This is not meant to be a depressing article in any way and I am by no means a scientist (nor is this article based on anything but my personal thoughts) but I can’t help but question what on earth is going on!? Why is everyone getting cancer? A few years back I didn’t know … Continue reading
By my own admission I tend to avoid the news like the plague. I don’t read newspapers, I don’t watch the news on TV and while I often see “headlines” on the internet I don’t tend to read the news stories, however, it has been impossible to avoid hearing about the alarming news concerning climate change and how … Continue reading
![Is it REALLY that time again? [Autumn/Winter round-up]](https://greenermums.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/snowmaninheadstand.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Is it REALLY that time again? [Autumn/Winter round-up]")
I can hardly believe Christmas is almost upon us again…where did the time go? Things here at Greenermums have been a little quiet the last few months; the busier my own life gets the less time I seem to have for posting so apologies for that. I am so pleased to see, however, how busy … Continue reading
I watched a documentary this week aptly entitled “What a Waste” about how in the UK alone we throw away almost 7 million tons of food each year. I had actually read this headline previously in the newspaper following a campaign run by the Government called Wrap (Waste & Resources Action Programme) which revealed the extent … Continue reading
Looks horrible doesn’t it? All that waste just dumped on landfill. I think the more you “get into” recycling the more preoccupied you get with this mental image of what you throw away ending up just laying there rotting (or not rotting as the case may be) on landfill. I know this is the case for … Continue reading
I am somewhat anal when it comes to recycling and very proud of it too as it’s one small thing that we can all easily do that when lumped all together will make a big difference. Take a moment to read through the above table of decomposition and I challenge you not to be a … Continue reading
In saying “Dummies” I am referring to myself and if I can compost, anyone can! You see it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Let’s take the example of eating a banana: 1) Eat banana 2) Put banana skin into kitchen compost bin (instead of regular household waste bin) 3) When full, transfer contents of kitchen compost bin … Continue reading
