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Dothegreenthing

  1. Our final Do The Bike Thing post with @elizadoinlittle, this week it's fixing and pimping ht.ly/b4aYG
  2. My school bus is better than your school bus 'coz my school bus runs on used cooking oil ht.ly/b2pfb
  3. Here's a few reasons to go Easy On The Meat that you might not have considered before ht.ly/b2r1r
  4. Not the sewing type? Don't worry, you can patch up your trousers with the ever brilliant @sugru ht.ly/b2Lmc
  5. Food waste will become a distant memory with this new app ht.ly/b9EiB #foodwaste
  6. Got a bike but scared to ride it incase anything breaks or falls off? Fear not, we have the answer ht.ly/b4bc4
  7. Why waste all that energy on powering a light when you're blinking? ht.ly/b4aW0 @instructables
  8. It's like a plant pot, but without the waste of a plant pot ht.ly/b2peC #gardening
  9. Kids in #Birmingham use old grease and fat to get themselves to school ht.ly/b2pml #allconsuming
  10. Try going Easy on the Meat this Vegetarian Week. Here's a few reasons why we think you might want to ht.ly/b2qbD
  11. Fix your clothes without even looking at a needle and thread ht.ly/b2Ly7 @sugru
  12. Happy Friday. Here is a dog riding a bike. ht.ly/b81c4 via @TreeHugger #TGIF
  13. Did you know growing plants in water uses up to 90% less water than growing them in soil? ht.ly/b9hkG
  14. These days it's all about the swap, not the shop ht.ly/b7XRv via @BW #swapwhatyougot
  15. Puma wants their stuff back ht.ly/b8XYO @PUMA
  16. Food waste will become a distant memory with this new app ht.ly/b8XEB #foodwaste
  17. Beautiful lamp made from hundreds of old ring pulls ht.ly/b7WEk via @inhabitat
  18. The new app that instantly tells you whether that product you covet is green or not ht.ly/b6mAl via @PSFK
  19. Happy Friday. Here is a dog riding a bike. ht.ly/b816t via @TreeHugger #TGIF
  20. Did you know growing plants in water uses up to 90% less water than growing them in soil? ht.ly/b9hd8