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Simple zero waste lunch from leftovers

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Simple zero waste lunch from leftovers

Using up food leftovers to make a zero waste lunch

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Reuse Ecover containers for refills

Filed in Reuse by on May 15, 2009 13 Comments
Reuse Ecover containers for refills

Ecover refills are a great way to save plastic packaging ending up in landfill. There are refill stations all around the UK with more being added all the time. In the UK, we throw away over 400 tonnes of plastic bottles into landfill every year. Plastic hangs around for hundreds of years before degrading. Fortunately, […]

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Reuse glass jars

Filed in Reuse by on May 15, 2009 77 Comments
Reuse glass jars

Each week we buy honey. We also buy curry sauces, pasta sauce on occasions, jam and other condiments. It’s easy to recycle glass jars, but it’s better to reuse them as this reduces energy and resources used in the recycling process. Last year I made chutney for the first time and it was great to […]

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Reuse envelopes – save money and the environment!

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Reuse envelopes – save money and the environment!

I’ve been carefully cutting open any envelopes and packaging I receive for the past few years; long before I began my zero waste adventures. I have to be honest, I initially did it to save money. I sell the occasional item on eBay and post unwanted books on Amazon, so it made sense to keep […]

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Can a zero waste lifestyle save you money?

Filed in Blog by on August 19, 2008 16 Comments
Can a zero waste lifestyle save you money?

Is a zero waste lifestyle frugal?

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Zero waste and saving money

Filed in Blog by on July 24, 2008 14 Comments
Zero waste and saving money

Joy and Rebecca over at Green Baby Guide asked me to take part in their first Thrifty Green Thursday carnival. The emphasis of their site is on combining eco friendly with frugal. Many people think that ‘being green’ involves lots of disposable income. When you look at solar panels, geothermal pumps and hybrid cars, it […]

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