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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What are your Zero Waste New Year resolutions?

Filed in Blog by on January 12, 2015 12 Comments

In the January newsletter I asked our readers what Zero waste New Years resolutions they had planned. (If you’re not on the mailing list, sign up now.) I thought I’d share them in a blog post so if you’re stuck on how you can ‘up the ante’ this year you can take inspiration from our […]

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Are you ready to Dump your Junk with the My Zero Waste January Challenge?

Filed in Blog by on December 29, 2014 10 Comments

I hope you had a great festive season and it fulfilled your dreams. If you’re anything like me, you’re raring to go this time of year with plans and goals for the following 12 months.

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The zero waste guide to medication

Filed in Blog by on December 22, 2014 9 Comments

One of the questions I get asked a lot is to do with medication packaging. You know the stuff – plastic and foil blister packs which can’t be recycled.

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You won’t believe how great this recipe is!

Filed in Blog by on December 10, 2014 6 Comments

Cauliflower stumps. Great things huhn? For the compost heap maybe.

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Mrs Green has a rant

Filed in Blog by on November 26, 2014 13 Comments

As you know, I like to think of myself as the friendly face of recycling. How ever tiny your achievement, I’m here to big you up and make you feel as if you could take on the world.

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Does this shop help us reduce food waste or make us buy more?

Filed in Blog by on November 12, 2014 20 Comments

There is so much confusion around Use By dates on food. The long and short of it is, USE BY dates are the ones you need to adhere to. They are linked to food safety and you’ll find them on products such as meat, fish and dairy.

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Can you help me?

Filed in Blog by on November 10, 2014 9 Comments
Can you help me?

If you find this site helpful, find value in what you read here or have enjoyed participating in Zero Waste Week, I wonder if you could help me. For the past 12 years, Resource magazine has been celebrating the work of those in the waste and resources industry by publishing its annual list of movers […]

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Are you keeping up with the Joneses?

Filed in Blog by on November 5, 2014 10 Comments

Have you ever given into peer pressure? What about exaggerating the truth to make yourself seem better than you are?

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