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Reuse is something we can all easily understand. The glass jar that we throw in the bin can easily be washed and made useful again. But what about other items around the home garden and kitchen? We explore many imaginative ideas to reuse items that might otherwise be scrapped or discarded in the waste.

Four ways to carpet your garden

Four ways to use up old carpet in the garden If you were following our blog last year when we took part in Recycle now’s Pledge week, one of our finds was a roll of carpet that had been left in the garage. We had every intention of using this in the house, but over the years of life getting in the way, the carpet got damp and started to go rotten; much to our... 

Response from Walkers

Walkers crisps packaging One of our readers mentioned she had seen recycling information on two brands of Walkers crisps. It was a number 5 - PP. I contacted Walkers to get more information about how to recycle this material (this was before we set up local crisp packet recycling). Here is their response.  Read More →

The Green’s “On the sofa” podcast

"On the sofa" with the Greens To celebrate Recycle Week, Mr Green and I took to the sofa to bring you our first podcast . Everything is uncut, unedited, unprepared and pretty much as raw as it gets! If you like this podcast we’ll make them a regular feature. Let us know - do you like these, prefer written posts or enjoy videos more? Press the green... 

Can you recycle paper - the official line

The official line from the Co-Op on recycling paper butter wrappers You might remember the butter wrappers I had ages ago from the Co-Op. The packet said “Paper - not currently recycled”, which I thought was strange. To my mind, paper is recyclable.  Read More →

For Peat’s Sake!

Peter Hill, WRAPs waste reduction adviser Our guest post today is from WRAP Waste Reduction Adviser, Peter Hill. Peter is a keen gardener who worked as a garden centre manager before joining WRAP as a Waste Reduction Adviser. His current role involves speaking to people about ways in which they can reduce their waste at home and at work, whether that’s through recycling,... 

5 questions with Annie Leonard (& competition)

Annie Leonard from the Story of Stuff I had the privilege to interview Annie Leonard while she was touring the UK. Annie is creator of the fantastic film “Story of Stuff” which has been viewed over 10 million times. As a result of the increasing interest and success in her film, Annie has written a book based on the film. I wanted to pick her brains on... 

5 ways to help those affected by the oil spill

I think most of us have been shocked and horrified by the recent oil spill. It’s times like this we can feel helpless and unable to figure out what we can do. These feelings can immobilise us and the enormity of the situation can paralyse us. Fortunately there are 5 simple ways you can help those affected by the oil spill. I’ve been contacted by The Nature... 

We’ve been to Michigan on TV!

Cathy Shafran from ABC12 Well, not really, but isn’t technology amazing? We were contacted by Cathy Shafran, who is a reporter at an ABC Network Television station in Michigan in the U.S.  She heard our story on “The Story” and as the host of a half hour public affairs programme called “newsmaker” she wanted to interview us. She wrote... 

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