Posts by Rachelle Strauss

A month ago, I asked Zero Waste Week participants WHY they were taking part in the week. Answers ranged from wanting to protect resources for future generations to not wanting to harm wildlife to saving money.

Welcome to Time Saving and Top Tips Thursday! Is your Zero waste Lifestyle taking too long? It’s time to find a hack for that!

Worn Reborn manufacture sustainable fashion and accessories using locally sourced, reclaimed and repurposed materials. Their new recent line of organic Yorkshire Lavender eye pillows, perfectly echo their holistic ethos; to support improved mental health and wellbeing.

I think it’s safe to say I’d struggle to run Zero Waste Week without the support of Lyn. Lyn takes care of the Zero Waste Pinterest boards and helps run the Facebook Group. She’s also there on the end of an email when I’m having a ‘can’t decide on this’ moment!

Today’s topic is all about upcycling. According to Wikipedia, upcycling – also known as creative reuse – is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.

Sarah lives in Staines with her almost 2 year old daughter, husband and 2.5 cats (long story). When not working with rubbish she enjoys experiencing the toddler perspective on activities and relaxing with yoga.

During Zero Waste Week, you can enjoy discounts on items that help you reduce waste and be in with a chance of winning fantastic prizes. EDIT – please note, these discounts only apply 4-10th Sept 2017. Here’s a roundup of what’s on offer. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back throughout the week…

I get a lot of queries about zero waste travel. People want to know if it’s possible to travel by air, without generating any landfill waste. I’ve heard horror stories about endless single-use items and some very positive stories about airlines who are prepared to – if you’ll excuse the pun – go that extra…