I’m talking about the ££s that I squirt around my toilet bowl every day in the form of toilet cleaner. Essential cleaning, but all if it in throw away plastic bottles! Time for radical change. I am advised to dilute 1 part vinegar with 2 parts water, and add essence as desired. Cost? My calculation…
plastic free beans and tomatoes
Today’s pick of my Blauhilde purple french beans and Painted Lady runner beans, which I’ll prepare for freezing. I’ll keep some to go with our Christmas dinner. Grown in my 3 metre trough in a mix of garden soil and my home made compost sprinkled with “fish blood and bone” powder which came in a…
clipper plastic free tea bags- are wrapped in unrecyclable packet
This weekend I bought a box of Clipper tea bags. Normally I don\’t buy Clipper as it is more pricey than other brands, but I bought this one because it said on the box “plastic free tea bags”. I searched over the box for any other packaging info. I found thus statement “This carton is…
no plastic chicken breast
If you are looking for a ready meal on the quick, Birds Eye frozen chicken chargrills come in a box with no plastic wrapper hidden inside. Take 20 minutes to bake.
more rubbish
So today I followed up on the Aldi bio carrier bags when I did my shopping. They cost 6 pence each. They say they are fully compostable They have the leaf mark They fit my 25 litre bin neatly. Using a bag a day will cost me £21 a year. Kitchen bin – sorted!
update on the “Splosh” trial
Having tried the Splosh laundry detergent I have now returned to my old powder laundry detergent, sold in a cardboard box. I did not find the liquid from Splosh was cleaning as well as my powder. Their toilet cleaner concentrate works fine, but was fiddly to dilute, because the concentrate was so thick and the…
talking rubbish
Its time to start thinking about plastic bin liners. I started using Morrisons Bio caddy liners, which say they are fully compostable within 12 months. The max size they sell is 25 litres in packs of 10 which work out at 25 pence per bag. But the cost is an issue again. I prefer to…
Linda McCartney
For those of us who cant always prepare food from scratch, it’s worth checking out Linda McCartney’s range of ready made vegetarian meals. They have stopped covering them with plastic film. The tray on this one is aluminum. The box is cardboard. As I am off work this week, I shall embellish this one with…
aldi toilet paper
Today I discovered that out local Aldi is now selling packs of 4 toilet rolls wrapped in paper packaging. At £1.49 or 37 pence per roll, this is an easy swap to make in reducing the single use plastic that is thrown away. I also noticed they are now selling compostable carrier bags at 6…
raddish pods
Raddish are very quick and easy to grow in the garden from seed, but not everyone likes the taste. Raddishes are not just about the bulb though. If you forget about them, they soon throw up a flower spike with a spray of small white flowers. Bees visit them, then the flower drops off leaving…