Mission #1 A Sticky Situation.

Sticky tape - is there a biodegradable option?

Tadahh!  We have a result - thanks to Pauli, who simply used the interweb, we have Enviro Tape from Todae. I can order online and have it delivered, so no car trip. AND I'm pretty sure Pauli wasn't thinking about where to get biodegradeable sticky tape before reading this post - and now he knows ;-)

*Note - further investigation has revealed that Sellotape import all their sticky tape from China.  They weren't even sure if there is an Australian manufacturer of sticky tape.

... but wait ... there's more!

The humble stapler is another little everyday object that consumes endless staples (where DO they come from and where do they GO??) but here is a pretty nifty alternative - the stapleless stapler!

Mission #2 All Hung Up.

Eco-friendly coat hangers? Yes ... but will they survive the shirt wash on a wet day?

While I don't use dry cleaners, I still seem to have an unruly calamity of coathangers in my life. The plastic ones and even some of the metal ones will break, leaving me with an object not even useful for breaking into a Datsun 180B. 

I'm going to try Green Hangers - my only reservation being durability - do they fall apart if they get damp?' 

What I love about them so far is that they are readily available in places like Howards Storage and Bunnings.

Mission #3 Message in a bottle ...

Brrrrr. Unless you've just blown in from Siberia, you'll have noticed it's been a bit chilly here in Sydney. A couple of nights ago I spent a good half an hour searching for my trusty hot water bottle. When I finally found my beloved bottle, I discovered she had succumed to age and her rubber had rotted!  In a panic I put in an emergency request for a new one which was delivered by The Good Husband when he returned from work. As I lay there waiting with my ice-block feet and icicle knees, I wondered if there was indeed such a thing as a recycleable bottle to warm the body ...