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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.

Clean your home without the waste!

When life gives you lemons ... use them to clean the zero waste way! Did you know last week was national spring cleaning week? Neither did I; I think I was too wrapped up in climate week! I have to admit I get lured by the sunshine and I’ve done a small spring clean in the form of decluttering already, but as we are still using the open fire in the evenings... 

A simple idea to reduce disposable carrier bag waste

Mrs Green ready to pounce on anyone spotted using a polystyrene container for lunch! Last Friday we were invited to swan around the restaurant at EDF Energy to talk a load of rubbish to staff. EDF are working towards a zero waste to landfill policy in their offices (yipee!) and there are many people who are very conscientious about this topic. However they needed... 

Recycling stories of the week

Own up! What green excuses are you using? Welcome to another round up of zero waste stories. Each week I highlight 3 stories from around the net that have a reduce, reuse, recycle theme.  Read More →

Reducing food waste day 3 - Green Cones

using a Green Cone to digest cooked food waste On Monday we talked about using a wormery to reduce cooked food waste. On Wednesday we covered bokashi bins. A wormery is ideal if space is limited and you only have a small amount of waste.  A bokashi bin is ideal if you don’t want to do much regular composting. Today we’re going to talk about the Green... 

Win plantable cards from EcoHip!

Win a set of plantable cards from EcoHip! We’ve featured these gorgeous cards from EcoHip a couple of times on the site when sharing zero waste Valentine’s day ideas and rubbish free Christmas suggestions last year. Sure it’s nice to make your own cards or even go paper free and send ecards to ensure there is no landfill waste, but for some people... 

Reducing food waste day 2 - bokashi bins

Using a bokashi bin to reduce cooked food waste On Monday we talked about using a wormery to reduce cooked food waste. I mentioned that they are not ideal if you have a lot of food waste as a wormery can be quite slow. Although they reckon to eat half their body weight in a day, I have rarely seen this happen. If you don’t have a garden but still want to ‘compost’... 

Join the co-operative’s revolution!

As you know, I’m a fan of The Co-operative. They have some great ethical policies ranging from human rights to the environment, plus they stock a good range of organic and fairtrade food. With regards to the 3 Rs and a zero waste strategy, the organisation was the first retailer to run a successful packaging waste minimisation project with WRAP, they sell ‘naked... 

Reduce food waste with a wormery

Stacking wormery - ideal for small amounts of food waste We get lots of questions about food waste here at zero waste towers. Many people can avoid cooked food waste altogether and have adopted my mantra of ‘it’s not leftovers, it’s ingredients!’ but for families with young children, cooked food waste can be a daily problem. If you do not have... 

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