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		<title>DIY worm composting bins</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2009/05/diy-worm-composting-bins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 09:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIY worm bins can be made of timber or from recycled containers such as plastic tubs or boxes, dustbins or water butts &#8211; here are just a couple of simple ideas to give you inspiration.  (See my page on Worm Composting for more details of how to feed and take care of the worms.)
Single unit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plastics are forever</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2009/05/plastics-are-forever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plastics are everywhere around us &#8211; in our homes, our vehicles, our computers, as packaging &#8211; replacing more traditional materials such as wood, metal, glass, leather, paper and rubber because they are lighter, stronger, more durable and corrosion resistant, and often cheaper.
But that durability means that most plastics do not biodegrade, so almost all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY bokashi bins</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2009/04/diy-bokashi-bins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bokashi bins are used to process kitchen waste, including meat, fish, dairy products and cooked food, into a useful garden soil conditioner. The system uses a  bran mixture infused with micro-organisms which is combined with the organic waste materials in a sealed container, and the contents are then fermented anaerobically. (See Composting food waste and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do you do with dog waste?</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2009/04/what-do-you-do-with-dog-waste/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The problem
There are millions of dogs in the UK, producing an estimated 1,000 tonnes of waste every day.  Dog mess is unpleasant and can spread the Toxocara worm. Obviously we can&#8217;t leave all this poo lying around, but what is the most eco-friendly way to dispose of it all?
In the UK most dog owners collect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zero waste</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2009/03/zero-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2009/03/zero-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents of the small Japanese town of Kamikatsu sort their household waste into 34 different recycling boxes. They currently recycle 80% of their rubbish, and are aiming to reduce waste disposal by incineration or landfill to zero by 2020, leading the way in adopting a more energy efficient and less polluting lifestyle. You can see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Composting food waste</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2009/03/composting-food-waste/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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Research by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) shows that in the UK we are throwing away one third of the food we buy, most of which could have been eaten. In effect, for every three bags of shopping we bring home, we put one straight into the bin.
According to WRAP, 6.7 million tonnes of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottled water</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2008/10/bottled-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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Over a billion people in the world have no access to reliably clean drinking water. Dirty water kills 1.8 million people a year, 90% of them children.
On average each person in the developed world uses between 100-175 gallons of water in the home each day, compared to the 5 gallons per day used by an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freegle</title>
		<link>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2008/10/freegle/</link>
		<comments>http://turning2green.co.uk/blog/2008/10/freegle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>june</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Why not join your local Freegle (Free Giving Locally Easily) group? It&#8217;s an entirely non-profit making network of local groups who give and get stuff for free. If you&#8217;ve got something you don&#8217;t need any more but it&#8217;s still usable &#8211; a chair for example &#8211; you just post an advert to the group by [...]]]></description>
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