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L’Arche Brecon is pleased to invite you to Gareth Bain’s exhibition

By admin, on October 31st, 2011

Gareth Bain “Drawings and paintings” “The Hours” coffee shop, Brecon October 22nd – November 30th

Gareth Bain’s work is representative of naïve art. He has been living in L’Arche Brecon for over 20 years (an organization takes care of people with learning disabilities). His drawing and paintings are very original. . . . → Read More: L’Arche Brecon is pleased to invite you to Gareth Bain’s exhibition

Wishing all our customers a Happy New Year

By admin, on December 31st, 2010

From all at L’Arche Brecon wishing you all a Warm and Peaceful New Year!

Woman Has Used the Same Christmas Tree Every Year Since 1928

By admin, on December 8th, 2010

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In this age of consumerism, particularly around the holiday season, sometimes its easy to forget that the things we’ve used the longest often have the most value to us — but the virtues of reuse just seem come naturally to some . . . → Read More: Woman Has Used the Same Christmas Tree Every Year Since 1928

Close That Door–You’re Wasting Energy

By admin, on December 7th, 2010

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Here’s an idea that is so obvious it should be a no-brainer: shut the door and save energy. The Close the Door Campaign is asking retailers to conserve energy by keeping their front doors closed.

Why do shops . . . → Read More: Close That Door–You’re Wasting Energy

Feed the birds and reduce food waste!

By admin, on December 6th, 2010

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Spend a bit of time thinking about the birds that visit your garden. Filing up a bird feeder can be the difference between life and death for them, especially for some of the smaller birds that . . . → Read More: Feed the birds and reduce food waste!

How to keep 550,000 tonnes of junk mail out of landfill

By admin, on December 3rd, 2010

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Stop junk mail and save 3.5 million trees

Here are 6 ways to drastically reduce your junk mail. Junk mail in the UK accounts for 550,000 tonnes of paper annually:

Contact the company

if you’re still getting mail from companies you no longer . . . → Read More: How to keep 550,000 tonnes of junk mail out of landfill

How to beat British Gas fuel rises this winter

By admin, on November 25th, 2010

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Last week British Gas’s announced that they will raise gas and electricity bills by 7% effective December 10th. While this wasn’t the Christmas present that most of us were hoping for, there are a number of things you can do to . . . → Read More: How to beat British Gas fuel rises this winter

The Greener Option for Christmas Trees

By admin, on November 25th, 2010

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With Christmas Eve just one month away, and the British Christmas Tree Growers Association (BCTGA) warning of a Christmas tree shortage, it is time to think about which tree to get: real or fake?

Over six million real trees are bought every Christmas, . . . → Read More: The Greener Option for Christmas Trees

Love Food Hate Waste: iPhone App helps You To Reduce Food Waste

By admin, on November 24th, 2010

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Love Food Hate Waste is an iPhone app designed in Scotland to help minimize food waste.

The app has over 350 simple meal ideas that encourages users to look at food differently and find ways to reduce food waste.

Although similar . . . → Read More: Love Food Hate Waste: iPhone App helps You To Reduce Food Waste

Vivienne Westwood launches Cool Earth Coffee

By admin, on November 23rd, 2010

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This week the iconic designer Vivienne Westwood launches Cool Earth Coffee with the message – "buy one jar get one tree".

Westwood, stated at the launch "It’s really important we do our bit to help fight climate change, drinking Cool Earth Coffee . . . → Read More: Vivienne Westwood launches Cool Earth Coffee

How can I reuse or recycle a wooden shoe rack? October 16, 2012
There was a neighbourhood “give and take” event near me at the weekend – people took along their unwanted items and took home anything other people had donated that took their fancy — all for free. It was mostly small things – crockery, household knick-knacks and books – but there were some larger things too […]
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How can I reuse or recycle old glass blocks/glass bricks? September 24, 2012
We’ve had an email from Whitney, asking about reuse/recycling ideas for glass blocks (or glass bricks, as they’re also known): We just bought a house and making a lot of renovations. We removed some glass blocks from an old bathroom window and I want to reuse them for something. I love glass blocks and since […]
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How can I “reuse” fresh eggs that we can’t eat? September 4, 2012
(Hi! Sorry to regular readers for the stupidly long break in posting – I’ve been reading all the comments as usual as they come in, just not posting any new content myself due to a combination of busy-ness, illness and laziness. I’m hoping to get back to regular scheduled blogging again now though!) This question […]
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How can I reuse or recycle toilet seats? April 30, 2012
Apologies for the break in blogging – I’ve been super busy with other things over the last month. And in my absence, Recycle This had its sixth birthday! Happy Birthday website! :D Anyway, moving on: we’ve had an email from Stephanie about toilet seats: I just came into about 25 toilet seat all different colors […]
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How can I reuse or recycle empty bottled gas/propane cylinders? April 2, 2012
Lyndon has emailed to ask about reusing – or recycling – propane gas canisters (the ones for heating, barbecues or patio heaters etc): Trying to tidy up the yard at work, what can I do with some old gas bottles? If there is a company name on the bottles (like Calor Gas, Flo Gas or […]
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