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There are few moments more horrifying than reaching for the door knob that lets out to the garage. Behind the door is a nightmare gallery of junk, old magazines, paint cans, and bags of cement you’ll never use. It’s enough to give one chills. Trust us, we’re practically describing our own garages. Where avoiding it is easy, today is the day! Put on some clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, and tackle the junk barrage in the garage! Continue reading
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For something as commonplace as rubbish, it’s amazing how little we know about what we throw away. It’s just rubbish, right? Out of sight and out of mind, yeah? Properly disposing of your rubbish is a great place to begin, but sometimes we fail to recognize the impact of what we pitch in the bin. Hopefully these 10 facts will give your perspective on what goes in the dump, and what we can change individually to make a better tomorrow for everyone. Continue reading
You’ve seen the rubbish before, strewn about and forgotten. Bits of plastic, refuse in heaps, cast off personal items, you’ve seen it all before. So what do you do? Continue reading
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One of the most common bits of rubbish at home at work at school and at play is the aluminum can. Whether you are polishing off a frosty brew or quenching your thirst with a can of lemonade, we all go through plenty of aluminum cans. Continue reading
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It makes perfect sense, the earth grows things, you grow things, what could possibly go wrong? Well, as with many endeavors in the modern world, the result may seem natural, but you can still do damage to the earth. Gardening is no different, between leeching the soil of it’s nutrients, growing the wrong kind of plants, and harsh chemical pest repellents, your garden can do great harm to the environment. If you want a garden as green as the herbs sprouting from the soil, here are a few simple rules to follow. Continue reading
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Looking for a cheap and original way to make your little ones happy? Then why not make them a toy from recycled materials? Last week, we at Rubbish Please, has published a list of 10 great ideas for recycled DIY toys, with a promise to show you 11 more. So, here are they! Another 11 wonderful project to do with your children. Continue reading
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Summer is right around the corner, and finding one fun thing for the kids is challenging enough, much less a summer’s worth activities. We wracked our brains and came up with the perfect number of DIY projects for the kids: 21. 21 is an ambitious number, but enough to cover even the longest, hottest summer. 21 is no small task for list makers and parents alike, so let’s get down to business. All of the following projects are kid approved, budget friendly, and good for the earth. Can you finish all 21? Continue reading
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Recycling is important. Is it as important as the stone tablets Moses came down from the mountains with centuries ago? Not hardly, but Moses set a precedent that day; people love lists. Ten is a nice even number and sometimes a good list is the best way to take a mass of information and whittle it down to a more manageable size. Recycling is a prime candidate, and with these pieces of information, you’ll be a recycling guru before you can count to 10. Continue reading
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New technology creates new opportunities and new problems alike. Could you imagine the look you’d give us if we asked you about mobile phone recycling 20 years ago? We’d sound absolutely mad, but in less than two decades, a huge number of the population has this amazing device in their pocket. In turn, cell phones get replaced, and like so much of our waste, we stop thinking about it after it’s gone. New technologies create new concerns, so we’ve a few things for your consideration, namely how to recycle your mobile phone, and why. Continue reading
Fantastic is not a word we simply bandy about. We don’t mean fantastic in the casual sense, we mean fantastic in the classic sense. Like the spectacle of an newly unveiled work of art, or a comet streaking across the night sky. We mean scope and power, we mean fantastic. When people recycle, it’s so easy to lose sight of the good they are doing. The task becomes a chore and can be easy to overlook. Well, we’re here to set the record straight with only the 10 most fantastic recycling facts. Continue reading
