Steps towards zero waste - 2019

Lifeisforliving19

Anybody use Eco eggs? Read some good reviews on them. What do you use as a substitute for fabric softener? Seems silly to try an egg and still carry on using plastic bottles of softener.

-taff

I bought a wreath before Christmas and I have just deconstructed it to start the woodburner tomorrow or the next day. All of it will be used because the circle part was made of hay or straw or similar all tied together.

Lifeisforliving19

-taff wrote: »

I bought a wreath before Christmas and I have just deconstructed it to start the woodburner tomorrow or the next day. All of it will be used because the circle part was made of hay or straw or similar all tied together.

That was lucky. We bought one and it took ages to take it to bits to get the greenery in the garden recycle bin. The middle bit had loads of little metal twisty bits in it. Think I might learn how to make my own next year.

bargainhunterss

ruxpin wrote: »

Hi everyone, just come across this thread when searching to see if there are any other eBay sellers on the forum who use all re-used packaging (as I do) because as my ebay business is now full time I think I need a quirky way of explaining this to my customers in case they get upset at receiving their item in a repurposed box! (someone was once annoyed I used a paper bag from a pharmacy prescription, my daughter has severe eczema so we get a lot of bags and it seems a shame to bin them)

Any ideas on this would be very welcome xx

Why don't you say something like 'to keep postage costs down, we are repurposing boxes/envelopes'? That way they are thinking it's good for them too, they're not having to pay the cost of a new box?

GreyQueen

Glad that was helpful, bargainhunterss.


I had a LBM about another project for umbrella fabric only yesterday.



I have an allotment 1.25 miles from home and travel to and fro by pushbike. In season, I am often lugging produce home, and have to contain it somehow, or you get the beetroots mixed up with the beans mixed up with the chard leaves etc etc. Also, I sometimes pop into a shop on the way home and don't want my produce falling over the place - chard has hit the floor in Liddly before now.


Sooo, what I'm going to do with umbrella fabric is to make simple rectangular drawstring bags in a variety of sizes. Among my sewing stash I have cord and also sprung toggles saved from wornout clothes and bags, so all the makings will be free and it'll be pretty fast making on the machine.


Inevitably, the bags will get grubby but they're lightweight and can be slung in the washing machine and will be almost dry when they come out. I confess myself very pleased with this LBM and it'll improve my quality of life in a pleasing way.

mrs_motivated

VJsmum wrote: »

Miss EP - what's the ck store in Birmingham? i only got calvin klein when I googled.

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CK is the Clean Kilo shop in Birmingham.....it's fantastic, although quite expensive.

miss_empty_piggy

mrs_motivated wrote: »

CK is the Clean Kilo shop in Birmingham.....it's fantastic, although quite expensive.

Yeah I thought so too xxx

LoveOurPlanet

miss_empty_piggy wrote: »

I'd love to bite the bullet, leave work and set up my own here.

Wouldn't this be the dream!

stockmarketgeek

I find that mail packaging is waste.

Happy_One

My biggest gripe are the plastic charity collection bags that come through the door, I keep a permanent charity shop bag,put things into it and take it with me when I go shopping to drop off at the charity shop. I never use these bags as even though I give to the charity shop I would never put bags outside for collection. Being a no waster I now have a pile of these bags in my cupboard!