It's your world. Are you strong enough?

Keep calm and laundry on!!! Just in case you need a bit of inspiration for Big Energy Saving Week Monday 22 – Saturday 27 October 2012 there’s nothing better than a fresh load of washing on the line, is there?

Did you know? Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. What other kinds of fruit or their skins do you think we could upcycle here at TGM HQ???

Styrobot! An awesome 7 metre high styrofoam sculpture by Michael Salter gets a Carbon Cowboy clone treatment. Do you think it’s possible to live life without plastic??? Check out this great little site http://plasticfreeguide.com/ for plastic-free alternatives and see for yourself.

We LOVE this simple idea for a bookshelf. Don’t know if you have seen this one….pretty cool though! Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Backyard-Diva/117483991696529

Here’s a super cool idea to help you get organised from the clever guys at Freegle http://www.iLoveFreegle.org

Hey guys check out this is awesome idea…Wimbeldon might be over but here’s how to reuse those old tennis balls. Source: http://www.facebook.com/Freegle

What’s this the Carbon Cowboy has Clay Swift within his grasp??? NO!!!! With a bit of imagination you can arm yourself with giant cardboard Carbon Cowboy robot arms! Perfect for giant robot hugs, super high high-fives, or terrorizing your friends and family ha ha. Here at HQ we say “growing old is inevitable but growing up is optional”

WOW what a wonderful way to recycle, just look at this amazing plastic bottles installation/sculpture at Botafogo Beach, in Río de Janeiro, Brazil, such a clever and attractive way to encourage us to RISE ABOVE PLASTIC!