Way back in June 2016, I received a message from Anna Pitt, author of ‘101 Ways to Live Cleaner and Greener For Free’. Anna asked if I’d like to contribute towards a recipe book she was compiling to combat food waste. I was honoured and delighted to be asked and duly put my thinking cap…
I’m delighted to be a Zero Waste Week Ambassador once again and thoroughly looking forward to next week. Zero Waste Week runs from the 4th to the 8th of September and there’s still plenty of time to sign up and make your pledge here. Pledges can be anything from making a reusable cup your new…
We’ve been through a gradual process to eliminate waste from our packed lunches. As we first became more aware of our plastic consumption, I would wash and reuse every plastic bag as many times as possible before throwing it ‘away’. Then I bought brown paper bags in bulk online and used those for sandwiches, snacks…
This is my first blog post of 2017! I don’t think I’ve ever blogged this late into the start of a new year before. My blogging mojo has gone astray, but I’ve been determined not to panic. It’s happened before and it always comes back. I find it’s important not to force it, otherwise my…
I mentioned in this post that I was having to be more inventive with after school snacks since we started trying to cut down on the plastic we buy and consume. Scottish oatcakes are a family favourite that we’ve tried to give up and succumbed to buying on a few occasions. I was so pleased when…
At the end of the summer term, my dad kindly gave our three children a book token each for their good school reports and hard work over the academic year. Whilst browsing in Waterstones, our eldest daughter and I spotted a pile of books on the bottom shelf of a trolley, which were waiting to…
Here we are, at the end of Zero Waste Week and Day 5’s theme is food waste. I thought I was doing quite well this week with my food waste, until today. Previously this week, we’ve had a tea where we used up leftovers from the previous couple of nights. I’ve eaten leftovers for lunch…
It’s Day 4 of Zero Waste Week and time for Top Tips Thursday. I thought I’d start with linking to this blog post, Top 10 Easy Changes To Reduce Your Waste and the follow-on post Top 10 Next Steps to Reduce Your Waste. My absolute top 5 best tips for embarking on a zero waste journey…
You might have arrived here from my post Top 10 Easy Changes To Reduce Your Waste. If you’ve already made those changes part of your daily routine, well done. This post includes ten next steps you could take to reduce your waste. They might require a little investment up front, but will help you save…
I thought I’d write a post for those of you who are absolute beginners on your journey to reduce waste. First of all, I’d like to say ‘well done’ and ‘thank you’. By deciding that you’d like to make some changes, you’ve already made the biggest, most important step of your journey. Desiring change makes…
I have a little crafty make for you today on Day 3 of Zero Waste Week – Work With Waste Wednesday. Our eldest needed new polo shirts for school so I inevitably ended up with some packaging, two resealable plastic bags, each with a tiny plastic hanger at the top. The bags I can reuse…
For Day 2 of Zero Waste Week, we’re challenging you to be entirely waste free for the whole day! You might need to keep a bag in your pocket or a small container in your bag to keep any bits of rubbish you do end up accumulating. Trying to be waste free just for one…
