Readers' Solutions

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Tony Martin |
Wednesday, 9th May 2012

IBC tanks, as Intermediate Bulk Containers are known, are approximately 1.1m3 tanks usually made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with a galvanised steel framework sitting on a...

 
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Ryan Avila |
Thursday, 26th April 2012

Some of the best decorative pieces are the ones you make yourself from supplies you already have lying around. You'd be amazed at the possibilities for all the 'junk' that's built up in your...

 
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Simon Mitchell |
Friday, 20th April 2012

Ever since I learned about Buckminster Fuller at art college, I have wanted to experiment with making human-scale geodesics.

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Dr Ben Kim |
Friday, 13th April 2012

This is for fudge and brownie lovers out there who want to enjoy their decadent squares and still respect themselves in the morning!

Start by adding about two cups of almond butter to a...

 
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Abram Mclaughlin, Scotland |
Thursday, 5th April 2012

I recently made this compost tumbler for my partner, Ju, who is a keen organic gardener. Ju does not like mice and our old composting system was not mouse proof. I would hear squeals every time...

 
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Wendy Ogden |
Monday, 26th March 2012

We had a living hawthorn tree when we took on our plot. Blocking access and wasting space it was choked with ivy. The stems of the ivy were as thick as tyres, spiraled up the trunk and twisted...

 
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Ju Clear |
Tuesday, 13th March 2012

I used to think I was being green using a papper potter but the 10 mile round trip to buy a newspapper is not very green. This is my second year of making plant pots our of tetra paks. To make...

 
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Guy Dauncey, www.earthfuture.com |
Friday, 2nd March 2012

It's a bus, pedaled by eight children aged 4 to 12 and one adult, designed to get to school or go on a trip together. Top speed 15 kph, sound system, electric drive for the hills, and a canvas...