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12 hacks — tap a card to flip, or open the full guide.
Brew cleaner from orange peels Tap to flip ↺ Steep citrus peels in vinegar for two weeks to make a fresh-smelling all-purpose spray for pennies — no plastic bottle required. Read the full hack →
Clean with cloth and water Tap to flip ↺ A good microfibre cloth lifts dust, grease and grime with plain water — so most of your spray bottles can quietly retire. Read the full hack →
Drop wool balls in the dryer Tap to flip ↺ A few wool balls bounce round the dryer, separating clothes and soaking up moisture — loads dry faster and dryer sheets are gone. Read the full hack →
Fix it at a repair café Tap to flip ↺ Before binning a dead toaster or torn jacket, take it to a free repair café — volunteers help you mend it, and you leave with a skill. Read the full hack →
Add a few hardy houseplants Tap to flip ↺ A few near-unkillable plants like pothos or a snake plant add calm, greenery and humidity — even if you've killed everything before. Read the full hack →
Unclog drains without chemicals Tap to flip ↺ Bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and a kettle of hot water clear most slow drains — no caustic chemicals, no fumes, just pennies. Read the full hack →
Stop buying bottled water Tap to flip ↺ Most spray cleaner is 90%-plus water in a new plastic bottle. Switch to a concentrate or refill tab, add your own, reuse one bottle. Read the full hack →
Buy furniture secondhand Tap to flip ↺ A solid-wood dresser from the small ads outlasts three flat-pack ones — and costs less, with no carbon spent on building it new. Read the full hack →
Choose low-VOC paint Tap to flip ↺ That fresh-paint smell is solvents evaporating into your lungs. Low-VOC paints skip most of it — same finish, far cleaner air. Read the full hack →
Turn old clothes into rags Tap to flip ↺ Worn-out tees and towels make better cleaning cloths than a paper roll — free, washable, and they spare you buying kitchen towel ever again. Read the full hack →
Air-dry laundry, skip the mould Tap to flip ↺ Drying clothes indoors is free and gentle — with the right airflow. Done well, you dodge the dryer's bill and black mould on the walls. Read the full hack →
Pick naked dishwasher tabs Tap to flip ↺ Most dishwasher tablets wear a plastic film — even the 'dissolvable' kind. Choose naked tabs or powder and skip a wrapper per wash. Read the full hack →
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