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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.

Zero waste flowers from Henry and Jayne - perfect for Mrs Green’s Birthday!

Zero waste flowers from Henry and Jayne (and Liz and Marjorie - the camel) It’s my Birthday this weekend and I love to receive flowers. The trouble is, most flowers are NOT a zero waste present. Most cut flowers, (unless sourced by Mrs A from Wiggly Wigglers and shown in all their glory on this post,)  come wrapped in cellophane, tied with ribbons, which you... 

Our first home grown harvest

Little Miss Green's home grown radish Many of you are growing your own crops this year. It’s a great way to reduce both food and packaging waste. Mrs A gave us a stunning picture walk around her garden last week with her post ‘Creating an edible garden in a small suburban space‘. John has been digging and planting and Carole is flexing her green... 

Waste now outperforming gold on markets

Trash into treasure - Waste outperforms gold! It’s a roller coaster week this week for me. I’m having a bit of a crisis of faith over the whole recycling issue, but this article,  via Recycle.co.uk and reported by Lucy Rees, gives us a glimmer of hope. “One of the more unlikely sectors to be fuelling the economic recovery is the rubbish recycling... 

Stop junk mail with junk buster - Your choice! Or is it?

Reduce paper junk mail with junkbuster Last week I was contacted by Robert; webmaster of Stop Junk Mail and creator of the fabulous Junkbuster programme. Robert set up his website “Stop Junk Mail” after being appalled by the amount of junk mail generated in the UK. Earlier this year, he unveiled Junkbuster; which we reviewed on the site. Junkbuster is... 

I found a new recycling symbol, amongst other things

cake in plastic packaging with plastic fork We had an interesting trip to our local Budgens this weekend. We’re great fans of our little supermarket. They have friendly, personalised service and are happy to work with local suppliers to ensure fresh, diverse ranges. We saw three things on our trip - 1 good, 1 not so good and 1 questionable!  Read More →

The real Mrs Green - revealed

The Real Mrs Green - revealed Wanna hear some gossip about me? I’ve been hiding a big secret. For the past year, you haven’t known about the real Mrs Green behind the façade at all. It’s all been a scam, a publicity stunt, a big experiment with you as my guinea pigs and it’s great you know, because you’ve all fallen for it.  Read More →

15 ways to use up pesto sauce

Pesto - use it up before it becomes food waste! My house mate could sit and polish off a jar of pesto in an evening. He’d spoon it out of the jar straight into his mouth. For me it was something I’d get the occasional craving for, but after one meal I’d had enough of it for a while. The pesto ended up turning greener than it already was in the fridge,... 

Can you recycle your plastic credit card?

PET plastic membership cards can be recycled Back in august last year, I had a bit of a strop about plastic credit cards. Around 17 billion plastic credit cards and membership cards are produced every year; the majority of which end up in the landfill when they expire. Most credit cards are made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which is a petroleum-based plastic, currently... 

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