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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.

Tree2mydoor thinks outside the gift box

Gareth Mitchell, founder of tree2mydoor This is our second guest post by Gareth Mitchell from tree2mydoor.com Last time, Gareth was in the mood for love and shared some ideas for Valentine’s day. This time he’s got a bit of a bee in his bonnet about wasteful packaging and wants to tell us about some of the time and attention that has gone into the packaging... 

A hard decision to make

Once upon a dream ... Well spring is most certainly in the air, even though we wake up most days to a light frost. Today I’m going to take you on an imaginary grand tour of the Green’s estate. we have a 70 foot garden with lots of grass, a couple of patios, two apple trees and 6 beds in it. I think it’s supposed to be a formal rose garden, but alas... 

Like my (ethical, fairtrade, biodegradable) shoes?

Ethletic fully biodegradable shoes! We used to have a bit of a standing joke when Little Miss Green was littler than she is now about shoes. Once she could totter around and we used to take photographs of her, one of her feet was always sticking out to the side as if she were bringing attention to it. We always called them her ‘Like my shoes?’ shots. Well... 

Monster munch mash

Mashed potato, topped with cheese and with Mrs Green's secret 'use it up!' ingredient Just when you thought you’d heard it all. We’ve been presenting some talks to various groups in our area, and Mr Green has come up with a particularly visually appealing part which involves crushing a bag of crisps. I won’t tell you what it’s all... 

Sunday Roundup

The Greens; with another exciting roundup of rubbishy events Spring is here! Later on today, Little Miss Green and I will be planting potatoes in the garden. The daffodils are out and Mr Blackbird has been tuning up at 6am each morning ready to woo his lady blackbird. I love this time of year; filled with such potential and positivity.  Read More →

Food waste Friday and dustbin demon

Lettuce leaves hot, lettuce leaves cold, lettuce leaves in the fridge ten days old. Thanks to a bit of quick thinking, I managed to save us from any food waste this week. I want to share this piece of advise with you however, as I know many people struggle to use up salad leaves before they wilt. I remember standing in the fresh fruit and veg aisle of the supermarket... 

Friends of the Earth incinerator campaign

Sign the friends of the earth anti incineration campaign One of our new years resolutions for 2010 as a family, was to get more proactive on campaigning. We’ve been running the site for over 18 months and reaching a lot of people, but we’re aware a lot of the time we are talking to the converted. If we want to bring about major changes, we need to be talking... 

How to help take out restaurants reduce waste

Lisa encourages us to help restaurants reduce waste Our guest post this week is from Lisa Borden, who is an eco-advocate and mother of three. Her business is a direct reflection of her commitment to better, more responsible living. She is a dedicated workaholic, admitting that it takes a lot of time and effort to change the world, especially in her non-preachy, fun,... 

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