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.

Mrs Green's Latest Posts

Facing Someday…

Filed in Blog by Mrs Green on October 28, 2015 • 19 Comments

Admit it, you’ve got a list of things you’ll do ‘Some Day’. Whether it’s starting a diet, decluttering your shed or travelling the world with your partner, there are a host of things you’ll get around to when you have the time, money or energy.

How to recycle plastic hangers in Gloucestershire

Filed in Blog, Recycle by Mrs Green on October 18, 2015 • 5 Comments

Back in 2010 I wrote a post on how to recycle hangers. But this week I was reminded about it again when Sarah Jane contacted me.

6 ways to reuse cardboard and paper

Filed in Reuse by Mrs Green on September 25, 2015 • 5 Comments

Each person in the UK gets through 50kg of paper a year. It’s made up of:

Could you manage with a MONTHLY landfill collection?

Filed in Blog by Mrs Green on September 24, 2015 • 18 Comments

Here in the Forest of Dean we have reasonably good kerbside collections: Once a fortnight landfill waste is collected along with with dry recycling (paper, glass, tins, aerosols and domestic batteries).

Waste Less live More week 2015 #wllm15

Filed in Blog by Mrs Green on September 21, 2015 • 0 Comments

I’m proud to be a partner of the wonderful ‘Waste Less Live More’ campaign which is run by an off shoot of Keep Britain Tidy. The campaign reminds us that what’s good for the environment is good for us.

5 ways to reuse Tetra Pak cartons

Filed in Blog by Mrs Green on August 28, 2015 • 4 Comments

I’m busy writing the content for this year’s Zero Waste Week. You ARE signed up, right?

Decluttering your home the zero waste way

Filed in Blog by Mrs Green on July 27, 2015 • 11 Comments

If the activity on Twitter is anything to go by, many of us are on a decluttering mission this summer. Those long sunny days make you want to get your home in order before the autumn arrives.

Five ways to make your office zero waste

Filed in Blog by Mrs Green on June 23, 2015 • 7 Comments

Throughout my working life I’ve worked in varying sized companies. I ran the office for a bakery and a restaurant in a golf club where it was just me, myself and I.