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How to reduce food waste to zero!
Monday, 28 Nov, 2011 – 4:44 | 6 Comments
How to reduce food waste to zero!

Mrs Green shares her top tips for reducing food waste and saving you money!

Cut your carbon footprint : UK’s first kitchen scrappage scheme
Wednesday, 26 Oct, 2011 – 15:20 | 3 Comments
Cut your carbon footprint : UK’s first kitchen scrappage scheme

Want £1560 of new A rated, energy efficient appliances for free? Find out how with the UK’s first kitchen scrappage scheme

Sounds like a load of old junk to me!
Thursday, 13 Oct, 2011 – 10:27 | 2 Comments
Sounds like a load of old junk to me!

How much fun can you have with a bit of pipe and a kazoo? Read on to find out!

Happiness month day 23 - taking small actions
Tuesday, 23 Aug, 2011 – 4:07 | 9 Comments
Happiness month day 23 - taking small actions

I’ve calculated how many trees you can save by swapping toilet paper for wee cloths - are you ready to put aside your ‘gross’ thoughts and give it a go?

Use it up! and change the world
Friday, 5 Aug, 2011 – 7:52 | 6 Comments
Use it up! and change the world

Save yourself some money, try new foods, help the environment and change the world with one simple step!

Disposable kitchen towel - can you give it up?
Thursday, 28 Jul, 2011 – 14:55 | 15 Comments
Disposable kitchen towel - can you give it up?

This week we’ve been challenged to give up disposable kitchen towel for a week, as I already do this I’ve decided to ‘up the ante’ and you won’t believe what I have in store!

Shopping without plastic waste
Saturday, 16 Jul, 2011 – 6:26 | 9 Comments
Shopping without plastic waste

Can you shop for a week without producing plastic waste? We give it a try and share our results here

4 tips for reducing food waste
Wednesday, 6 Jul, 2011 – 5:49 | 4 Comments
4 tips for reducing food waste

The average family throws away one third of the food they buy. With increasing food prices, here are my top tips for saving money and stopping waste

Celebrating green achievements
Thursday, 30 Jun, 2011 – 4:00 | 2 Comments
Celebrating green achievements

This week it’s all about showing off our green achievements.

What is the most eco friendly answer to food waste?
Friday, 24 Jun, 2011 – 7:04 | 2 Comments
What is the most eco friendly answer to food waste?

Putting wasted food in landfill produces methane. Composting cooked food at home isn’t always practical. Here’s one solution that might surprise you!