by rachel | Dec 5, 2012 | Green alternatives, Reducing consumption, Saving money, Saving time, Secondhand, Using less, Waste disposal
I’m excited to welcome Vivienne Egan to Green and Tidy. Vivienne runs BinOracle, a blog devoted to finding value in rubbish, and rubbishing mass consumption. I love Vivenne’s blog so much, I asked her to write a post for Green and Tidy about how she...
by rachel | Dec 7, 2011 | Christmas, Decluttering, Energy consumption, Green alternatives, new year's resolutions, Peace of mind, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Simplifying your life, Using less, Waste disposal
See Betty clearing her Xmas clutter![/caption] If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got. I don’t know who said that first. I’ve seen it credited to many different people. Doesn’t matter. It’s so...
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 | Sep 29, 2011 | Christmas, Decluttering, Finance, Green alternatives, Peace of mind, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Saving money, Saving time, Simplifying your life, Using less
I know it’s still three months away. The shops are full of Christmas stuff already though and the pressure to buy, buy, buy is already starting. So here are five ways to reduce clutter this Christmas. 1. Cut down on presents Does this make me a Scrooge? The...
by rachel | Jul 27, 2011 | Decluttering, Freegle/Freecycle, Green alternatives, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Secondhand, Waste disposal
Over the last three weeks Next Starfish has been publishing a series of three guest blogs from me on how to move on unwanted clutter in the most eco-friendly way. Part 3 is available now. So, click here for suggestions for ways to move on all sorts of items, from...