Hi everybody
Tracey is understandably still not quite up to resuming her wonderful work here just yet so to I thought I’d leave you with another set of sample pages from the book (which is now less than a month away from being published!) I’ve uploaded the chapter on the Kitchen, which is a great example [...]
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Sample pages – Kitchen
Posted in Food rubbish, Household rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Sample pages, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged kitchen, Love Food Hate Waste, plastic bags, Recycling, Supermarkets, The Book of Rubbish Ideas on 29 August 2008 | 3 Comments »
Samples pages – Introduction
Posted in Sample pages, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged The Book of Rubbish Ideas on 28 August 2008 | 5 Comments »
Hi everybody
While Tracey is taking a much deserved breather after her visit to the hospital yesterday, I thought I’d post some samples pages from The Book of Rubbish Ideas. I’ve selected the Introduction as it gives a great overview of what the book will be all about:
Read the Introduction to The Book of Rubbish Ideas
Cheers
Thomas
PS [...]
Hamster Goes in Search of Soup
Posted in Rubbish recipes, tagged beat the credit crunch, Love Food Hate Waste, money saving tips, recipes, Riverford, soup, soup recipes, veg box, Vegetarian Society on 27 August 2008 | 5 Comments »
I had a bit of a frantic afternoon yesterday.
The phone rang a little after 5pm and it was the admission’s lady from the local hospital. They were offering me a cancellation slot for a bit of surgery I need – nothing serious I might add, before you reach for the phone to send flowers [...]
The UK’s Economic Downturn Will Put Sustainable Living on the Rise
Posted in Rubbish ideas, Rubbish news, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged Transition Town, Sustainability, BBC, Charles Bean, Bank of England, shoplifting, alternative energy, solar power, wind power, Steorn, wind turbines, power crisis, Orbo, Demark on 26 August 2008 | 5 Comments »
Charles Bean, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England warned today in a news report on the BBC, that the current global financial slowdown could “drag on for some considerable time”.
He was hopeful that growth would begin to pick up again next year and that inflation would also “drop back”, but he also understood [...]
Rubbish News: A Sign of ‘The Times’ Ahead
Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish news, tagged Body and Soul, Downshifting, InterNational Downshifting Week, Laurel Ives, Overcrowding, Population, Recycling, Rubbish, Stress, The Times, Tracey Smith on 23 August 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was interviewed recently by esteemed journalist Laurel Ives on the subject of downshifting and the piece popped up today in the ‘Body and Soul’ section of ‘The Times‘.
The article was about another of my favourite subjects; downshifting. It’s entitled, ‘How to cope with life in overcrowded cities’ with the subtitle, ‘Daily life on our [...]
Your ‘Toxic Moment’ May Be Coming…
Posted in Household rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish activism, Rubbish products, tagged BBC, beat the credit crunch, Chemical Cleaning, Housework, money saving tips, Perfume, Pregnancy, Respiratory Illness, Skin complaints, Toxic on 22 August 2008 | 8 Comments »
A toxic moment?
What on earth are you talking about woman?
(Note: ‘on earth’ being the important words here.)
I had my definitive toxic moment in 2005 – here’s a little background to it.
I was researching for an article I was writing on cleaning products, having read yet another piece on the rising rates of respiratory illnesses [...]
Great, Green London (and Minimal Rubbish)
Posted in Food rubbish, General rubbish, Paper rubbish, tagged Beijing Olympics, Bus, Dinosaur, Free London, Green London, Greenwich, Greenwich Wheel, Holiday, House Swap, National Maritime Museum, Natural History Museum, Royal Naval College, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Travel Card, Underground on 21 August 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve just returned from one of the most satisfying short-breaks I’ve ever had.
I didn’t go far, I didn’t spend much either and my carbon footprint almost had a halo on it.
I swapped houses with a great friend (who also has 3 children) and it was fab! No money changed hands, we had no faff [...]
Who are Alastair Sawday Publishing?
Posted in Rubbish activism, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged Alastair Sawday Publishing, business practises, Climate Change, environmental footprint, Fragile Earth, Go Slow England, green publishing, green travel, Independent Publishing Guild, Queen's Award, slow travel, Special Places to Stay, The Big Earth Book, The Book of Rubbish Ideas, The Ecologist on 20 August 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hi everybody – this is Thomas and I thought I’d write today’s post to give Tracey a day off. I guess I’m what you would call the administrator/moderator of this blog but it is probably far more accurate to describe me as the guy who tweaks and fiddles with things and often stares at the [...]
Rapanui Clothing Take All the Wrappers Off
Posted in Food rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish activism, Rubbish products, tagged ethical business, Farmer Jacks, organic clothes, Rapanui Clothing, sustainable business, t-shirts on 19 August 2008 | 2 Comments »
I love companies who are ‘what it says on the tin’ and the ethical guys at Rapanui Clothing certainly tick that box and are ramping things up a notch and aiming for gossamer transparency too.
They make and stock a range of limited edition, natural, organic and ethically sourced garments and started as an underground t-shirt [...]
They’re Green Through and Through!
Posted in General rubbish, Household rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish activism, tagged beat the credit crunch, Ecover, Ethical Superstore, Landfill, marine life, money saving tips, More Eco, My Zero Waste, Neals Yard Remedies, Plastic, Recycling, reusable bags, Rubbish Diet, tetrapaks, Zero Waste Pledge on 18 August 2008 | 15 Comments »
The Green family are something else again!
Mr, Mrs and Little Miss Green are all passionate about the environment, so much so, they’ve breathed life into an inspirational website called ‘My Zero Waste’.
As well as entertaining and educating their readers about a wide range of rubbish flavoured topics, they are also gearing up for their ‘Zero [...]
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