{"id":35308,"date":"2016-12-06T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=35308"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:34:14","slug":"new-diy-magazine-brings-fun-to-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/12\/06\/new-diy-magazine-brings-fun-to-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"New DIY mag brings fun to recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>With Costa Coffee launching a new scheme to battle waste, Makeshift encourages reusing in a creative way<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Makeshift, a brand new publication promoting creative recycling for the trendy twentysomething, is launching today.<\/p>\n<p>The magazine will be packed to the brim with DIY hacks, interviews with sustainable businesses, a beautiful double spread with some handy tips to make your home more Christmassy this season and a profile of one of Wales\u2019s most talented designer-makers.<\/p>\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/cardiffmagazinejournalism\/docs\/makeshift_final\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 851px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The magazine launch has come at the perfect time, with increasing concerns over the amount of waste thrown away in Wales each year. Although the nation comes out on top when it comes to recycling habits across the UK, National Resources Wales has revealed that almost half of the rubbish collected by Welsh councils is rejected due to contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee giant Costa has already taken a stand against the amount of rubbish we throw away, launching a new scheme that could see millions of disposable coffee cups avoiding the landfill.<\/p>\n<p>Customers will be encouraged to leave or bring back their cups to Costa stores which will be kept on racks and later transported to specialist waste processing plants. Costa are also using the scheme to raise money for organisations that work hard to keep our country clean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XZS4fYprJXk&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hannah Evans, a barista at a Costa branch based in Cardiff, says, \u201cif you bring your cup back to us, we will give money to charity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hubbub Foundation, an organisation that exists to tackle environmental issues, has launched a new campaign in Manchester called #1MoreShot, calling on the city\u2019s locals to recycle their coffee cups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urgently need to change the way we dispose of the 2.5 billion paper cups that are thrown away every year, as currently only 1 in 400 cups are being recycled,\u201d says co-founder, Gavin Ellis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If successful, we could very well see a similar initiative introduced right here in Cardiff,&#8221; he explains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Behind the scenes with Makeshift mag<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Makeshift magazine hopes to inject the fun back into recycling, offering alternative ways to dispose of rubbish that would ordinarily be thrown away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FS8KxvGgrds&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecycling doesn\u2019t have to be boring,\u201d the Makeshift team says, \u201cYou can have a lot of fun transforming basic household items.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/12\/makeshift-cover.tif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35318\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/12\/makeshift-cover.tif\" alt=\"makeshift cover\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35318\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/12\/makeshift-cover.tif\" alt=\"makeshift cover\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makeshift, a new craft magazine, encourages reusing in a creative and sustainable way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":35332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,5503,6],"tags":[5828,448,711,967,353,5829,5830,5571,5831,628,3670],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-35308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-home","category-active-lead","category-active-life","tag-cardiff-magazine","tag-christmas","tag-costa","tag-crafts","tag-creativity","tag-diy","tag-festive-crafts","tag-green-living","tag-makeshift","tag-recycling","tag-upcycling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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