So what’s the future for reusables? Do they even have a future? Nothing is more certain than the fact we need to make better use of our planet’s resources. That’s not in any doubt. Cutting down waste is clearly a good place to start to achieve that. Reuse and refill has great potential for cutting…

How much litter did you pick up yesterday? Did you find three pieces or was it less or more? We’d love to know. I cleaned up this little lot!  Today I’m going to talk about how trying to solve one problem can sometimes lead to creating another problem. This is something known as “unintended consequences”. You…

Today is all about Litter. You might ask what that’s got to do with Refill and Reuse. We feel there’s an important connection. What if everything we make that we don’t consume,  by which I mean eat or drink, was part of a true circular economy? Let’s take a look at what circular economy really…

Day two of this year’s Zero Waste Week is all about “refill” for your grocery shopping.  As part of my research into refill in the UK earlier this year, I started a survey to see how many people use refill, what they refill and why. It also asked why people didn’t refill. It probably comes…

Welcome to the fifteenth annual Zero Waste Week. This year is all about Refill and Reuse. Earlier this year, I was invited to investigate the state of play of Refill in the UK in 2022. It certainly seems like Refill is becoming more and more popular, particularly as we understand the need to control the…

Welcome to the 15th annual Zero Waste Week! Do you want the good news or the bad news? Well, the good news is we have a fantastic never-done-before theme for this year’s campaign. I’m hugely grateful to Anna for researching and doing all the leg work for this year’s content. She’s got something for everyone,…

I’ve been reducing my landfill waste since 2008. Back then I was seen as a bit weird. It all felt pretty lonely to be honest. The only other person I knew was Karen Cannard. She started her ‘rubbish diet’ in response to a challenge set by her local council in January 2008. It was Karen…

Zero Waste Week 2022, takes place 5th-9th September and we’ll be celebrating our 15th annual campaign! While we won’t be giving away the theme until the first day, there are plenty of things you can do to get your staff and colleagues on board. Here are 22 ideas to get you started: 1. Appoint a…

  Zero Waste Week 2022, takes place 5th-9th September. If you sign up to the mailing list, you’ll get daily emails, outlining the overall theme, topic for the day and a daily challenge. Plus access to a fantastic article each day, packed with researched information. Alternatively, follow me on Twitter, where I’ll be posting up…

We’ve been living a Zero Waste lifestyle since June 2004. And one of the first problems we encountered was finding toilet roll that satisfied our eco credentials. We wanted something plastic free and recycled. Our choices were limited to some dull grey, dusty, thin and sad looking paper that – without going into too much…