Not my Bag – Guardian Blog

For one month I am attempting to live my normal life with one main change – no new plastic. That means no bags, no packaging, no plastic to hang around in landfill. In this blog I’ll keep you updated to let you know how I’m getting on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/monthwithoutplastic/

But don’t forget to check out: http://plasticisrubbish.wordpress.com/ as this lovely lady clearly isn’t experimenting – she really is living it.

My thoughts – baby loves blueberries. Blueberries come in plastic tub – Doh!

- Tammy

New eco habits

Well we told you what we were doing before we started the project: About Us Sean reminded me that maybe I should write about what we have done so far on the project, from the small to the slightly less small!

  1. Eco-Driving
    Sounds strange, but it is re-learning the way you drive to be more efficient and save fuel/CO2. Can be summed up as smoothly changing gear way early, anticipating the need to brake, so slowing down on the gears and keeping the revs below 2 (for a diesel, 2.5 for petrol). Our car seems to have an amazing ability to glide around in 5th gear without any acceleration. Read the rest of this entry »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.