So here it is. The end of the Waste Watcher’s Challenge, and the Rubbish Diet. And I am more than a little sad. During the course of the eight weeks, I have: met some fabulous, inspiring people during the eight week challenge, including Emma from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Sarah from the fab blog, Everyday Life … Continue reading
I have to confess to feeling a little disheartened and feeling like we would have achieved very little in terms of ‘Slimming our Bin’ by the end of the Waste Watchers diet. But I think that we are now really starting to make some in-roads. We have done some little things: stopped buying individual pots … Continue reading
In my last Waste Watcher’s update, I reported that we were shortly to be taking delivery of a Green Johanna, courtesy of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Wiltshire Council. And this week just happens to be Garden Waste week in the Waste Watcher’s campaign, so I thought a blog post all about it would be very … Continue reading
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