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 | Mar 29, 2011 | Composting, Freegle/Freecycle, Green alternatives, Recycling, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Waste disposal
I share my house with about 20,000 worms. They live in a Can O Worms wormery composter (see picture). It’s a great composting solution for me because I haven’t got a garden big enough for a compost heap/bin, and because the organic waste I produce is all...
