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New discussion please..'green' issues

57 replies

babyonboard · 27/03/2006 12:00

Hello..
I think a lot of mumsnetters would love a new discussion topic on green and recycling etc issues...
pretty please can we have one..
and it'll be a good boost to mumsnet h.q's conscience too...
all interested please say 'aye!'
all not please yell 'rhubarb rhubarb'

OP posts:
Callisto · 27/03/2006 12:06

Aye aye, captain and no rhubarb for me.

Callisto · 27/03/2006 12:06

(that meant yes, btw)

workathomemother · 27/03/2006 12:11

yes, yes, yes please :)

saves us money
gives kids something to do
creates enironmental awareness for all of us etc.

puddle · 27/03/2006 12:17

Great idea

FrannyandZooey · 27/03/2006 12:20

Ooh cod will be very pleased to see this...

it'll be another area of the board she can torment Wink

I think it's a good idea.

HayleyOliversMum · 27/03/2006 12:23

I am interested....and here is a question to start you off......currently using reusable nappies (much to the curiosity of most of my friends/family) and want to know whether by washing them at 60 degrees and also sometimes finishing off drying in the tumbler am I really doing the right thing?

HayleyOliversMum · 27/03/2006 12:24

sorry - baby cried in his sleep and I didn't finish properly! .....doing the right thing for the environment...ie disposables vs washing machine use?

Tatties · 27/03/2006 12:55

Aye to a new green discussion topic!

HayleyOliversMum, if the nappies have just been weed on you can wash them at 40. Only finish them off in the dryer if you have to. Still much better than adding to landfill Smile

Cappucino · 27/03/2006 13:40

yes please a new board! thanks babyonboard for taking this one up for me!

HayleyOliversMum - you can wash at 40 no problem, if you're not getting the results you want, try a rinse and spin with some white vinegar before the main wash. And make sure the machine is as full as it can be. I have two nappy buckets so I wash nappies maybe once every three days; sometimes I do them at 60 to give them a blast but at least I know that it's better than doing half a load every day.

And did you know that adding a dry towel to the tumble dryer makes them dry much faster?

SoupDragon · 27/03/2006 13:47

Personally I don't think there are enough separate issues to warrent a whole topic.

JackieNo · 27/03/2006 13:52

If there's not enough for a whole topic on its own, could it be combined with a 'household queries' type topic?

Cappucino · 27/03/2006 13:56

I can't see why not; as long as it doesn't get hijacked by a load of people like my mother advocating the use of bleach and scary things in spray bottles... Grin

Original poster
babyonboard · 27/03/2006 14:23

soup[dragon...

theres plenty..
i.e
budget shopping and cooking
using leftovers/wasted storecupbord things
sourcing local produce
energy efficiency( and green-ness)
recycling
re-using
home grown (or indeed reared!)produce
eco friendly cleaning/laundry etc
a home for reusable nappy-ists that isn't lost on the potty training board
home made body and beauty products
enviromentally friendly d.iy and home improvements..

phew got to go..baby is crying
but i could go on...

OP posts:
Original poster
babyonboard · 27/03/2006 14:24

ooh but s.d

you could have at least yelled 'rhubarb rhubarb'
come on..it'll make me really pleased..
hheehheee

OP posts:
Senoracod · 27/03/2006 14:25

hmm itll eb a gripping topic then

Wink
PandaG · 27/03/2006 14:26

I'll add my aye aye!

Original poster
babyonboard · 27/03/2006 14:27

you'll be sorry senorcod when you go to riverisland and they've run out of stock because their factory got swallowed into a landfill of dirty nappies

oh yes..mark my words....

OP posts:
SoupDragon · 27/03/2006 14:27

Most of those things are covered by other topics though.

And I hate rhubarb. Even organically grown with homemade compost Wink

Original poster
babyonboard · 27/03/2006 14:29

kind of covered..but a thrad just for that would be best..and maybe encourage people to start that havent before

OP posts:
quanglewangle · 27/03/2006 14:35

Yes please.
And I think we do need a separate thread to pull all these issues together. They are often just looked at in isolation and yet they are inter-connected.
And they often do not get the disussion they warrant on other threads as it would mean a thread-hijack.

bubblerock · 27/03/2006 14:40

They have stuff like this on moneysavingexpert - old style money saving.

Mercy · 27/03/2006 14:46

Seems like a good idea. 'reuse, reduce, recycle'

I did have a book called 'Home Ecology' which had lots of ideas and info. Might be somewaht out date now but will have a look for it.

sharklet · 27/03/2006 15:25

Count me in - yes please!

twocatsonthebed · 27/03/2006 18:19

count me in too! aye!

nikkie · 27/03/2006 20:12

Mercy -'Bob the builder?'

aya aye count me in!