food , family |
It may not seem like such a huge environmental issue, but when you consider the millions of students in the USA alone; the humble school lunch tray does have an impact - particularly if it's made from styrofoam. Learn more about the problem and some solutions.
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» Dealing with flies
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/20/2010 | home , health , garden |
With the warmer weather arriving in the northern hemisphere, flies in their various shapes and sizes will be soon making themselves known. Before you reach for the fly spray, here's some tips for dealing with these annoying critters - in an environmentally friendly way.
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» Recycling stainless steel
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/17/2010 | home |
You may have a small treasure trove of recyclable stainless steel at home - in this article find out where it may be hidden and learn more about the environmental benefits of recycling the stainless steel laying around your house.
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» Uses for eucalyptus oil
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/14/2010 | home , cleaning |
It just doesn't get more Australian than eucalyptus oil - discover some uses for this amazing oil around the home - it's a more earth friendly alternative to many common cleaning products we buy!
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» Greening BBQ firelighters
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/10/2010 | home , food |
BBQ'ing soon? Most firelighter products are based on fossil fuels, and occasionally with some nasty additional chemicals thrown in. While using natural ingredients based firelighters won't save the planet, it's just another simple way of helping to lessen your barbecue environmental impact - and lots of little efforts do add up.
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» Everblade green shaving discount
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/8/2010 | coupon discounts |
Here's a new product the makers say can help save you money and reduce your shaving related environmental impact. It’s called EverBlade - and Green Living Tips Readers can get a 25% discount.
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» Repurposing old jeans
By Green Living Tips | Published 05/5/2010 | clothing |
There's plenty of ways to recycle, or more accurately, repurpose old jeans and use denim, particularly if you're handy with a needle and thread. A bunch of interesting ideas in this article, along to links with full instructions.
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And so it begins!
Published 11/23/2006
Well, my first blog post on Green Living Tips. I'm very pleased to have finally launched the site; it's been in planning for a long time and while I've opened the doors now, it's nowhere near what I...
Climate - what is El Nino?
Published 11/23/2006
El Niño is a phenomenon in ocean-atmospheric systems in the tropical Pacific, the effects of which have major consequences for weather around the world. Climatic disturbances from an El Ni&nt...
Packaging you can grow
Published 11/23/2006
This is very clever - an organic skincare company has introduced enviromentally friendly packaging that you can not only recycle, but grow. All of Pangea Organics product boxes are made using 100%...
Global warming tipping point
Published 11/23/2006
You may have heard of the Butterfly Effect - a part of chaos theory. The saying goes something along the lines of this: "A butterfly flaps its wings in China and a hurricane forms in (insert place ...
Land rehabilation pioneer
Published 11/24/2006
Peter Andrews is an Australian horse breeder and farmer with a passion, or some might say obsession with the land. Over a period of decades, Peter has formulated a number of theories on land degrada...
Ethanol and the environment
Published 11/26/2006
All the buzz about ethanol as an alternative fuel really had me excited. Ethanol is made from plants such as wheat, sugar cane and soy beans - in fact, just about any plant matter can be converted i...
Big Coal and climate change
Published 11/27/2006
Xstrata Coal big wheel, Peter Coates, informed a climate forum held in Sydney, Australia this morning: "I stress whatever we do just in Australia will have absolutely no impact on world climate." N...
Deciduous trees and carbon dioxide
Published 11/30/2006
During the daylight hours, plants produce oxygen. At night, they consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide. All things are in balance in this respect as while it is night in some places it is daylig...
Supermarkets and the environment
Published 12/1/2006
I've often thought of major chain supermarkets being at the cutting edge of cost reduction, but our local supermarket has me puzzled about some of their wasteful methods that certainly aren't e...
Latest green living tips added
Published 12/3/2006
The following is a round up of the latest non-blog articles added to Green Living Tips over the last week (to December 3 2006). Hope you enjoy the articles! Earth friendly holiday season tipsA doze...
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