This is the second in our series on the waste reduction pyramid. Last month we looked at REFUSE, just choosing not to buy, but sometimes…
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Do you really need to buy THAT?!
You know the feeling, you walk into the store and the brightly coloured, well lit display shouts “Buy ME!” You pop it in your basket,…
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…
Four easy ways to reduce your plastic (or maybe five!)
In the exciting world of waste reduction, July is known as Plastic Free July. It’s not a catchy title, but the premise is to see…
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…
5 Reasons why I love my Mooncup!
I love my Mooncup. I really do. Completely, totally and utterly love it. I’ve used one for about 9 years now and I hate it…
A scatterbrained woman’s thoughts on plastic bags
Just after Christmas I went up to Glasgow to stay with family and went out sales shopping. I was a little surprised when, in Marks…