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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.
New features on the site
behind the scenes ... Morning lovelies; how are you today? I’ve been slaving over a hot keyboard for a while writing up a couple of new pages for the site. Read More →
Win “Recycle: The essential guide”
Mrs Green enjoys her new book I’ve been reading “Recycle: The Essential Guide” which has been launched as a second edition by Black Dog Publishing. The introduction is by the lovely Lucy Siegle, resident eco-expert at “The Observer” and the book is described as the “indispensable handbook to recycling today.” It walks through...
Mrs Green’s recent zero waste finds
national trust card - a zero waste find! Products are changing all the time. Not only are we after the newer, better, brighter and faster, but packaging changes too. As you’ll be aware it’s what my stuff comes wrapped in that I’m really interested in! If you want to reduce as much landfill waste as possible then you need to be on the look out for...
Supermarket packaging by Beth Moore
August 12, 2010 by Mrs Green
In category Blog, Guest Posts
Beth Moore Our guest post this week is from Beth Moore. Beth is a 20-year old Graphic Design degree student and part time waitress and bar staff from Cambridgeshire, who likes walking, reading, films, live music and animals (not bugs or spiders though). Beth contacted me regarding an essay she was doing on Supermarket packaging and how they encourage, support (or...
Update on my 5 things challenge
Ned Kilner raising money for GEAR with his jumble sale You remember I mentioned Ned Kilner? He was the seven year old who motivated me to get decluttering. He raised over £4000 for GEAR which is Gloucestershire’s only Direct Access homeless charity. You may remember Little Miss Green and I worked hard to support Ned’s venture by doing some serious house...
7 plastic free bloggers
As you’ll be aware, we’ve been reducing our waste for over 2 years now. This year’s goal is to send nothing to landfill. Apart from a small box of unmarked plastics, things are looking pretty good. Our mission over the past couple of years has meant finding out where we can locally recycle things, setting up a compost heap, feeding worms and creative...
YOU inspire me!
I have some wonderful emails every week from people across the globe who have been inspired by our work. It’s humbling to read them and my heart is full of gratitude every time I’m told we have touched someone’s life or helped facilitate positive change. The beauty of the Universe is, what goes around comes around, and there are numerous people who...
Easy steps to upcycle your own furniture!
August 5, 2010 by Mrs Green
In category Blog, Guest Posts
Container house and recycled furniture from Cafe Direct This week’s guest post is from Yasmin Koomar, Experiential manager at Cafédirect. Yasmin has been working closely with eco-design duo Tilly and Wayne Hemingway to build a totally upcycled coffee container house from reclaimed furniture for people to sample their award winning coffee around the UK. Read More →
Getting Top Dollar when recycling your mobile phone
Never judge a book by its cover
Mrs Green recycles breakfast
Do solar panels really work during the winter?
is zero waste fuel here?
Recycling in the garden
Mrs Green reflects on E.ON Innovation
Reducing waste at work
