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Making the most of your Christmas food?
I was asked by my local council to make some short videos to help people reduce their waste over Christmas, and get more from the food they buy. The spike in food waste at Christmas is a big worry for councils, who have to pay to dispose of our Christmas excesses. Turkey pie for dinner…
7 (Zero Waste) Ways to Find the Perfect Christmas Outfit
]The average person gets invited to several Christmas parties each year. With magazines, models, marketing and the media telling us we need to wear something different each time, what is a Zero Waster to do?
The twelve days of waste-less giving – infographic
My last couple of posts on reducing waste when giving gifts this Christmas has struck a chord with many of you, who are asking for more ideas! Well more you shall have. ‘Tis the season and all that…
5 simple ways to have a less wasteful Christmas
There aren’t many days left until Christmas and many of the discussions on my Facebook group are about saying ‘I love you’ to the environment as well as each other. Here are some of the ways we’ve come up with to make your Christmas a little greener and a little less wasteful this year. Local…
The secret to giving the gift of a zero waste Christmas
Ah, that time again – the shelves in the shops are filled with chocolates, gifts and cards, ready for Christmas. Or, as is the case over here, the stores have been filled with Christmas goods since the middle of August!
Pumpkin Pie
I spent years avoiding pumpkin pie as most recipes I’ve seen are full of cream, which I can’t eat. But when I went for dinner at The Roebuck, in Borough, South London, with head chef Jareth Mills, that changed. Jareth, who contributed two recipes for Leftover Pie, had specially made a pumpkin pie for me,…
Zero Waste Week 2018 Press Coverage
Here are some of the press highlights for Zero Waste Week 2018. The Guardian Journalist Stuart Heritage was challenged to live a week without plastic. I was assigned to be his ‘guru’ (his words, not mine!) for all those challenging questions. He described me as “brilliantly unmilitant about waste reduction” in his article in which…
Local Authorities promoting Zero Waste Week
There are over 80 local authorities signed up to the Zero Waste Week mailing list. Here’s how some of them promoted the campaign to their residents: Oxford City Oxford City were busy sharing tips with their residents throughout the week This week is #ZeroWasteWeek. An easy peasy way to start is to ditch plastic packaging…
I am not a poster boy for Zero Waste
For the final post in our ‘Dudes against Destruction’ series, Carl tells us why he isn’t a poster boy for zero Waste and more about his aspirations. Here’s Carl:
Welcome to Zero Waste Week 2018 – Day Five!
Welcome to the final day of Zero Waste Week. I hope you’ve been planning for the grand finale!