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Make a Paper Hat

These are some good instructions via diagrams I can include on the back of my zine.

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Composting

This is the best instructions I have found for how to compost in the most simplest 4 steps to put on the back page of a zine.

(via How to Compost | Better Homes & Gardens)

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“The Meaning of Pink

Pink is a combination of the colour red and white, a hue that can be described as a tint. It can range from berry (blue-based) pinks to salmon (orange-based) pinks. Its symbolism is complex and its popularity is subject to so many influences.

One could argue that contemporary colour symbolism confirms these associations. Blue is considered a calm, passive colour, hence feminine. Red (pink derived from red) is considered active, hence masculine.

(via https://www.colormatters.com/the-meanings-of-colors/pink)

“The Colour Psychology of Pink

Colour psychology suggests that different colours can have an impact on our moods, feelings, and even behaviours. The colour pink, for example, is thought to be a calming colour associated with kindness and femininity.

Some shades of pale pink are described as relaxing, while very bright, vibrant shades can be stimulating or even aggravating.

Since the colour is so strongly associated with femininity, people sometimes associate the colour with qualities that are often thought of as feminine, such as softness, kindness, nurturing, and compassion.

“Hot pink is a vivacious and joyous. I think that hot pink embodies who I try to be as person: full of life and character” - DrEbz

(via https://www.verywellmind.com/the-color-psychology-of-pink-2795819)

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“Designing with Blue

Blue ranks so high as a favourite colour that you can’t go wrong if you use blue. However, blue can be over-used and may wind up a design cliché if used alone. Combining blue with another colour creates a more creative effect. It is cold, wet, and slow as compared to red’s warmth, fire, and intensity.

Blue is the #1 favorite color of all people.

Blue has more complex and contradictory meanings than any other colour. These can be easily explained by pinpointing by the specific shade of blue:

Dark blue: trust, dignity, intelligence, authority

Bright blue: cleanliness, strength, dependability, coolness (The origin of these meanings arise from the qualities of the ocean and inland waters, most of which are more tangible)

Light (sky) blue: peace, serenity, ethereal, spiritual, infinity (The origin of these meanings is the intangible aspects of the sky)

Most blues convey a sense of trust, loyalty, cleanliness, and understanding

Meanings of Blue in Different Cultures

Greeks believe that blue wards off "the evil eye. The English “to feel blue” has no equivalent in other languages while in German “blau sein” (literally: to be blue) means to be drunk. Dark blue is the colour of mourning in Korea. The god Krishna has blue skin. Shades of blue are described as shallow or deep instead of light or dark in China. Blue is for a baby girl; pink for a baby boy in Belgium.“Prince Charming” is called “The Blue Prince” in Italy and Spain.

Points to Ponder

Supposing the colour blue was removed from the world, specifically the sea and sky ... what colour would fill the void?

(via https://www.colormatters.com/the-meanings-of-colors/blue)

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The most common items of rubbish found in a snapshot survey of 30 British beaches were revealed to be plastic rope and small net pieces. In second place was plastic or foam fragments, making up around 29 per cent of the litter, with 7 per cent coming from plastic food wrappers, 5 per cent from plastic bags and 4 per cent from plastic bottles.

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/03/plastic-waste-on-uk-beaches-targetted-by-citizen-science-ai-project/

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The project is led by the British Science Association and charity The Plastic Tide which wants to develop a programme to be able to automatically assess drone surveys to provide publicly available information that could help target efforts to tackle the problem, such as beach cleans.

The Plastic Tide has used drones to fly over beaches, focusing on the high-tide line and behind, taking thousands of images which are then uploaded on to a website where people can tag bits of litter they see.

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Wobby.club 

...is a collaboration of visual artists Jeroen de Leijer, Marjolein Schalk (aka Studio De Leijer) and Steppie Lloyd Trumpstein. Since 2015 we publish and print the independent Risograph magazine Wobby 4 times a year, with various guest artists.

Editor-in-chief: Marjolein Schalk Based in The Netherlands

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Welcome to Bournemouth Freegle. 

Please don't throw your old stuff away! Someone, somewhere may still find it useful. If you live in our group area please join up and offer it to our members. A much better option than sending it to landfill Items must be legal, appropriate for all age-groups, and given away for free

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Home Composting

How to plus info

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This report was commissioned by Seas at Risk, an umbrella organisation of European environmental NGOs which promotes marine protection and is the first attempt to create a picture of single-use plastic consumption in Europe based on consumption estimates for key items of plastic pollution.

The research uses market data from around Europe to extrapolate Europe-wide consumption figures for some of the worst offenders in terms of marine plastics, namely:

Plastic bottles;

Coffee cups and lids;

Drinking straws;

Takeaway packaging; and

Cigarette butts.

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Freegle 

Don't throw it away, give it away! Got stuff you don't need? We'll find someone to come and take it. Looking for something? We'll pair you with someone giving it away. All completely free. 

Freegle: it's like online dating for stuff.

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Recycling tips 

Put recyclables loose in your bin. Please don’t bag them. Wash and squash your recycling before you put it in your Big Bin so they don’t have bits of food left in them. Take lids off milk containers and bottles to make it easier to squash them down. This helps most of the space in your bin. Lids and bottle tops can also be recycled, so make sure you put these in the Big Bin.

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Why do I need to compost when my waste will break down in landfill anyway? 

When food waste is sent to landfill, air can’t get to the organic waste. As the waste breaks down it creates a harmful greenhouse gas, methane, which damages the Earth's atmosphere. When this same waste is composted above ground at home, oxygen helps the waste to decompose without creating much methane. Home composting is good news for the planet.