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How to eco dispose of builders' waste

Reuse and repurpose

Reuse any builders' waste that you can. Many people fail to realize a lot of building materials that get thrown out can still be useful. This is why it's important to go through as many of the materials that you can to see if there is anything that can be used in one way or another. As long as materials are in good shape (for example bricks or pieces of wood) tthere's an excellent chance they can be used again.

Offer reusable materials to others

Noise pollution - it's everywhere, so how can you combat it?

What Is noise pollution?

Noise pollution (or sound pollution/environmental noise) stands for the propagation of harmful amounts of noise that have a negative impact on humans and animals alike. In simpler terms it means excessive noise - and that's something millions of Brits have to put up with.

Really useful tips for decorating on a tight budget

Bring In light with neutral colours

Is the UK a nation of volunteers?

A growing trend 

Moving into a new house the eco way

Getting started

Eco-friendly house building materials based on waste

Newspaperwood

Most of us recycle old newspapers, but did you know they can also be made into building materials? Newspapers are being combined with glue and compressed into thin layers and given a woo- like texture that can be used in various applications in home building. 

Recycled cork 

Make a beautiful memory garden

We tend to think of terms of public memorial gardens, but it can be very cathartic to make a memory garden at home in honour of a loved one who's died  

What are memory gardens?

How to move house in the most eco-friendly way

Moving house can be stressful enough without having to factor in the environment, right? well, the good news is that lots of us don't share that view at all and put the environment centre-stage when we're planning a house move. Because who wants to generate unnecessary landfill waste, do lots of unnecessary journeys and waste money on packing stuff that's really not needed and will end up being that unecessary landfill waste?

It's surprising how much you can do to bring eco-friendliness to house moving - steps that aren't onerous.

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