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Visit the website and take the challenge to halve your waste in just 5 weeks.
Can an average person really create Zero Waste? The challenge was set and during the week 10-17 March 2008, one mother in Bury St Edmunds gave it a go. She only threw out a plaster. Can you do it too? Why not try your own Rubbish Diet and slim your bin. You'll be amazed at how easy it really is and you could even save some money. If Almost Mrs Average can do it, you can too.
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If you haven't got time to look through the rest of the blog but would still like to have a go at your own Rubbish Diet, have a read of this post: A Zero Waste lifestyle in a nutshell.
...or check out the video of our zero waste home
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@ THE STARTING POINT
This family used to create an average of two to three 50 litre bags of LANDFILL WASTE in a two week period. Through assessing and changing everyday habits, this was reduced heavily in time for Zero Waste Week, which ended on 17th March 2008, when the only thing we threw out to landfill was a sticking plaster.
@ the Zero Waste journey
- THE ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE
- Introducing Almost Mrs Average
- Shopping with waste in mind
- The Weight Loss Toolkit
- Here's the Methodology
- Pondering Less
- How to be a RUBBISH Cook
- Making Progress #1
- Heroes
- ***THE FIRST WEIGH-IN***
- Enough is enough
- Opening a Can-O-Worms
- Look at my lovely worms
- No bags please
- Battery Recycling (little pink hook)
- Cleaning with waste in mind
- Which came first? The carton or the egg?
- Valentine's Day Unwrapped
- Making Progress #2
- ***THE SECOND WEIGH-IN***
- Money for old rope
- One Bin Day
- Working out at the market
- Recycling Men
- Putting an end to food waste in landfill
- Have a butchers at this!
- Foiled Again
- Fruit Juice News (plus more)
- Making Progress #3
- Countdown to Easter
- ***THE THIRD WEIGH-IN***
- Promoting Waste Reduction through Schools
- After the Party: Recycling Pringles et al
- Popping over to Waitrose...
- Feeling beautiful with waste in mind
- On becoming an Urban Trolley-Dolly...
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: The final countdown
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: The Rubbish Diet hits the airwaves
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: The first hurdle
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: Worms worms everywhere
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: Thinking about the Young and Old
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: Saving more waste from landfill
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: It's not over yet!
- ZERO WASTE WEEK: The FINAL Weigh-In
- What a load of rubbish...
- ONE WEEK ON
- ONE MONTH LATER
- 3 MONTHS LATER
- 6 MONTHS LATER
- 1 YEAR LATER - Still whittling the rubbish away
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"The best bit about your blog is being aware of rubbish. I thought I was really good at recycling but realise there is always room for improvement"
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"The best bit about your blog is being aware of rubbish. I thought I was really good at recycling but realise there is always room for improvement"
Cybèle, Freecycle Moderator
@Bloggers who've signed up to Almost Mrs Average's Rubbish Diet
IF YOU'VE GOT A FEW MINUTES TO SPARE, TAKE A LOOK BELOW:
@ My Personal HIT LIST
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Cooked Food
- Cooking oil or fat
- Glass and textiles (inc clothes)
- Meat, fish and bones
- Pet waste
- Plastic bags
- Polystyrene
- Porcelain/ceramics
- Sanitary Products
- Shredded Paper
- Vacuum cleaner contents
- Waxed packaging (cartons)
@ 'Rubbish' blogs
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Food Matters!5 years ago
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Kitchen6 years ago
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Il compleanno ai tempi dei social network8 years ago
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Lent Plastic Challenge: Days 14 - 208 years ago
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On Hiatus9 years ago
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Unpackaged at Last11 years ago
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Merry Christmas11 years ago
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The medium is the message12 years ago
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HI ......13 years ago
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HI.....13 years ago
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Summer Time13 years ago
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More Blogging on Litter13 years ago
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Ornamental Kitchen Garden revisited14 years ago
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On Blogging Hiatus14 years ago
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Comfrey bed15 years ago
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Moving!!15 years ago
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Week 53 – All wrapped up15 years ago
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Been away for awhile.....15 years ago
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Progress Report: Year Two15 years ago
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ZERO WASTE IS POSSIBLE...16 years ago
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The last post16 years ago
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Update!16 years ago
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Doesn't this look fun?16 years ago
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@ Useful Links
- A Zero Waste UK
- Axion Recycling
- Best Green Blogs
- Bury Local Exchange Trading Scheme
- Channel 4 - Environment
- Envirowise
- Extraordinary uses for ordinary things
- Food & Drink Federation (minimising packaging)
- Green Alliance
- Green Suffolk
- INCPEN
- International Downshifting Week
- Jumble Aid
- Junkk Male
- Letsrecycle.com
- ProEnviro News
- Rubbish or Resource
- St Edmundsbury Borough Council
- Suffolk Council Council
- Suffolk Recycling
- Suffolk's Schools Waste Challenge
- TeacherNet - Talking Rubbish
- The Green Pen
- UNPACKAGED
- Waste online
- WHICH - What happens to your rubbish
- Zero Waste Alliance UK
- Zero Waste International Alliance
@ Can you recycle it?
