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Starbucks’ Cup Summit: Does the Cost of Recycling Runneth Over?

[via GreenBiz] Can your Starbucks coffee cup be recycled, and if so, is it really worth it? Starbucks’ Ben Packard,

Welcome back!

Well, Mr Green’s rather optimistic 60 minutes of maintenance turned swiftly into 7 hours, but there we are. A girl

How to Recycle plastic milk bottle tops

A frequent question on my zero waste is ‘How do I recycle plastic milk bottle tops?’. Many areas will recycle

How to set up a recycling centre at home

Two weeks into our zero waste challenge and I realised my recycling set up wasn’t working for me. Boxes were

Recycle Brita water filter cartridges

Ever wondered what to do with your old water filter cartridges? BRITA is the only water filter brand to recycle

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

Reuse glass jars

Each week we buy honey. We also buy curry sauces, pasta sauce on occasions, jam and other condiments. It’s easy

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

Reduce plastic food containers and packaging

Many zero waste enthusiasts take their own reusable containers, along with their reusable shopping bags, when they go shopping! We

One simple step to reduce your household waste

The most important step we took as a family to reduce our household waste was to remove the kitchen bin!

Please do not adjust your sets

Over the next few days we will be carrying out some routine maintenance and site improvements. Unfortunately, you may be

Reduce paper usage with paper free bills

According to research done by Mandy Haggith; author of “Paper Trails“, the average person throws away 250kg of paper per

Mrs. Green turns blue …

Oh, dear Mrs. Green What can the matter be? Well, Mrs. Green is still, erm , green, but her foot

Reduce food waste with Count On It labels

I received some labels from Lyndsey at Count on It this week. Lyndsey found our site one day when I