I bought a take out coffee at the weekend. I was manning a nappy info stall at a local nearly new sale, and had had…
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Why we need Zero Waste Week!
Last week there was a discussion on a local business forum about the best coffee maker to get for the office. Opinion was divided between…
Waste Free Lent – Week 4
Another week has gone by, and the lessons I have learnt again are that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. I really…
Waste Free Lent Week 3
Well, we are almost half way through, and I still feel an awfully long way from being waste free! Lots of people and blogs have…
Waste Free Lent – Week 2
If I have learnt one thing over the last week of trying to live waste free is that I need to get more organised. Being…
Waste Free Lent – Week 1
Just before the start of Lent, I read an interesting article inciting people to give up plastic instead of chocolate. As someone who both worries…
Are cloth nappies really greener?
I am frequently asked “are cloth nappies really better for the environment when you take into consideration all the energy you waste washing them?” The…
the case for ‘pre-loved’
A friend of mine has written a very interesting blog on the case for ‘pre-loved’. Give it a read and tell me what you think. She…
The art of refilling…
I used to hate it when a bottle of hand soap or multipurpose cleaner ran out. Although the bottles are easy to recycle, the tops,…