Great Green Toys http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog This is our blog... Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:08:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Great Green Toys is For Sale! http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/great-green-toys-is-for-sale/ http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/great-green-toys-is-for-sale/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:03:30 +0000 sharon http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/?p=319 for sale sign 1 green Great Green Toys is For Sale!

Great Green Toys is now for sale and open to offers!!

  • The website was established in August 2007
  • We’re selling as no longer have the time to devote to work on the site
  • Great Green Toys has a good google ranking of 3
  • We have the domains .com and .co.uk
  • Website is written in PhP and product information is stored in a MySQL database
  • We can offer IT support during the handover period
  • We can advise you on suppliers for environmentally friendly toys as it’s just the website for sale – not stock
  • You can change website to the items you want to sell

Interested? Want to ask a question or make an offer? Email Sharon for a chat sdpavey@googlemail.com

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Very young plants will benefit from the warm micro-climate created beneath the plastic, which also protects them from hungry slugs and snails.

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If you have to use a car for essential journeys, save cash and reduce pollution by going easy on the gas pedal.

Driving at 60mph uses 9% less fuel than zooming along at the motorway speed limit (70 mph).

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The latest generation of laptops are compact and highly specified, so if you need a new computer consider buying one instead of a desktop machine.

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]]> http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/green-tip-get-a-green-computer/feed/ 0 Green Tip: Unblock Your Drains the Green Way http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/green-tip-unblock-your-drains-the-green-way/ http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/green-tip-unblock-your-drains-the-green-way/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:26:54 +0000 daniel http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/?p=307 Take the pain out of drains…

Blocked drains are no fun but many commercial drain-cleaning products are highly toxic, with corrosive ingredients like hydrochloric acid that harm aquatic life further down the line.

For a greener alternative, mix baking soda and vinegar in boiling water and pour down affected drains.

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]]> http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/green-tip-unblock-your-drains-the-green-way/feed/ 0 “87% of Britons would be better off” under Green Party http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/%e2%80%9c87-of-britons-would-be-better-off%e2%80%9d-under-green-party/ http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/%e2%80%9c87-of-britons-would-be-better-off%e2%80%9d-under-green-party/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:46:28 +0000 daniel http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/?p=304 3869198F 2F7B 4BB2 AF7E 8F8AE3F02267 “87% of Britons would be better off” under Green Party“87% of Britons would be better off” under Green Party’s recession-busting manifesto, says the candidate tipped by ICM, YouGov and Betfair to become UK’s first Green MP

The Green Party has launched its general election manifesto Fair is worth fighting for at the Brighton Metropole Hotel.

The manifesto was launched by Caroline Lucas, the Green Party leader who is tipped by pollsters and bookies to take the Brighton Pavilion seat on 6th May

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Aerosols don’t harm the ozone layer anymore, thanks to the banning of CFC propellants, but they’re still not great for the environment.

Many use propellants based on hydrocarbons and contain parts that are hard to recycle.

Why not choose pump-action, refillable sprays instead?

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]]> http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/green-tip-psst-cut-down-on-aerosols/feed/ 0 Green Tip: Get Brilliant Whites http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/green-tip-get-brilliant-whites/ http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/green-tip-get-brilliant-whites/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:38:54 +0000 daniel http://www.greatgreentoys.co.uk/blog/?p=300 Make your whites brilliant by soaking them in a solution of water and lemon juice and then hanging them in the sunshine.

Natural light and citrus juice will combine to give a gentle bleaching effect.

That way you won’t have to run energy-hungry hot washes to get your whites really dazzling.

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In exchange for helping out on an organic farm, you’ll get food, accommodation and a unique insight into green agriculture.

For more details, visit www.wwoof.org.uk

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Cut the legs off an old pair and fill them with compost to make a grow bag.

Simply tie off the open end and cut small holes along the length of the leg for planting vegetables or flowers.

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