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How much food waste and packaging did we create over Christmas

Posted by Mrs Green

at January 5, 2009

According to the Love Food Hate Waste campaign we waste, on average, a third of the food we buy each week. However, during Christmas, WRAP claim that this increases by a massive 80%. I want you to stop and think about that for a moment. You only have to set foot into a supermarket pre Christmas to see people queuing down the aisles with trolleys laden with food. Many of us buy food as if we are feeding the five thousand, going to be snowed in for a week and the shops will be empty for a month.
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Sunday roundup 31

Posted by Mrs Green

at January 4, 2009

Welcome to our first winter Sunday roundup. It’s a cold -6 out there at the moment, but we’ve warm and cheery hearts to share with you, and a big roaring fire helps too.
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Something we do NOT miss about our zero waste lifestyle!

Posted by Mrs Green

at January 2, 2009

We had an interesting experience this week. We put our bin out! This was the first time in around six months.
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Happy New Year - it’s the countdown to Gloucestershire zero waste challenge week!

Posted by Mrs Green

at January 1, 2009

Hello lovely people; welcome back to the site. The New Year is upon us and we’re raring to go!

We have two rubbishy New Years Resolutions here at Chez Green. The first is to get through the entire year without putting our dustbin out (remember, we have an old fashioned metal bin, not a wheelie bin). The second is to take part in the Gloucestershire zero waste challenge which takes place 26th Jan - 1st February 2009.
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Weekly weigh in 31

Posted by Mrs Green

at December 31, 2008

I wasn’t going to post up until tomorrow, but how could we let you wait a moment longer for the total non-recyclable waste created by our Christmas week?
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