Fix it, don't nix it.
A handful of organization have been fighting for the right to repair, with modest success. It seems a strange concept that you are not...
Why do you have a box full of toilet rolls?
Because I might use them one day. That's the big problem with the reuse part of reduce, reuse, recycle. I have a house full of things I...
Refuse what you don't need
This runs the gamut from second helpings of dessert to iPhone upgrades. At the risk of sounding preachy, I think we all need to take...
Na(CH3(C6H4COO)O) = food that never goes off
Food processed to be nothing more than simple starches with two dozen flavorings and stabilizers added to make it appear to be food isn't...
7.5 billion and counting.....
Proponents of industrial agriculture defend their practices by asking "How else are we going to feed 10 billion people?". To that I have...
Do you want packaging with that?
Hell, no. Who wants to come home from the store and fill a garbage bag with plastic wrap, rigid plastic, plastic glued to card and lots...
It's only waste if you throw it away
The solution to less garbage is simple - don't throw stuff away. Especially don't throw away organic material. This includes kitchen...
Food waste - not what you think
I will be speaking on this topic at the PHE Symposium "Dare to Care" on April 25th 2020. While waste in the household setting is...
Water, water everywhere - if only.
The world is running out of fresh water - lakes are drying up, rivers don't reach the ocean, streams and lakes are polluted and the built...
Reduce, part 1- put your life on a diet.
Those people who say that we will never be able to meet the current or future demand for energy with renewable sources, have a point. We...