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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.

A zero waste meal in minutes

sausage casserole - our zero waste meal Who said cooking food from scratch was time consuming!? I have to admit I even amazed myself with lunch this week! I’d lost track of time and we had to be out in the afternoon. We’d woken up that morning to a grey, cold day so needed something quick, filling and warming for lunch.  Read More →

Mrs Green’s ‘5 things’ challenge

She and Me - ready for our '5 things' challenge I set myself and Little Miss Green a challenge on the first day of spring. My ‘5 things’ challenge. LMG had spent the previous day tidying her bedroom, again. We have lofty goals of spending 5 minutes a day at the end of the day tidying up in there, to keep on top of things, but you know how it is… So... 

Dig in and get some free seeds

Hopefully we'll be harvesting potatoes in no time. Last year we took part in the BBC Dig In Challenge. You get 5 free packets of seeds and lots of helpful information about growing your own food. The idea is that no matter how small your space, you could dip a toe into the self sufficient life. Last year we had carrots, beetroot, squash, tomatoes and lettuce. This... 

Waste and Recycling survey

Mallards pike in the forest of dean I’m afraid this post won’t be very interesting unless you live in my neck of the woods. The Forest Of Dean District Council are asking residents to share their opinions about waste and recycling in a new survey. 3,000 paper copies of the survey have been distributed to houses at random with the lastest council tax mailing... 

Sunday Roundup

Our latest round up of this week's zero waste stories It’s time for another roundup of the weekly news here at Chez Green. You’ll find stories galore about reducing, reusing, recycling and composting our way to a zero waste future  Read More →

Beach litter survey reveals plastics toll

The Marine Conservation Society says plastic waste is overwhelming UK beaches and harming wildlife Thanks to @MichelleThomass for bringing this article to my awareness on Twitter today. Piles of plastic rubbish, ranging from thousands of drinks bottles and carrier bags to a joke severed finger and a set of vampire teeth, were collected in the latest annual... 

Cream cheese anyone?

Maybe we could have scrapped off the mould and eaten it?? I had a bit of food waste this week; some cream cheese, a mouldy tomato (so mouldy it was stuck to the container it was in) and some alfalfa sprouts. The cream cheese is one of those things we rarely eat. I buy it for special occasions such as making a cheesecake. You might recall, the last ’special occasion’... 

We’ve been to North Carolina!

Dick Gorden - host of "The story" We had a wonderful radio interview with Dick Gordon from “The Story” yesterday. “The Story” is a public radio show produced at the University of North Carolina and distributed by American Public Media. The show is on more than 100 public radio stations in the US. We were contacted by Janet, the producer... 

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