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Follow our progress in the zero waste challenge. The good, the bad and the downright rotten (usually back of the fridge) stories. We blog our daily events, tips and experiences to show that reducing your household waste is possible, it saves you money and helps to protect the environment.

Celebrating two more Birthdays zero waste style

As I shared on Friday; July is a busy Birthday month here at Chez Green. It was Mr Green’s Birthday on Saturday, Little Miss Green’s cousin’s the following day, plus there were two children’s friends birthdays at the beginning of July. This is the first time I’ve had to *do* Birthdays since being on the zero waste challenge and it’s... 

Weekly weigh in eight

Gosh, it looks huge doesn’t it? But it’s only half full - it was just an easy way to store our rubbish. This week the figures are a little high again, but there are two significant reasons for this. Firstly, I found out that I had been contaminating the plastic bottles recycling bank this week. Quelle horreur. I was told that plastic vegetable oil bottles... 

Basic home recycling

See how 90% of one day’s average kitchen waste can be recycled or composted. Welcome to the first of our ‘Basic recycling series’ on MyZeroWaste.com. Mrs. Green takes you on a tour of her kitchen waste after one day and shows you how to turn rubbish into a recycling resource. Recycling is not always easy or obvious to a  beginner. We all get so... 

Roll up, roll up for the Carnival of Trash

The sun is shining and the temperatures are soaring here in the UK. Yes I do believe summer has found us at last. So with testosterone levels matching summer temperatures, what better time to get a little hot and sticky and talk dirty? Yes, dear readers, I’m taking the baton from Mrs A next month and will be hosting the Carnival of trash. Yipee! If you run... 

Sunday roundup

Welcome to our Sunday roundup. There are still a few days to get your mitts on a bokashi bin, courtesy of our generous friends at Natural Collection. All you have to do is come up with a slogan that we can use on our zero waste site. We’ve had some fantastic entries so far, but if you think you can beat them, then get your thinking caps on, and your answers... 

A story about food waste

I found leads for this story on two great blogs  - Peter’s environmental notes and Russel’s Good Living Tips. This story from the BBC was published in June. It highlights one grocer’s situation in Bristol. Tim Down was ordered to throw away 520 kiwi fruit (thirty one 10-kilo boxes) by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) because the consignment “failed... 

Zero waste Birthday presents

I’m proud to announce the giving of two zero waste Birthday presents last week! Little Miss Green was invited to a friend’s sixth Birthday party. Her friend is very arty and likes to make things so it was craft materials I was after. I did think of putting together a kit from things around our home, but there are only certain friends you can do that for.... 

Zero waste and saving money

Joy and Rebecca over at Green Baby Guide asked me to take part in their first Thrifty Green Thursday carnival. The emphasis of their site is on combining eco friendly with frugal. Many people think that ‘being green’ involves lots of disposable income. When you look at solar panels, geothermal pumps and hybrid cars, it can certainly seem that way. I know... 

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