Mad Eejits

Going Green - One Year On - 10 Feb 08

On the eve of Mad Eejits hosting the Carnival of the Green for the first time, I thought it might be worthwhile to look back on our first year of trying to be more eco-friendly to see what we’ve achieved.

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Going Green - 6 Month Review - 19 Jul 07

Its just over 6 months now since we brought this site to life and, as hoped, we do feel more accountable for our plans and intentions that have been posted online, than if we’d simply kept them to ourselves. So, it seems like a good time for a review of how we’re getting on with our plan to become more eco-friendly.

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Make Compost Not War - 28 May 07

Our subsidised compost bin has arrived at last!

In anticipation of its arrival, Sarah has been storing kitchen scraps in a bucket outside the back door, so we’re off to a flying start already. However, with only a small garden, the compost itself isn’t our main motivator, but rather the opportunity to further reduce what we put in the landfill bin each fortnight.

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Cheap Compost Bins for Belfast - 20 Apr 07

Proving that free papers are good for more than just being firelighters or recycle bin fillers, our local “Belfast News” this week included an advert about cheap compost bins.

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