Supermarket giant Tesco will no longer be giving Green Clubcard points for customers who have returned empty items to deposit in their recycling machines.
The machines are designed to take a variety of recyclable materials including plastic, tin and glass and are located in around 40 branches of the store throughout England and there’s one [...]
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A Bagging Update
Posted in Household rubbish, Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, Rubbish products, tagged Charity Shop, craft group, Morsbags, RSPCA, sewing on 13 February 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi all, Only a shortie, it’s been a busy week here in the Smith Word Shed…
Friday morning I got together with my Crafty Group and we made our first batch of Morsbags!
I found a fabulous blue and white throw in the RSPCA charity shop that set me back the princely sum of £1.50!
We turned [...]
A Very Social Solution to Killing Off the Plastic Bag!
Posted in Plastic rubbish, Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, tagged cloth bags, guerrilla bagging, Morsbags, plastic bags, Rubbish activism, sewing, The Book of Rubbish Ideas Bag Pod on 5 February 2009 | 4 Comments »
I came across an incredibly inspirational company last week called Morsbags, with a delightful strapline of ‘Sociable, Guerrilla, Bagging’.
‘What are you on about now, you crazy woman’, I can hear you from here you know!
I’ll tell you, I haven’t felt this excited and sane about a project in a long time…
Perhaps the story is best [...]
How Do You Ban the Dreaded Plastic Bag?
Posted in Plastic rubbish, Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, tagged Ban The Plastic Bag, Fragile Earth Books, Marks and Spencer, Modbury, Morsbags, Pip Richards, Reinventing Rubbish, Sawdays, The Arts Council, The Sustainable Trust on 2 February 2009 | 8 Comments »
Ban the Plastic Bag is a small but very evocative read from the green shelf of Fragile Earth Books and essentially, it sets out a community action plan for a carrier bag-free world.
Every year 17 billion carrier bags are given away free in the UK; that means an average of 300 carrier bags for every [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 »
Is to take part in my rubbish poll – please click below for the rest of the questions!
Wake Up and Freak Out!
Posted in Rubbish activism, Rubbish movies, tagged animation, Climate Change, Leo Murray, Wake Up Freak Out – then Get a Grip on 26 November 2008 | 9 Comments »
A good friend sent me a link to a short film created by a very talented animator called Leo Murray.
It touched a raw nerve in me for many reasons. I enjoyed the simplicity of the movie itself and the straightforward explanations of the problems we’re facing with climate change and I particularly connected with the [...]
My Top Ten Tips for Downshifting Success – Part 2 (Tips 6-10)
Posted in Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, tagged Battery Hen Welfare Trust, battery hens, beat the credit crunch, birthday cards, Chicken Out!, Christmas cards, Credit Crunch, Downshifting, food miles, free-range eggs, how to make cards, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, InterNational Downshifting Week, Jane Howarth, National Downshifting Week, organic food, radio, seasonal cooking, television on 25 November 2008 | 6 Comments »
See yesterday’s post for Part 1
6. Cook a meal using seasonal, local ingredients, preferably organic
It’s so easy to get to the end of a hard week and say, ‘I’m having that take-away because I have worked hard and I deserve it’. The same motivations can also encourage you to buy ready-made, pre-packed options at the [...]
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