Recycling

Yeah, we know, you’re already sorting your cardboard from your plastics when you throw out your rubbish at home. Bu there’s no reason your recycling efforts should stop there. Whether you’re swishing your clothes or making accessories out of old Coke cans, there are a million and one exciting ways tomore and throw away less. Our posts below should help you get inspired…

GREEN SCREEN: Chris Evans shirtless? Check. Scarlett Johansson in super tight leather? Check. The Avengers certainly has some kick ass eye candy…

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The much anticipated Avengers is the film on everyone’s lips and grossing over $1billion at the box office, it’s easy to see why…

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Reasons to snog, marry and avoid Mollie King, Kristen Bell and Richard Madeley

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This week we’re snogging Mollie King (move over Prince Harry), marrying Kristen Bell and avoiding Richard Madeley…

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Take a luxurious eco-escape at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York

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The next installment in Nicola Wheeler’s eco hotel segment is the Crosby Street Hotel in New York, New York…

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School Of Cool #79: How to woo the ladies like Ben Harper

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He sings nice things about ladies and discovered Jack Johnson, but Ben Harper is top of the class for so much more this week…

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APPRENTICE QUIZ: Hired or fired – are you top dog in the office?

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Why not take our quiz to see whether you’re loved or loathed in the office…

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Reasons to snog, marry and avoid Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio and Gavin Henson

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This week we’re snogging Ryan Gosling (well, who wouldn’t?), marrying Leo DiCaprio and avoiding Charlotte Church’s ex like the plague…

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Why you’ll never worry about breaking your favourite mug again (and how to have plate smashing parties on the cheap)

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Sugru is to DIY-phobes as oven gloves are to bakers: indispensable. It’s like plasticine that mends stuff and some have whispered that it’s the biggest revolution in fixing things since duct tape…

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Never lose your keys again with this shrunken crisp packet key ring

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Calling all crisp-lovers! Save the packets of your favourite crisps once you’ve munched through them, and transform them into a unique key ring. Quick, simple, easy to make AND an excuse to eat more crisps… What more could you want?!…

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School Of Cool #77: How to strike a pose like Vogue’s Anna Wintour

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This week, the queen of fashion Anna Wintour is the top of the class in our School Of Cool…

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How to make just about anything from old Ikea furniture

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Find out how easy it is to turn old Ikea products into funky new homeware just by making a few simple modifications with Ikea Hackers…

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How to sex up those tired looking place mats

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Check out this awesome recycling idea from the lovely folk at EggMag…

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How to turn old floppy disks, mobile phones and old cars into awesome eco-art

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Our latest Get Involved post comes from Global Cool pal Maya Patel who has the low down on eco art…

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Have you got the bottle to wear these earrings?

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This month Joanna brings you another fun and unusual craft made with a very ordinary, and usually disposable, object! Try out different bottle tops – unusual beers often have interesting designs. Here’s how to do it…

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GREEN SCREEN: Go on the ultimate escape with Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel

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As always we want you to live a greener lifestyle so here’s some tips taken from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel that could help…

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