Our Earth Month coverage is just about to draw to a close. Making clever use (or reuse) of stuff that’s just lying around is a staple principle here at Lifehacker, so we figure there’s no better way to finish that coverage than with a roundup of our favourite recycling and repurposing hacks. Enjoy!
If you want to recycle an old mobile phone, it’s pretty straightforward no matter where you live. If you want to dispose of an unwanted PC in a responsible fashion, your options may be more limited, and government pushes to establish better national regulations appear to be stalling.
Our Earth Month coverage throughout April here at Lifehacker is part of a much broader effort; our sibling sites Gizmodo, Kotaku and the Sugar network are also looking into all things environmental. Here’s a round-up of our favourites from the past couple of weeks.
You’ve planned carefully to score yourself a cheap airline ticket — why jack up the budget by spending a fortune getting a taxi from the airport? Instead, check out Lifehacker’s comprehensive guide to public transport options for Australian airports.
Buying a new mobile phone is always exciting, but in this mobile-saturated nation getting a new device invariably means working out what to do with the old one. As part of our ongoing Earth Month coverage, here’s Planhacker’s comprehensive guide to options for disposing of your old phone.
Just because a product claims to be “green” doesn’t mean it will always deliver on that promise, and actually checking up on it can be difficult. So it’s reassuring to know that regulatory bodies do keep an eye on this stuff. Right now, the ACCC is taking green energy supplier Global Green Plan back to court for failing to actually deliver on its promise of selling environmentally-friendly power plans.
Dear Lifehacker, A simple question: what can I do with a 32-inch spare flat-screen TV? Thanks, Bigger Screen
Our Earth Month coverage throughout April here at Lifehacker does not stand alone; our sibling sites Gizmodo, Kotaku and the Sugar network are also looking into all things green. Here’s another quick selection of our favourites from the week just passed.
