Mrs Green

I am a long time supporter of the Green and Sustainable lifestyle. After being caught in the Boscastle floods in 2004, our family begun a journey to respect and promote the importance of Earth's fragile ecosystem, that focussed on reducing waste. Inspired by the beauty and resourcefulness of this wonderful planet, I have published numerous magazine articles on green issues and the author of four books.

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Feeling Guilty About how Little you Recycle?

Filed in Blog by on September 2, 2022 0 Comments
Feeling Guilty About how Little you Recycle?

Next week is the 15th annual Zero Waste Week campaign, and businesses, organisations and householders are taking waste audits, looking at habits and seeing where they can improve. Perhaps you’re one of them and are having a pang of guilt. I know that in the lead up to the week I’m often shocked at how […]

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How Computer Recycling Can Help You Reduce Waste

Filed in Recycle by on April 6, 2022 0 Comments
How Computer Recycling Can Help You Reduce Waste

Here at Zero Waste Towers, we run two businesses. As well as doing our bit to promote the reduction of waste and increase sustainability, we also run a web design business. While this gives us a lot of freedom and flexibility, it does mean we are highly reliant on technology. I know that many of […]

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4 Reasons why you Should Buy Loose Fruit and Vegetables!

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4 Reasons why you Should Buy Loose Fruit and Vegetables!

When anyone contacts me about starting their own Zero Waste journey, one of the first steps I suggest is buying as much loose fruit and veg as possible. Today I want to outline some of the reasons why, because it might not be obvious! Reduces plastic packaging Reducing excess plastic packaging is probably the reason […]

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Four Ways to Declutter Your Home – the Sustainable Way

Filed in Blog by on June 22, 2021 0 Comments
Four Ways to Declutter Your Home – the Sustainable Way

There’s no getting away from the fact that the last 18 months have been bizarre. And stress levels have increased with all the uncertainty we’ve been facing. Whether you’ve been ill yourself, lost loved ones, faced financial difficulties or found working from home whilst homeschooling your children almost impossible to juggle, I very much hope […]

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4 ways to have a Zero Waste Sex Life

Filed in Blog by on April 6, 2021 0 Comments
4 ways to have a Zero Waste Sex Life

You’ve reduced your food waste to virtually zero, you’ve got a Zero Waste beauty routine, you don’t leave home without your Zero Waste takeout kit, and you’re making full use of your kerbside recycling collections. These are all brilliant ways to reduce waste and you might be wondering what else you can do. Today, dear […]

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Six Simple Swaps to Reduce Plastic Waste

Filed in Reduce by on January 28, 2021 5 Comments
Six Simple Swaps to Reduce Plastic Waste

According to National Geographic, only 9% of the plastic ever made has been recycled. The rest of it is either in landfill, has been incinerated or is litter. Some reports suggest that 100million marine animals die each year from plastic waste. And it’s also harming the environment, wildlife and humans. Plastic isn’t going away any […]

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An easy way to save tonnes of plastic per year

Filed in Reduce by on January 25, 2021 0 Comments
An easy way to save tonnes of plastic per year

When I began my Zero Waste journey, there were very few alternatives for period products. One company sold pads that were supposedly home compostable (I never did try!) and there were a small handful of companies – usually an offshoot of washable nappies companies – that sold washable pads. A while later the first reusable […]

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I want you to start throwing things in the bin #binthewipes

Filed in Blog by on January 4, 2021 1 Comment
I want you to start throwing things in the bin #binthewipes

A shocking headline, right? I’m normally the one telling you to STOP throwing things in the bin – to recycle and reuse more.

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