Hi All, I have been in touch with the Waste Management Team in Redditch and they tell me that anyone who curently has a 240 Litre Grey bin will not be...
my partner and i are new to the area and there doesn't seem to be any in the yellow pages and we really need a cooker before xmas. as you can imagine christmas...
Hi if you can find your way to KFC and blockbusters just up past the
traffic lights on the right is lodge road there is a second hand shop there
they have all...
Came across this site the other day promoting locally produced food, and where to get it. Interestingly they are also looking at where you can "forage" for...
Has anyone out there got any experience of wormeries. From what I can gather they look quite complicated and you need different mixes of stuff to make them...
I tried making my own with a bin and sourcing my worms from a place I know that has tonnes of woodchip and a fishing shop (they are called Red Wigglers but I...
... Just pile them into black bin bags, squash them down, tie the top and puncture the bags in a number of places (garden fork x 4). Pile them in a corner...
Tomorrow evening, our monthly meeting will take the form of a Bring and Share Xmas Veggie Supper . Whether you`re veggie or not, you`re most welcome to come...
I know there's been some talk about a really green Christmas tree ... so I can't resist this - forget the real thing and buy a 6ft poster of a tree!!??? It's...
Can any one advise me if used cat litter(wood) can be recycled and how. I usually bag up and put in dustbin.As I have 2 large indoor cats this is the majority...
A little story - It gets more interesting (and shocking) towards the end!! For many years my household has recycled everything we can ie paper, glass, cans,...
I'm sure I have seen on the internet that you can compost the wood pellet type of cat litter, as long as you remove the "solid" stuff first, as this attracts...
If there is ever a "next time", perhaps it would be a better bet to put it on freecycle!! It is outrageous that they should have done this, I think you...
"how do you manage to produce so little waste?" We try to buy things that has no or very little packaging. We reuse things over and over again whenever...
Wheelie bins are probably forming a large part of landfill! I have a friend who moved to Tewkesbury and after the bin men had been one week couldn't find her...
Hi all, Just to let you know that there's a Green Drinks planned in Redditch - next Tuesday (19th), 8pm, Golden Cross (by the station). It's basically a...
Hi Jenny, This sounds like a great idea, so long as the `green` drinks include non-alcoholic choices!! :) Can`t promise but hope to see you there! Kevin From:...
Hi Kevin, Would be great if you could make it! If I recall correctly you can even get a cup of tea at the Cross if you so desire! see you soon, Jenny ... -- ...
This sounds great and I would love to take part but unfortunately I will be in Ullswater. Hope it goes well. I trust the results of the meeting will find...
I do not know how but this fortnight between two of us we managed to send just one small bag of rubbish to the tip and most of that was packaging. We do...
Just saw on the BBC news site (www.bbc.co.uk/news) that recycling has been helping cut CO2 emissions. "The recycling industry body, WRAP, says the benefit of...
How did the "green drinks" go on Tuesday? I would have liked to have come, but evenings are difficult with sorting the children out etc, compounded by sick...
We had a good debate about various green issues. I chatted to a couple of people i`ve not previously met, but sadly there were only 7 of us there in total....
Did anyone see BBC news last night? There was a very interesting item about recycling. It showed how there is a wide variety of household recycling schemes...
CAN ANYONE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SORT MY GARDEN OUT DOGS HAVE TRASHED THE GRASSS FULL OF MESS CARNT GET UP AND LIKER A MUD BATH WAS GOING TO CONCRETE IT OR RE...
Hello! We live in Batchley and have a fairly small garden. I wondered if anyone else with a small garden has had a go at composting and if so, how do you find...
Hi Natasha, I have been composting stuff for the last couple of years. I have sited the bin in a shady part of the garden so in the summer it is not in direct...
... Thank you very much for your help! Can you fill the compost bin up all year round? I'm not very good at garden stuff but my other half is!> ... not ... too...
Hi Natasha We compost all year round, it is surprising how much compost type waste you generate throughout the winter. We have a small bin in the kitchen and...
