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| 11 reuse ideas for coffee grounds @Linda: Thanks Mrs G - we will look into this. Glad for the advice. [contd.] |
20 | Posted by Linda 2010-03-15 03:16:21 |
| Sunday Roundup Having a home system for waste separation is essential to keep material, previously binned, ready for recyclate collections. The blue bin commingled collection makes this even easier since all, except glass, can be placed in 1 location. This makes it [contd.] |
1 | Posted by John Costigane 2010-03-14 21:48:39 |
| Reduce paper waste - 5 tips How about this? http://thesecomefromtrees.blogspot.com/ Many of us don’t wash our hands enough or well enough but we should also re-think how we dry them. Shake the drips into the basin before you reach for the towel! Love these stickers. Anyon [contd.] |
14 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-14 09:55:16 |
| Household @Ben: Microwaving wet cloths is easy - if you have a microwave! I haven’t. I boil them. Face flannels too. [contd.] |
6 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-14 07:37:59 |
| National butcher’s week - March 15-20 Hmmm: “Use them or lose them” springs to mind. [contd.] |
6 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-14 07:34:09 |
| Lentils in the landfill? floor clean = wash and eat; not sure = compost. I love borlotti beans and last year I found a series of great little videos and I’ve searched them out (I couldn’t find the on the River Cottage website): http://www.guardian.co.uk/seeds-of-change/vid [contd.] |
14 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-13 11:38:02 |
| Why recycle aluminium cans? @Poppy: Yes, I’ve done this too and gone on litter-picks. I’m amazed how people can just step over litter on their doorstep because ‘it’s not mine’. We need to step out of these personal bubbles. We s [contd.] |
10 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-13 10:27:16 |
| What Will Happen If You Do Not Recycle? @Susan: Hi Susan, thanks for sharing your thoughts. We agree that the three Rs must be carried out in that order; with recycling coming at the end of the chain. I’ve heard several good reports on this book [contd.] |
16 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 10:13:37 |
| Window envelopes - to recycle or not? Sad that Royal Mail is reduced to delivering unwanted unsolicited junk mail. I wish they’d concentrate on a good easy to use and reliable postal service. [contd.] |
17 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-13 10:13:08 |
| Do zero waste rubber gloves exist? @Layla: Layla, I don’t know anything about the dyes - good question though as they are all very bright! I can’t imagine muddy brown gloves somehow LOL! Marketing again you see  [contd.] |
13 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 10:09:57 |
| My current parenting / landfill dilemma! @Layla: Hi layla, she’s seen all the movies and has a good understanding, but that doesn’t stop desire when she’s shopping. I’m more of a live and let live person - she knows my views and has her own and we [contd.] |
19 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 10:08:07 |
| Food waste Friday and dustbin demon @Layla: I think you’re right, Layla; we are at the mercy of marketing. I don’t know why people think these things are more attractive, but we have been taught to judge things on their appearance I guess. [contd.] |
12 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 10:07:04 |
| Say hello to another Gloucestershire zero waste family! @Alyson: Hi Alyson, shame you are not more local; I would have loved to have had a nose in your bin! Still it sounds like you are doing as well as you can. We’re not supposed to walk around our centre too m [contd.] |
11 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 10:04:46 |
| Love your leftovers @Alea: Top tips, Alea - thank you. Organisation is the key to success. I hope you manage to clear your ‘fridge and have a wonderful holiday! @sandy: You’re rig [contd.] |
4 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 10:01:33 |
| Why falling in love can create waste @Alea: Thanks Alea, we have a few equestrian centres around here where we might be able to buy in bulk for a better price and in better packaging. @Jane: Lovel [contd.] |
7 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 09:57:45 |
| Dan Norris MP shares the government’s vision for a zero waste nation Landfill waste is resourceS in the wrong place. [contd.] |
12 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-13 09:55:38 |
| I need your help for a successful Birthday tea @Karen: Fantastic Karen - thanks so much! Off to watch and learn later … [contd.] |
16 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-13 09:52:53 |
| Little miss green’s Birthday present I hope LMG had a great birthday. A rabbit is an excellent present. I got a cat once, but she was kind of crazy and liked climbing curtains and swinging off the lamp shades, not to mention hiding on the stairs to munch on unsuspecting feet. From my ex [contd.] |
20 | Posted by Ben 2010-03-11 15:42:29 |
| How to recycle crisp packets / bags and support charity @Mrs Green: By ‘proper’ I mean something that can be scaled to tackle the problem in an effective manor. As an example in the UK and Europe there is now in place recycling that can take several thousand [contd.] |
40 | Posted by Steven 2010-03-10 09:46:23 |
| Sunday Roundup @Jane: Yum, lemon drizzle cake; a firm favourite here. Hope you are feeling better now. @John Costigane: Glad you’re finding success with the different cuts of [contd.] |
3 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-09 16:08:39 |
| Food waste Friday @magdalena:  great mantra, magdelena!
