Recycle This redesign

Pretty much ever since we launched (How Can I) Recycle This three years ago, I’ve been wanting to redesign it – to freshen it up and to make better use of the available space. I finally got around to doing it last month and with John’s help, we launched the new design on Sunday (and [...]

Button earrings

Following a query from a reader yesterday, I’m doing a post on buttons on Recycle This next week and wanted to post a(n admittedly not great) picture of my most favourite earrings in the whole wide world ;) I wear the dangly ones all the freakin’ time and they constantly get caught in my scarves [...]

Recycle This in the Guardian too

Recycle This has really been popular this week – we’ve had links from loads of different blogs after a mention on treehugger and now the Guardian newspaper has mentioned us in an ethical editorial thingy too. So to say it again, woo!

Recycle This was “loved” by the Times in 2006

Recycle This has had its second mention on the Times newspaper’s website, Times Online. We got a link a couple of months ago on the site’s Eco-Worrier blog but I’ve just noticed that we got a link in their Newsdesk’s blog in their “The web we loved” round-up of their favourite sites in 2006 (in [...]

Compost This

Recycle This has spawned a side project – Compost This. It answers those difficult composting dilemmas like whether you can compost eggs shells (yes, breaking them up first though help), or wee (yes, just don’t over-wet the pile), or bricks (not so much). John coded the system it uses and I created the content. It’s [...]

Recycle This!

John and I have a new little project. It’s called “How can I recycle this?” – http://www.recyclethis.co.uk. It’s a community-driven site, coming up with creative and fun ways to reuse and recycle various bits and bobs from around the home and garden. Each week, there will also be a green dilemma to discuss because we [...]