@ Postal recycling services for householders (phone companies to check facilities)
@ Easy ways to ditch the plastic bag
@ Sort out your paper
@ Go Digital
@ Shop locally
@Buy Seasonal Produce
@ Eco Shopping
@ Charity Gifts
@ Get Cooking
@ Get Cleaning
@ Get Composting
@ Dig for Victory
- Alan Titchmarsh
- Allotments-UK
- BBC Gardeners World
- Emma Cooper
- Garden Organic (HDRA)
- Gardeners Heaven
- Hairy Pot Plants
- Horticultural - with Jane Perrone
- Kinder Garden
- Kitchen Garden Company
- Paper Potter (at Nigel's Eco Store)
- RHS advice: Biodegradable plant pots
- River Cottage - Landshare
- Rocket Gardens
- Self Sufficientish
- The Cutting Garden - Sarah Raven
- The Soil Association
- The Vipot
@ Keeping beautiful with cosmetic changes
@ Eco-friendly Personal Products
@ The Traditional Way
@ Washable Nappies
@ Dealing with Pet Waste
@ CD & DVD Recycling
@Waste Electronics (WEEE)
@ Exchange Communities
@ Don't buy so much stuff!
@ Govt Policy & Research Organisations
@ Supermarket Policies
@Other lovely Suffolk links
- Adnams brewery
- Aldeburgh Food & Drink
- Alder Carr Farm
- Aspalls Cider
- Barwells Food
- BBC Radio Suffolk
- Bury LETS
- Coppella Fruit Juices
- Country Farm Meats
- Food Safari
- Heart FM
- Hillfarm Oils
- Ickworth Vineyard
- Jimmys Farm
- Maynard House Orchards, apple juice
- Meadow Green eco shop
- One Suffolk
- Raspberry Rascals, nearly new boutique
- Roundabout Suffolk
- Suffolk Real Nappy Network
- Suffolk Recycling
- Suffolk: Creating the Greenest County
- The Anchor, Walberswick
- The Fox Inn, Bury St Edmunds
- The Queens Head, Blyford
- Wyken Vineyards Farmers Market
@ What others have been up to
- Ban Waste (North East)
- Bath & NE Somerset - Zero Waste Week
- Bath & NE Somerset - Zero Waste Lunch Success for Primary School
- Bristol City Council - Zero Waste week
- Bristol - Recycling Consortium
- Cambridge Matters
- Cambridge Zero Waste Challenge
- Chew Magna - Go Zero
- Dove - Ouse Valley
- Gloucestershire Zero Waste Week
- Isle of Mann - ZWMann
- Modbury (Plastic Bag Free Town)
- Norfolk Waste Free Week
- Norfolk - Your Rubbish, Your Choice
- North Somerset - Zero Waste Week
- NWLA - Watch Your Waste Week
- Orkney Zero Waste
- Powys Zero Waste
- Shropshire No Waste Week
- South Gloucestershire - Zero Waste Week
- Sustainability in Universities
- Germany - Waste Management
- Japan Zero Waste
- My February Zero Waste Challenge
- My War On Waste
- No Impact Man
- Enviromom's One Can Challenge
- No More Garbage (Toronto, Canada)
@ GUARDIAN UNLIMITED ON WASTE
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The Rubbish Diet and Almost Mrs Average are trademarks of Karen Cannard, the author of this blog.
This blog is an independent work and has no direct relation with St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Suffolk County Council or WRAP. Any queries related to other organisation's initiatives should be sent to them directly. Readers should always check with their own local council regarding recycling and waste collection services, as these vary across districts and counties.
Please note: Any reference to specific organisations/products arise from the author's personal experience and not through sponsorship or advertising arrangements unless stated. Alternatives are often available and readers should always check suitability for their own personal circumstances.
Please do not use photos or content without the permission of the author. All queries about this blog should be sent to enquiries@therubbishdiet.co.uk All other contacts for Karen Cannard or running The Rubbish Diet can be found in the Contacts Page above.
This blog is an independent work and has no direct relation with St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Suffolk County Council or WRAP. Any queries related to other organisation's initiatives should be sent to them directly. Readers should always check with their own local council regarding recycling and waste collection services, as these vary across districts and counties.
Please note: Any reference to specific organisations/products arise from the author's personal experience and not through sponsorship or advertising arrangements unless stated. Alternatives are often available and readers should always check suitability for their own personal circumstances.
Please do not use photos or content without the permission of the author. All queries about this blog should be sent to enquiries@therubbishdiet.co.uk All other contacts for Karen Cannard or running The Rubbish Diet can be found in the Contacts Page above.