Seasons Greetings to all,
It’s Christmas Eve and following a short trip to London, I’m now home in the bosom of my lovely family and preparing for a few days of non-work related fun!
For the past five months, with the kind assistance of dear Thomas, I’ve delivered a rubbish post-a-day to tantalise you, to tempt, to [...]
Archive for December, 2008
The Work/Life Balance: Don’t Have a Rubbish One (and some seriously sneaky peeks at what’s coming next…)
Posted in General rubbish, Household rubbish, Rubbish activism, Win a copy of The Book of Rubbish Ideas, tagged Alastair Sawday Publishing, Community Channel, Downshifting, InterNational Downshifting Week, Recycling, The Book of Rubbish Ideas, Tracey Smith, Win a copy of The Book of Rubbish Ideas on 24 December 2008 | 12 Comments »
Farewell rubbish people (and don’t waste water)!
Posted in Household rubbish, Rubbish ideas, tagged Australia, Better Health Channel, grey water, water, water recycling, water saving, water shortage, water tanks, water waste on 19 December 2008 | 7 Comments »
Hi everybody. Thomas here is say that, well, this is the last time I’ll be here. For those of you who don’t know me (I have tried to keep a low profile), I’m the guy who originally put this blog together for Tracey on behalf of Sawday’s and have since been the behind the scenes [...]
Nothin’ to See, Move Along Now…
Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish activism, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged Letters for Change, The Book of Rubbish Ideas, Tracey Smith on 18 December 2008 | 2 Comments »
Morning all,
Just a shortie to let you know, there will be NO rubbish posting today – how rubbish is that!
It’s school play, carol service, mince pie making mayhem at the Smith Towers and I have to keep some sort of handle on my work/life balance you know…
Anyway, this is a perfect opportunity to poke you [...]
Rubbish on the Radio – 17th December 10am-1pm
Posted in General rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish Media, Rubbish news, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged Apple AM, Coldplay, Oasis, radio, The Killers, Tracey Smith, Van Morrison on 17 December 2008 | 2 Comments »
‘Tis midweek again – yippee!
My regular rubbish readers will know I broadcast a radio show called ‘Slow Down and Green Up’ on Apple every Wednesday, between 10am and 1pm (GMT).
Rubbish Interview: With Danny Carnegie, creator of UK Aware
Posted in General rubbish, Household rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish how-to's, tagged arctic explorer, Centre for Food Policy, Centre for Sustainable Design, Climate Change, COIN, Forum for the Future, Friends of the Earth, Futerra, Green Grants Machine, Greenpeace, London 21, Nathan Allen, Olympia, People and Planet, The Age of Stupid, The Energy Saving Trust, The Fairtrade Foundation, The Green Party, The Vegan Society, The Vegetarian Society, Together, Transition Town, Trevor Baylis, UK Aware, UKSIF, wind up radio, WWF, WWOOF on 16 December 2008 | 6 Comments »
As the founder of UK AWARE, 33-year old Danny Carnegie takes comfort in his perception that he’s just an average Joe. He plays football once a week, he loves snowboarding, he never wears matching socks, he doesn’t enjoy going to weddings, he comes from a one parent family, he lives in a three bed semi [...]
How To: Organise Christmas Clothes Swap Party
Posted in Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, Sample pages, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged beat the credit crunch, Children's Toys Swap Party, Clothes Swap Party, Kids Clothes Swap Party, Letters for Change, money saving tips, Natural Collection, Swooshing on 15 December 2008 | 6 Comments »
Need a new LBD but money’s too tight to mention?
Then take my rubbish advice and squeeze in a quick Clothes Swap Party!
I was chatting to a batty friend over the weekend who informed me that her office Christmas do was coming up and that she had ‘absolutely nothing to wear sweetie!’
Now her definition nothing to [...]
Your Rubbish Mission, Should You Choose to Accept it…
Posted in Electric rubbish, Food rubbish, General rubbish, Household rubbish, Paper rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish activism, tagged carbon footprint, composting, eco-education, gardening, Get Started with Compost, Landfill, Leftovers, Love Food Hate Waste, Plastic, Zero Waste Week on 12 December 2008 | 3 Comments »
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How To: Get Started With Composting
Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, tagged beat the credit crunch, composting, Downshifting, gardening, gardens, Get Started with Compost, Landfill, Leftovers, money saving tips, Phil Gamble, Recycling, Sustainable Living on 11 December 2008 | 7 Comments »
Recently, I featured a piece by horticultural expert, lecturer and all round nice bloke, Phil Gamble…
Today Phil explains the rudimentary basics of composting, how it works and what it does.
In my opinion, wintertime is the perfect time to get a compost heap going. There are so many delicious vegetables to fill up your plates and [...]
Be The Apple of My Eye
Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish news, tagged Apple AM, broadcasting, Hospital Radio, Musgrove Park, radio, Slow Down and Green Up, Tracey Smith, volunteer on 10 December 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s Wednesday!
It’s also, quite possibly, my favourite day of the week.
Today I broadcast, Slow Down and Green Up on Apple AM. It’s the Musgrove Park Hospital Radio channel in Taunton and I’ve been spinning the disks there for a couple of years.
As well as playing some of the best contemporary, modern and classic music tracks, [...]
Ricochet on the Hunt for Extreme Downshifters
Posted in General rubbish, tagged documentary, Downshifting, No Going Back, Ricochet, television on 9 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a call from a producer at Ricochet (the guys that made the No Going Back series.
As we have so many readers here who are on a quest for a simpler, happier downshifted life, I thought I’d post her request!
I am interested in talking to people who have made an extreme downshift for a [...]
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