Last summer we took the children to Hull Fest. Knowing there would be food stalls and no doubt single-use plastics galore, I was determined to emulate the zero waste bloggers I had seen online with their zero waste kits. Consequently, I took with me a couple of large plastic pots with lids and a few…
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…
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…
