Reduce, reuse, recycle
How to save a third on your food bill
Are you ‘average’ when it comes to food waste? If you are, you’re throwing away one third of the food you buy!
Read MoreReusing instead of recycling
This week’s “Change the World Wednesday” challenge covers a topic which is close to my heart. It’s all about swapping disposable items for reusable ones. This means we’re moving up the 3Rs ladder, away from recycling and on to reuse – yipee! Not only does this help the environment, but it helps us save money…
Read Morerepurposing with heart (from the closet)
I’m a great fan of ‘regifting’ or ‘repurposing with heart’ as our host for this week’s Change the World Wednesday Challenge calls it. This week’s challenge, as we rapidly approach the season of giving, is to ‘gift from the closet’! This means that rather than shopping in stores for new holiday gifts, we have to…
Read MoreA greener way to shop
For our ‘Change the World‘ Wednesday challenge this week, Reduce Footprints wants us to go shopping! That doesn’t sound too green does it? The idea is to reduce consumerism. This is a special type of shopping though, a shopping that can save us money and help reduce waste by encouraging us all to reuse items…
Read MoreWhat’s so bad about plastic bags?
Our ‘Change the World Wednesday’ challenge this week over at Reduce Footprints is to go plastic bag free for a week. I gave up plastic bags 2 years ago – by this I mean disposable plastic carrier bags. We take our own bags, boxes and containers to the shops instead. These are more sturdy, last…
Read MoreThe Great British Clear Out
You could be forgiven for thinking I’m about to launch into colonic irrigation. Worry not. Some of you might be aware I’m having a grand declutter here at Green Towers. You name it, if it isn’t beautiful or useful then it’s out! Lucky for Mr and Little Miss Green they happen to be two of…
Read MoreRecycling and reusing old windows
I’m the Queen of reuse here at Chez Green. Plastic bag ties get used to keep tomatoes growing up their stakes. Old coffee pots keep my string from winding their way around everything in the drawer, old clothes get cut up for cleaning cloths and broken pens have been known to find their way into…
Read MoreChange the world Wednesday – week 4
I’m loving these Change the World Wednesday challenges! Each week, over on Reduce Footprints, we’re set a challenge that will enable us to be a little more eco friendly. This week we need to look at our plastic wrap / aluminium clingfilm and foil usage. Now I’m pretty good on this – I don’t use…
Read MoreWRAP Recycle week – 2nd June 2008
This week is WRAP’s Recycle Week. In it’s fifth year, the aim is to promote awareness of recycling and inspire the public to recycle more. It’s supported by the national recycling campaigns in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, together with a growing number of local authorities. This year’s theme is ‘Just one more thing we…
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