My war on waste!!!

Rainy-Days

Justamum wrote: »

I used to buy quite a bit from Bodyshop, but since having children I stopped - I found them horrendously expensive. Pampering myself came bottom of my list of priorities I also wasn't too happy when she sold out to L'Oreal who test on animals when she was so against it herself. Our Body Shop closed down recently but I noticed a sign in their old shop which said that someone is selling as an agent (I suppose a bit like an Avon one).

My daughter recently bought some things from Lush (prices :eek::eek: but she is a single young woman and working so she can spoil herself) and she's very happy with them. I do hope she doesn't go mad with buying it though as I don't think there would be enough room in the fridge to keep it all

Yes they do and I was furious when Roddick sold out to L'Oreal and Liz Earle did the same when she sold to Avon - who got really outted about three years ago as animal testers as well - despite their oh we are so against it claims!

I only buy the tubs of body butter from them because they are just fab! I get a £10.00 off £25.00 or more spend from the till each time I buy and then I use that against my cream. It brings the cost down radically and also they send offers through email as well. Only thing is that I can say is that Bodyshop still have a no testing policy but sadly L'Oreal still do and I am vehmently opposed to it.

I don't buy vast sums from Lush just Angels on Bare Skin and the odd bath bomb, but their ethics are top notch!

Justamum

Islandmaid wrote: »

I would love to go mushrooming, but too scared I would pick the wrong type and make someone poorly or worse :eek:

My mother in law used to pick mushrooms and most of the time they were fine. However one day we went to visit the in-laws and she was being very sick. They'd had freshly picked mushrooms for breakfast. Father in law said that one of them had looked decidedly suspicious and he'd refused to eat it so he was fine. Mother in law wouldn't admit she'd picked a poisonous one and swore blind it was the toast which had made her ill! When I want mushrooms I buy them from a shop. Some of the most deadly are quite innocuous looking so I wouldn't want to risk it.

Justamum

lillibet_dripping wrote: »

I wish some enterprising person would open up the 'Weigh and Save' shops again. They fit perfectly with my pre-cycling mission. Take your own containers, weight out the amount you want, pay and HEY PRESTO!
Whatever happened to them?

Unhygienic! Also it wasn't top quality stuff, but didn't work out any cheaper really.

mumps

GreyQueen wrote: »

Would it have been The Dairy Book of Home Cookery, possibly? It was published by the Milk Marketing Board in 1968 although there have been many editions. The one I'm familar with would have been late seventies, I think.

Cream background hardback, about an inch thick? If so, they're widely available secondhand. There is a sister volume, The Dairy Book of Home Management, too. I think you bought them from the milkman.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Dairy-Book-Home-Cookery/dp/B0007K9D6A

Looks like the 1968 edition is a collectable now. Think the one I'm familar with was the 1978 edition.

I would have had it in 1970 so it would be the 1968 edition. I must go and have a look, I wonder if its as good as I remember. I loved that book.

Yes, that is it. I don't know if I can face paying that much for it but I was so upset that I lost it. I did domestic science in the 1960s, also did alot of cooking with my gran but that book was still fantastic for me when I got married. I think they should reprint it, I have never had another cookery book or even seen another cookery book that came close.

There is a new edition http://www.dairydiary.co.uk/dairy-book-of-home-cookery.html If it anywhere near as good as the original it is a good buy for £10.49 I have been trying to think of Christmas presents and I think I will get this for my daughter. She is mid 20s and never been keen on cooking, she has some basic recipes she relies on but never been keen to expand her repertoire. Suddenly she has got interested and has been doing some baking and asking for tips, this will be ideal for her. Made my day.

Rainy-Days

lillibet_dripping wrote: »

I wish some enterprising person would open up the 'Weigh and Save' shops again. They fit perfectly with my pre-cycling mission. Take your own containers, weight out the amount you want, pay and HEY PRESTO!
Whatever happened to them?

You could do something similar with the markets - they have bowls of fruit and veg there priced up and I am sure they would just put it straight into your bag/basket if you wanted to do it that way! Our local market stall still uses the wonderful brown paper bags, but when I have bought oranges off him previously I just pop those straight into my whicker shopping basket.

You could have a veggie box delivered but that means you are kind of beholden to using what they supply and if you are on a budget it's going to be tight.

There was a programme think it might have been Tonight or something like that and they followed two families, one of themwas overflowing with waste.

The other one threw away one carrier of waste per year. I was stunned, but when you went into it, they had their own veggie patch in their garden (think it was a surburban semi but they had done it like The Good Life! They were also featured in the Daily Mail as well!

