by rachel | Mar 15, 2018 | Composting, Decluttering, Energy consumption, Green alternatives, how to declutter, organising, organizing, Peace of mind, Recycling, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Using less, Waste disposal
One of the – MANY – brilliant things about decluttering… …is how it helps you live a low impact life. When you regularly declutter and organise… …you know everything you’ve got… …and exactly where it is. So you...
by rachel | Nov 2, 2011 | Composting, Energy consumption, Finance, Freegle/Freecycle, Green alternatives, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Saving money, Secondhand, Using less, Water consumption
Lucy Siegle recently wrote about the clutter that a greener lifestyle can attract. Now, I’m not one for recommending you buy more stuff. I hate buy-this-to-go-green marketing. No thank you, I don’t need a specialist can-crusher, or a plastic container to...
by rachel | Oct 5, 2011 | Composting, Decluttering, Energy consumption, Finance, Green alternatives, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Saving money, Saving time, Using less, Waste disposal
The Waste & Resources Action Programme estimates that: UK households throw about 8.3million tonnes of food every year. If we stopped wasting food which could have been eaten, it would have the same impact on carbon emissions as taking 1 in 4 cars off UK roads....
by rachel | Jul 21, 2011 | Composting, Decluttering, Freegle/Freecycle, Green alternatives, Reuse, Secondhand, Waste disposal
Last week Next Starfish published the first in a series of three guest blogs from me on how to move on unwanted clutter in the most eco-friendly way. Part 2 is available now. So, click here for suggestions for ways to move on all sorts of items, from batteries to...
by rachel | Apr 13, 2011 | Composting, Waste disposal
Do you remember the Doctor Who Green Death serial? First broadcast in 1973, it terrified the five-year-old me. Now I find myself scaring others by talking to them about my green death. I’d like to go the way I lived, with as little impact on the environment as I...
by rachel | Apr 10, 2011 | Composting, Secondhand, Using less
Here’s an easy way to reduce your impact: switch to cloth handkerchiefs instead of disposable tissues. Save trees, land, water and more, and reduce how much waste you sent to landfill. A couple of years ago, an article in The Times (scroll down past the stuff on...
