Posts by Anna Pitt
Zero Waste Week 2020 – Day Three
Welcome to day three of Zero Waste Week. The average UK household throws away 22% of their weekly food shop which adds up to £700 per year! Every day in the UK we throw away 20 million slices of bread 6 million potatoes 4 million bananas The food and drink we waste, that could have…
Read MoreZero Waste Week Ambassadors share their top tips for better food storage
I asked our Ambassadors to share their favourite tips for better food storage. Here’s what they had to say… Ambassadors Aaron, Sam and Helen are fans of the “Eat me first shelf” that you will know all about if you join us on Monday of Zero Waste Week 2020. Aaron Green says: Dedicate a shelf that…
Read MoreCan you go shopping in your freezer – even when you share a house?
If you share your kitchen space with other housemates, freezer space might be very limited. That makes it even more important to use it wisely. Here are five tips to make your limited freezer space work. Don’t try to overstuff your freezer. If there’s too much in it, it becomes a pain to find what…
Read MoreZero Waste Week 2020 – Day Two
Welcome to day two of Zero Waste Week 2020. Today is going to be a shopping revolution! If you only have ten minutes to spare today then you can hop straight to today’s challenge. Here’s the 10 minute version. If you can read along while you eat your breakfast or have a coffee break then…
Read MoreThe 10 minute go shopping in your freezer challenge
10 minute go shopping in your fridge or your freezer challenge All you need to do is to have a quick rummage around before you dash out for the day and pull out the first thing that you can find that will do for dinner this evening. Let it defrost while you get on with…
Read MoreZero Waste Week – 2020 Day One
First up, we’re going to send you off to your fridge. Open up and take a look inside. We’re going to create an “Eat Me First” shelf. In a hurry? Skip to here for your 10 minute challenge and you can think about the reasons later! For those of you who have the time and…
Read MoreAn Eat Me First shelf for your fridge – the student / shared house version
Make your “Eat Me First” shelf to get that fridge under control – the student / shared household version I realise you might be saying, “I’ve only got one shelf”. I realise you might feel like you are the only one who cares about reducing food waste. I realise your freezer might be so…
Read MoreThe 10 minute “Eat Me First” shelf in your fridge
The 10 Minute Monday Challenge: You are 10 minutes and 10 steps away from creating your Eat Me First shelf in your fridge. The best ever way to reduce your food waste. Go! Ingredients A bowl of hot water with washing up liquid. A clean cloth A clean tea towel Two scraps of…
Read MorePotato Peel Cookies
If you’ve started Rachelle’s fantastic Waste Less, Enjoy More During Lockdown course you’ll love this recipe. Mr Pitt has never really been a fan of the potato skin crisps I make, so the skins were often ending up in the compost these days as I can’t eat them all myself and we are not expecting…
Read MorePreparing for Self Isolation – a Zero Waste (and No Panic Buying) Shopping List!
Mr Pitt came home the other day and told me a colleague of his said he’d been to the supermarket and the shelves were empty. Panic buying? It seems. Coronavirus is constantly in the media. Conferences are being postponed or cancelled, people are postponing travel plans, some countries are banning large gatherings – France says…
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