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Declutter yourself happy: 10 simple steps for spring cleaning

Japanese author and organising consultant Marie Kondo has sparked a decluttering revolution – and a new way of looking at your possessions.

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7 Essential Recycling Tips

These 7 simple tips will help you improve your recycling habits.

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Edible rings the newest solution to ocean pollution

Has this company just invented the answer to the ongoing issue of ocean pollution and endangerment to marine life?

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New grocery store to only sell “ugly” food

This new supermarket has committed to only selling food waste in a bid to make “ugly” food shine.

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Floating forest

New art project finds use for otherwise discarded trees, returning them to nature.

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Matt Stone’s Re-pie-cled Chicken & Vegetable Pie

Matt Stone’s Re-pie-cled Chicken & Vegetable Pie. This pie is a great way to use up a few leftover vegetables! Any […]

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As easy as pie: The new initiative tackling food waste

Re-Pie-Cling is the latest initiative to curb our wasteful habits.

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H&M want to pay you a $1 million to come up with a plan to end clothing wastage

The ‘fast fashion’ clothing store is looking for someone to invent a way to recycle clothing and end our ever-increasing landfill problems.

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Soap Aid, recycled soap helps save lives

Ever wondered what happens to the discarded soap bars left behind in hotel rooms? One charity is hoping to save lives in the third world, one used soap bar at a time.

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Recycle your phone to save wildlife

We’re being asked to recycle our mobile phones to reduce deforestation and threats to great apes and other wildlife.

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Tree of bikes

A Christmas tree of a very different kind will be helping children in need this festive season.

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Tetra Pak develops world first plant-based carton

Meet Tetra Rex, the world’s first plant-based, biodegradable carton.

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Summer craft ideas using Tetra Pak

Don’t throw away those empty cartons! You can turn them into beautiful pieces of art or useful items for around the home.

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Cigarette butts offer energy storage solution

Researchers in South Korea are taking the discarded remnants of a bad habit and creating effective, cheap energy storage.

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Vending machine that feeds stray animals

A Turkish company is attempting to save homeless animals and the environment at the same time.

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Terracycle launches in Australia

Launching this month in Australia, TerraCycle, will help us turn previously unrecyclable waste into affordable, sustainable consumer products and materials.

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Mobile muster

Gifting yourself the latest smartphone this month? Think twice before tossing your old cellphone away.

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Duchess Kate’s recycled dresses

We take some cues from the Duchess of Cambridge, a style-icon who is often seen repeating various pieces from her wardrobe.

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Project Upcycle

Our favourite coffee capsules are being given a second lease on life thanks to a new up-cycle project launched by Nespresso

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TV Takeback

Tens of thousands of old televisions have been collected at TV recycling depots around the country as New Zealanders respond to the Government’s TV TakeBack programme – an initiative designed to prevent valuable resources heading to our landfills.

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“I built my dream home for $25,000” gallery

From rummaging through dumpsters to buying materials from demolished homes, Anja Light was determined to create the ultimate energy-saving home, on an extraordinarily tight budget.

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