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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.

The books have left the building

2 boxes of books for the charity shop Last week’s mini mission had me convinced that Colleen has been secretly sitting behind my sofa listening to my conversations. I’d decided not to join in with her mini missions for a while because I really wanted to focus on one room. Although I love the ‘little and often’ approach I was finding that my... 

Zero waste stories

Bea Johnson, living the zero waste lifestyle in California Welcome to this week’s round up of the best zero waste stories on the net. Each one focuses on reducing, reusing or recycling, but this week’s topics reach a bit deeper. Alianna questions whether ‘reuse’ is actually an excuse for hoarding, while over in California Bea and her family... 

Frugal War time rations recipe - wartime sponge

Sharon's war time sponge Over on her blog , ‘Making stuff‘ Sharon shared a recipe for a wartime sponge and she challenged me to have a go! So far on the sponge side of things, we’ve made Grandma’s fat free sponge and our first recipe was an eggless sponge, both of which we extremely good! Grandma’s fat free sponge contained just eggs,... 

A true story about a vacuum cleaner

Have you guessed what it is yet? Go on, have a guess what I’m holding in my hand in the photo. Nope, Mr Green has not been tearing his hair out about one of my crazy schemes … And I haven’t given the rabbit a trim for the summer …  Read More →

Decluttering in 15 seconds

It's time to declutter for love! Last week’s decluttering missions, thanks to Colleen from 365lessthings was all about love. It was a week long celebration of Valentine’s Day. As she rightly points out, the more you declutter the easier taking care of your life space becomes - it’s much simpler to clean the floor and surfaces if you can see them!  Read More →

Recycling stories of the week

Find out who's been banning the plastic bag Welcome to this week’s roundup of some of the best reduce, reuse, recycle stories on the net. Each one provides inspiration to us all for living a more zero waste lifestyle.  Read More →

What’s in the bin this month?

Return to manufacturer for January As you might be aware, our goal is to send as little to landfill as possible. During 2009, we accumulated just one dustbin of landfill waste - everything else was reused, recycled or composted and of course, we made careful purchasing decisions to avoid buying non recyclable packaging and products wherever possible. During 2010,... 

Frugal War Rations Recipe - Woolton Pie

Delicious woolton pie filling Legend has it, that Woolton Pie was the most austere of war time foods. Apparently, this recipe is one of the most famous recipes to have come out of the war years. Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, promoted it as a healthy meal choice, but the British public felt he had taken things one step too far and it even became the basis of jokes.... 

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