@Jane: Yep, my meals were put on the table as a child and I either ate it or went without. There was little food waste [contd.] |
11 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-09 16:05:32 |
| Mrs Green finds something in her wardrobe. @Mrs Green: well good luck to the two of you, sandy. Your friends might join in once they realise how much money you are saving and how much easier it is for you to find something to wear! [contd.] |
6 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-09 16:04:26 |
| Turn your milk bottle tops into pet bowls! @Louise: Just interested as if we are recycling one bit (and the milk ones are easy to squash) then it seems logical to be able to put the lids in too and for them to be sorted out later. However, if they [contd.] |
17 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-07 18:47:18 |
| Yellow pages / BT directories @Dudley: Thanks Dudley, for the email address. I hope this stops your delivery in future! @Poppy: Great news, Poppy - good that they send the sticker, though I [contd.] |
11 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-06 12:27:46 |
| Sunday Roundup @John Costigane: Hi John, well I’ll be busy making my slug collars again this year, they were really successful, I’d like to try coffee grounds too as I’ve never used those. Good luck and may the best slugg [contd.] |
6 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-06 11:56:41 |
| Closing the loop one small step at a time @Rian: Yes, charge for a bag and utensils. Even better: Always ask people if they need them! People take things just because they have been given to them and not because they need them. [contd.] |
9 | Posted by Jane 2010-03-06 10:39:55 |
| “Oh, you must be THAT family!” @Alea: Yes! I think if stores (particularly the small, independent stores) cotton on to the idea they can save money on packaging by allowing container reuse); this could catch on. @8 |
Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-03 06:46:32 |
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| Mini sweetcorn is back on the menu! @Sarah: @maisie dalziel: Thank you ladies, and a happy birthday to you both too. @Jen CleanBin: We did indeed - at [contd.] |
4 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-03 06:41:31 |
| Fairtrade fornight and zero waste balloons! @Poppy: I’ve seen the pouches but am concerned about the availability of recycling for them across the UK. At least **most** areas can recycle the hard plastic bottles now, but I would guess very few have a [contd.] |
19 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-03 06:40:20 |
| Food waste Friday and weekly dustbin demon @Alea: Alea, thanks for the recipe, it sounds amazing! Sorry to hear about the icecream. I’m very lucky; LMG loves all those chunky bits of crystal - I can’t bear them, but she just crunches them up! I agre [contd.] |
10 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-01 18:13:18 |
| Can you recycle paper or not? @Jane: To my mind then Jane; if a person has no internet access, they do need to check with their local district council. This should not be problematic as all householders are given that number for this on [contd.] |
28 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-01 18:07:45 |
| Sunday Roundup @Poppy: It was very cool, Poppy! Love the sound of your door dressing; well done you! [contd.] |
2 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-03-01 18:02:15 |
| Against incineration Ben say: ‘We can’t keep extracting and processing resources in to dead-end forms where the materials, function and embodied energy are no longer economically recoverable.’ We can and we will unless someone comes up with a very persuasive altern [contd.] |
68 | Posted by Joe K 2010-02-28 12:51:53 |
| 7 ways to recycle shredded paper @Jane: Hi jane, reducing is by the far the best way, yes. And reusing in the form of packaging is a good idea too  [contd.] |
14 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-02-27 08:33:59 |
| Reuse glass jars @Mary: Hi Mary, great to see you. The Rebuilders resource sounds wonderful as the construction industry is one that generates a lot of waste. Your ideas for spices and straws is lovely [contd.] |
67 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-02-27 08:26:47 |
| Recycling crisp packets on Local News! @mel: Hi mel, well Sainbsburys are accepting toothpaste tubes, so why not try them - you have nothing to lose! @Kirsty: HI Kirsty, I’m not yet sure; I’m just t [contd.] |
3 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-02-27 08:25:28 |
| Reducing food waste with wartime rations? @Almost Mrs Average: Hi mrs A; I was reading the book yesterday and thinking about setting myself a challenge to cook 1 meal from it every week
@Emma: Mmmm [contd.] |
11 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-02-27 08:23:53 |
| Beginner’s guide to compost @Ben: Hi Ben, that’;s brilliant news - it doesn’t need to look good, it just needs to work. Good luck! [contd.] |
20 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-02-27 08:17:16 |
| Crisp packet recycling in Tesco Gloucester now live! @sandy: Fantastic Sandy; thank you so much for supporting this! @Poppy: Great that Joshua enjoyed talking to Jane; I think he knows more about it than I do - I [contd.] |
7 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-02-27 08:04:59 |
| How to recycle clothes / textiles @Kayla K at Kayla K’s Thrifty Ways: Hi Kayla, great to see you upcycling so much; I really admire that. It IS a waste, but hopefully the more awareness given to these issues, the greater the pressure to s [contd.] |
22 | Posted by Mrs Green 2010-02-27 08:02:29 |
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Sunday Roundup
National butcher’s week - March 15-20
Why falling in love can create waste
Dan Norris MP shares the government’s vision for a zero waste nation
Love your leftovers
Little miss green’s Birthday present
Say hello to another Gloucestershire zero waste family!
Sunday Roundup