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:: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 ::

Indycycle

If, like me, you've given up using freecycle under thge weight of the mailing list and would prefer a searchable web based system, well, here it is!

Bristol Indymedia Launches Indycycle – Recycle Your Unwanted Stuff!



Bristol Indymedia is please to announce the launch of our Indycycle
service. Indycycle a website similar to the ideas of Freecycle.
Indycycle is a way of people re-cycling things they no longer need
to people who may have a user for it. For example if you had an
old bike you did not need, rather then throw it out to landfill,
why not offer it to somebody else who may need it. Indycycle is a
great way of us consuming less resources, stopping things going to
landfill and building stronger communities. This system is based
on the ideas of the freecycle movement, we don't aim to replace
freecycle, but to use our website to build on the ideas and make it
even easier to pass your items on.

All items must be offered for free – no exchanges or cash are
allowed. For the person offering an item, they get to clear space
without needing to make a journey to the tip and for the person
taking the item, they get something they need for free.

Indycycle allows you to post an item you don't want (or are looking
for) to the site along with a description, photo of the item and
your postcode. This means users can search for and see items they
may want but also how far they need to travel to pick it up.

A Bristol Indymedia volunteer said, “We are really excited about
the addition to what Indymedia does, we hope it will further build
on the many green projects, campaigns and initiatives in the
region. We see this project as a natural evolution of what
Indymedia does – trying to connect people using democratic forms of
media.”

To use the Indycycle system please go to:
http://bristol.indymedia.org/indycycle/index.php

Labels: Indymedia, Recycling

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Compost Fungus
Originally uploaded by gusset.

Today is the start of "Compost Awareness Week," or CAW as it has been unnecessarily abbreviated. (We prefer to simply refer to it as The 'Post in our house.)

The awareness week "is an initiative of WRAP and The Composting Association, and together they will be encouraging everyone to 'Green up their Environment' this Sunday 4th May to Saturday 10th May.

"The initiative began in Canada in 1995 and was brought to the UK for the first time in 2001 by The Composting Association. Since then, it has gradually been adopted by other stakeholders including community composting groups and local authority waste departments as a week in which to concentrate composting promotional efforts.

"If you’re new to home composting, you may need some help so visit the consumer pages on the CAW website for lots of tips on how to make and use compost, as well as where to buy peat-free compost that contains recycled materials. There are downloadable leaflets which include information on how to be greener in the garden, as well as an events locator which will help you find your nearest compost event. Another site worth visiting is homecomposting.org.uk

"Reduced cost compost bins are also being offered in partnership with some councils so if you need one, enter your postcode here to find out about offers in your region.

"And for the ultimate in composting accessories – de rigeur, you know – click here."

PS If anyone can identify my fungus I'd be interested. The one pictured above that is. The other one is a whole other blog. ;-]

Labels: Environment, Flickr, Garden, Recycling

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[photo from DV8 Bristol magazine]

When did recycled fashion ever look so good?

"FLOCK was set up by Poppy Pitt, and joining the project shortly after its conception was Lucy Ibrahim. Together their aim is to create events that are brimming with glamour, great design and sound ethics.

Our aim is to create a strong, exciting and innovative fashion show that marries style and ethics seamlessly and without compromise.

We are based in Bristol and feel that that it is a great place to both launch your label or expand an existing one. Bristol is teeming with ethically conscious consumers that care about fashion and the future.

Bristol is a stong hold of independant and ethical businesses, and we feel it is the perfect place to base our promotions company, put on shows and bring our designers together.

We are holding our first fashion show as FLOCK [on 8th March at the Attic], it will be an exciting show with a range of emerging and more established designers from around the UK."

And while I'm on the subject of clothes recycling, here's a picture of Helena Bonham Carter modelling an outfit from her Pantaloonie "refurbishing" line:


[photo from The Sunday Times Magazine]

Labels: Fashion, Recycling

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Computers For African Schools
The Recycling Consortium - Recycle & Reuse Computers
Active@ Kill Disk. Hard Drives Eraser. Free Download.

Labels: Computing, Recycling

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