Tag: christmas

Ooops – every picture tells a story. Landfill or not?

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Ooops – every picture tells a story. Landfill or not?

Ok, I promise this will be our last Christmas post; I think we can safely say Christmas is over now. But we do have a bit of a confession which is weighing heavy on our soul.

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A non-zero waste present :(

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A non-zero waste present :(

On Friday we shared our joy at finding Ventus, who really thought about their packaging and the impact on the environment with their products.

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A zero waste Christmas present!

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A zero waste Christmas present!

Look at that face – you just want to kiss his cheeks, don’t you? And what a relief! You know how it is when you don’t know how the contents of a box will fare on the packaging front?

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Mrs Green’s zero waste crackers

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Mrs Green’s zero waste crackers

I have to hand it to myself; I may complain at not being artistic, but I feel I surpassed myself with the crackers this year.

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How to recycle your Christmas

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How to recycle your Christmas

Christmas is all but over now and Twelfth night is the traditional time to take down your decorations and say goodbye to the festive season for another year. This is a wonderful opportunity to do some serious recycling and reusing. It also gets you into some good habits to continue throughout 2009.

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How much food waste and packaging did we create over Christmas

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How much food waste and packaging did we create over Christmas

According to the Love Food Hate Waste campaign we waste, on average, a third of the food we buy each week. However, during Christmas, WRAP claim that this increases by a massive 80%. I want you to stop and think about that for a moment. You only have to set foot into a supermarket pre […]

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Deck the halls; well the dining room actually

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Deck the halls; well the dining room actually

The solstice is the traditional day here at Chez Green for decorating our tree. We celebrate Christmas, but more because we have a child than any other reason. I like the Solstice; there is a great sense of ‘we did it!’ for me with getting to the shortest day of the year. From now on […]

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(almost) zero waste packaging

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(almost) zero waste packaging

I’m feeling a bit pleased with myself. You might remember that I don’t do artistry in any form. Making cards, knitting things, sewing, painting – I leave it all to the experts.

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