Found the link for you and it might help:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenerliving/8246104/Eco-family-fill-just-one-carrier-bag-in-a-year.html

Edited for this link as well

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1239389/Meet-ultimate-green-family-recycle-bin-rubbish-year.html

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I really think that if we all do what we can to reduce waste even if we can't completely eliminate it altogether that's a much better state of affairs than not trying at all. We're all aware, a potent weapon in the war on waste and all of us CAN recycle most of our waste, councils even if they don't take everything we have to dispose of by recycling will take some of it, we seem to use a proportion of it be it jars, bottles, boxes, containers, bags ourselves at home and at least we're disposing of the remainder in our dustbins and not just fly tipping it in the countryside or peoples alleyways. We do what we can within the limitations of urban living and we're keeping vast amounts out of landfill by doing so!

Rainy-Days

I finally found it, it's Wastemen and the video link is here - it's one hour long, but it shows you what happens to our waste up here!

http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/video/x2oqdf8

I will try and find the part two one and get that posted up for you! Very interesting to watch. BTW I thought it was three part series apparently it was only two - sorry about that!

That link is not working but if you type in Google Wastmen daily motion.com it will work and come up

Pollycat

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

I really think that if we all do what we can to reduce waste even if we can't completely eliminate it altogether that's a much better state of affairs than not trying at all. We're all aware, a potent weapon in the war on waste and all of us CAN recycle most of our waste, councils even if they don't take everything we have to dispose of by recycling will take some of it, we seem to use a proportion of it be it jars, bottles, boxes, containers, bags ourselves at home and at least we're disposing of the remainder in our dustbins and not just fly tipping it in the countryside or peoples alleyways. We do what we can within the limitations of urban living and we're keeping vast amounts out of landfill by doing so!

:T to this post.

There were a number of people on HFW's programme who thought it was pointless to recycle tins, plastic etc because 'it all went to the same place'.

But Hugh proved them wrong by taking them to a recycling centre.

And that woman whose bin was so disgusting that the council had refused to take it away. OMG! :eek:

lillibet_dripping

Rainy-Days wrote: »

You could do something similar with the markets - they have bowls of fruit and veg there priced up and I am sure they would just put it straight into your bag/basket if you wanted to do it that way! Our local market stall still uses the wonderful brown paper bags, but when I have bought oranges off him previously I just pop those straight into my whicker shopping basket.

You could have a veggie box delivered but that means you are kind of beholden to using what they supply and if you are on a budget it's going to be tight.

There was a programme think it might have been Tonight or something like that and they followed two families, one of themwas overflowing with waste.

The other one threw away one carrier of waste per year. I was stunned, but when you went into it, they had their own veggie patch in their garden (think it was a surburban semi but they had done it like The Good Life! They were also featured in the Daily Mail as well!

Found the link for you and it might help:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenerliving/8246104/Eco-family-fill-just-one-carrier-bag-in-a-year.html

Edited for this link as well

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1239389/Meet-ultimate-green-family-recycle-bin-rubbish-year.html

Thank you, rainy days. Those articles are excellent!

I do have a vegetable and fruit garden plus chickens for eggs. I try to grow as many herbs as I can in the summer and then freeze or dry them to use throughout the winter.
One thing I have tried this year which has been very successsful is to mix finely chopped chives (or parsley, tarragon - take your pick) with butter and then freeze in ice cube trays. Ideal for omelettes, to melt over fish or steak, tarragon over chicken etc.

I also buy double cream when on YS and make/freeze my own butter. It's much cheaper!

Off to browse myzerowaste!!!

Goldiegirl

GreyQueen wrote: »

Would it have been The Dairy Book of Home Cookery, possibly? It was published by the Milk Marketing Board in 1968 although there have been many editions. The one I'm familar with would have been late seventies, I think.

Cream background hardback, about an inch thick? If so, they're widely available secondhand. There is a sister volume, The Dairy Book of Home Management, too. I think you bought them from the milkman.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Dairy-Book-Home-Cookery/dp/B0007K9D6A

Looks like the 1968 edition is a collectable now. Think the one I'm familar with was the 1978 edition.

I have The Diary Book of Home Management - 1980 edition. My basic 'go to' cookery book is 'The New Art of Cooking' issued by Stork Margarine. I've been using it for the best part of 40 years

Justamum wrote: »

I used to buy quite a bit from Bodyshop, but since having children I stopped - I found them horrendously expensive. Pampering myself came bottom of my list of priorities I also wasn't too happy when she sold out to L'Oreal who test on animals when she was so against it herself. Our Body Shop closed down recently but I noticed a sign in their old shop which said that someone is selling as an agent (I suppose a bit like an Avon one).

My daughter recently bought some things from Lush (prices :eek::eek: but she is a single young woman and working so she can spoil herself) and she's very happy with them. I do hope she doesn't go mad with buying it though as I don't think there would be enough room in the fridge to keep it all

I use the Lush shampoo bars. They last forever, so they are really good value for money