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Are You Ready For a Little Purple Gossip?

Posted in Electric rubbish, Rubbish ideas, Rubbish news, Rubbish products, tagged , , , , , on 4 March 2009 | 5 Comments »

Every month millions of mobile phone handsets in perfectly good, working condition are discarded and sent to Britain’s growing landfills as mobile phone fashions come and go.
Eco-conscious shoppers everywhere might be interested in Purple Gossip, a new website offering a wide range of recycled phones and accessories.  Not only can you get your hands on [...]

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Rubbish on the Radio: For your listening pleasure this week

Posted in General rubbish, Household rubbish, Rubbish movies, Rubbish news, Rubbish on the Radio, Win free tickets to the Odeon, tagged , , , , , , on 3 February 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s almost time to go dashing through the snow in my one horse open sleigh (ok, I lied, there’s no sleigh, but it would certainly come in handy this week) to broadcast Slow Down and Green Up on the radio.
Between 10am and 1pm GMT on Wednesday, I’ll be talking about all the things that have [...]

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Rubbish on the Radio: Frugal Organic Veggie Boxes and More

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish on the Radio, Win free tickets to the Odeon, tagged , , , , , , , on 14 January 2009 | 9 Comments »

Morning all!
Oh, I’ve been well and truly told off by my regulars here – lolol – ‘Where’s yer postings missus?’ you’ve been asking.
Well, I must confess, now we’re in 2009, I’ll be sloping off a bit and posting less frequently than once a day, as I have to crack on with my next book, The [...]

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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 , , , , , , , 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 [...]

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How To: Get Started With Composting

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , 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 [...]

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Where There’s Muck, There’s Brass

Posted in Household rubbish, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , on 28 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Or maybe this title should read, ‘Where there’s rubbish, there’s dosh’ – potential dosh anyway.
Respected financial journalist Rob Griffin (yes, there are some) and I have been talking money for a few years.  He pens pieces on finance and occasionally I slide in the odd quote from a downshifted perspective.
On Wednesday, the Daily Express published, [...]

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My Top Ten Tips for Downshifting Success – Part 2 (Tips 6-10)

Posted in Rubbish activism, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 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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My Top Ten Tips for Downshifting Success – Part 1 (Tips 1-5)

Posted in Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 24 November 2008 | 10 Comments »

Some years back my family and I undertook a major downshift. 
It was truly life changing and it got me rooted on the road to simple, green living.
Consequently, I started an awareness campaign called National Downshifting Week (now InterNational) and I wrote a great many articles on the subject.
Recently, I’ve been plotting and planning events for [...]

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Rubbish Interviews: We’re Only Making Plans for Nigel (‘s Eco Store)

Posted in Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish products, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 18 November 2008 | 4 Comments »

On a completely unrelated side note, for those of you too young to remember, the above was a fantastic song by XTC.
Back to business: Today I’m talking ’shopping’.  Eek, shopping?  Yes, well, I’m not a complete non-consumer you know, but I am very selective. 
Nigel’s Eco Store is an award winning online retailer of environmentally friendly products I [...]

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Is There Such a Thing as a Free Lunch?

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish activism, tagged , , , , , , on 13 November 2008 | 10 Comments »

Or even a cheap lunch come to that?
A survey commissioned for the Love Food Hate Waste campaign suggests that British workers are shelling out £5.5bn on shop-bought lunches each year, while they leave almost the same value of perfectly good lunch foods at home to go off.
Ham, bread, cheese, cold meats and other typical sandwich [...]

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