Posts Tagged ‘compacting’

Want Free Time and Money This October? Buy Nothing New

July 15th, 2010

buy-nothing-new-month logoOld is the New New this October, with Salvos Stores’ first ever Buy Nothing New Month. Get on board for more money in your pockets, time on your hands and a lighter carbon footprint.

Instead of a short‐term, throwaway attitude to ‘stuff’, Salvos Stores Buy Nothing New Month extends the life cycle of goods, maximises the embedded cost and resources in the stuff we buy and gives an introduction to the re‐cycled, free‐ cycled, upcycled , secondhand, ‘swishing’ and sustainable alternatives that are better for you, your wallet and the planet

What on Earth is Compacting?

March 3rd, 2009

My first significant moment in making an effort to join the environmental brigade involved a shower curtain, a bucket, some hot soapy water and a bit of bleach. Very glamorous. However, the feeling I got from hanging up a good as new shower curtain, instead of rushing down to Ikea to buy a new one, [...]

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