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Waste

Sustainable House Day – Sept 9

August 30, 2012 by Darren

Here’s a great opportunity to have a tour of one of the Illawarra’s most sustainable homes – the Rowes’ residence in Shellharbour.

Posted in: Events, Illawarra Councils, Science and Technology Tagged: Climate Challenge, Electricity, illawarra, Shellharbour, solar grid-connect, solar hot water, sustainability, Waste

Illawarra Freecycle

September 29, 2011 by Darren

FreeCycle is a great way to give a new life to stuff you no longer want, and to divert still-useful waste from landfill tips. Here are some of the useful things I’ve picked up…

Posted in: Frugality, Household, Illawarra Organisations, Waste Tagged: bloggers, firewood, FreeCycle, illawarra, recycling, Waste

The Cost Of Raising Your Own Pigs For Meat

February 16, 2011 by Darren

A complete summary of the costs for our first foray into raising our own pigs for meat, from piglet purchase right through to slaughter and butchering.

Posted in: Frugality, Gleaning, Illawarra Businesses, Keeping Animals Tagged: abattoir, butcher, butchering, electric fence, feral fruit, freezer, fruit trees, meat, pigs, pork, vegetable garden, Waste, weeds

Feeding Swill To Pigs

October 16, 2010 by Darren

There was a little bit of discussion about feeding scraps to pigs on my original entry about our pig project. There are quite strict laws around the feeding of scraps and waste to pigs in Australia (and many other countries), and you really need to make sure you’re doing the right thing. The NSW Department … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Preparing Food, Waste Tagged: Australia, farmyard animals, pigs, Waste

Cleaning Up Broken CFLs

October 3, 2010 by Darren

Not long ago I dropped and broke a compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) in the garage. D’oh! I had a vague recollection that there’s a procedure you should follow to safely clean up broken CFLs, due to the small amount of mercury inside them. So, geek that I am, I jumped on the computer to look … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Science and Technology, Waste Tagged: CFL downlights, CFLs, compact fluorescent lights, energy efficient lighting, illawarra mercury, recycling, Waste

So What Can We Do With Old TVs Today?

March 4, 2010 by Darren

Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/h2oalchemist/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The proper disposal of ewaste (electronic waste – old TVs, stereos, computers, faxes, printers, etc) is becoming a significant issue. These products contain toxic materials such as lead, cadmium, beryllium and brominated flame retardents. People are upgrading to flat-screen TVs in record numbers, leaving them with huge unwanted … [Read more…]

Posted in: Waste Tagged: Australia, e-waste, electronics, ewaste, Kiama Council, recycling, Waste

Swap Lightbulbs For CFLs For Free

November 12, 2008 by Darren

If you live in the Kiama area, you have an opportunity tomorrow to swap up to 6 old lightbulbs or fluorescent tubes for brand new energy-efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) for free. Just take your old bulbs to the Minnamurra Waste and Recycling Centre (the old Minnamurra tip) between 10am and 2pm tomorrow (Thursday 13 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Illawarra Businesses, Illawarra Councils Tagged: albion park rail, CFLs, compact fluorescent lights, Cosmo Lighting, energy efficient lighting, fluorescent tubes, Kiama Council, lighting options, recycling, Sustainable Illawarra, Waste

Triple J Hack – Waste

November 4, 2008 by Darren

While we were at the Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge launch last night, Ally (one of the Super Challenge coordinators) and her partner Richard were simultaneously appearing on Triple J’s Hack Half Hour on ABC2. The topic of the show was Waste. You can find the episode [here](http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hackhalfhour/default.htm) (it’s episode 7, 3 Nov 2008), or download … [Read more…]

Posted in: Media Coverage, Waste Tagged: sustainability, The Hack Half Hour, Triple J, Waste

Kiama Council Composting Workshop

October 25, 2008 by Darren

This afternoon I attended Kiama Council’s Composting Workshop, held at the Girl Guides’ Hall down in Hindmarsh Park. It was run by Josephine St John, council’s Waste Minimisation Officer. What a great event! I had really thought I wouldn’t learn much from this workshop, but I thought it was a good opportunity to meet some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events, Growing Food, Illawarra Councils, Waste Tagged: bokashi, comfrey, composting, Effective Microorganisms, Kiama Council, rhubarb, seaweed, tumbling compost bin, Waste, workshops, worm farms

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