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Rubbish on the Radio: to entertain your ears this week

Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish on the Radio, Win free tickets to the Odeon, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 20 January 2009 | 7 Comments »

Happy days!
It’s mid-week – not that I’m wishing the week away – and it’s time for my regular trip to the Apple studios in Taunton to broadcast Slow Down and Green Up to a willing audience.
Today, between 10am and 1pm, I’ll be talking natural face masks with Jude from the local branch of Lush 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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The Credit Crunch is Swamping British Environmental Intentions

Posted in Household rubbish, Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish activism, Rubbish news, tagged , , , , on 4 November 2008 | 2 Comments »

But being environmentally friendly need not cost a thing, according to the 2008 Environmental Attitudes Report.
Last week we featured Claire Russell of Click4Carbon, a green portal that gives us a new way to support eco-friendly projects and find out all we need to know via the Internet. 
I thought you might also be interested in the [...]

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We’re Getting More Creative in the Crunch!

Posted in Rubbish Interviews, Rubbish ideas, Rubbish products, tagged , , on 17 September 2008 | 5 Comments »

As belts are tied even tighter, millions admit to becoming more resourceful and crafty.
According to a new report, 80% of British consumers admit to releasing their creative flair in light of the economic downturn, seeking alternative means of stretching the pound through arts, crafts and do-it-yourself-style activities. One in four has converted their home into [...]

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Paper-Free But Not So Easy

Posted in Paper rubbish, tagged , , , on 31 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On Friday morning my lovely postie dropped a handful of letters onto the mat and I instantly spotted one from BT. ‘That’s odd’, I thought, ‘we’ve been paper-free with them for ages’.
What was this?
Must be something urgent.
It was 10.30am, time for a fag break – I don’t smoke, but see no reason why I [...]

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A Bit About the Book

Posted in Rubbish activism, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 28 July 2008 | 6 Comments »

So I went right through the house, room by room. I went inside and outside too, giving the garden, shed and garage a thorough prodding in the process, but it needed more. I had to explain why I felt we’d all arrived at ‘peak landfill point’ and despite many great, green initiatives, why there was still so much apparent apathy surrounding the issue of recycling and rubbish reduction in general.

The concepts I explored rolled over so many other topics and I suddenly found myself inadvertently writing a guide to solving credit crunch problems, combating addictions to shopaholism and even how to have better nookie by reducing ones levels of stress!

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