The culture of make-use-and-toss needs to come to an end, and the ‘latte levy’ will only go so far
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The maintenance cut is going to require a different animal to a lawnmower
Up to a million tonnes of carbon are stored by our hedgerows, between 2,000km and 6,000km of which are being lost each year
Community-supported agriculture is a great way to get better food while rekindling consumers’ friendship with farmers
Spend It Better: The Repair Acts project is documenting the social history of repair, as well as holding workshops and events
Spend it Better: The paint costs €1.50 a litre, which pays for the costs of recycling it
Galway ‘tree gang’ that planted nearly 3,000 trees last winter looking for more volunteers
Spend it Better: More something old and borrowed and less of the new can also make weddings more personal and memorable
It feels like most of the shoulders being put to the wheel to fix broken systems are female
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