Pure Planet

Yesterday, we started a garden. It's late in the season to be planting, but with my gardener aunt visiting from New Zealand, now was the time to act. We were able to source seedlings locally, for a variety of vegetables such a leafy greens like spinach and lettuce, and some larger plants like courgette and cucumber. We used up all the pots we...

Right now it's mostly leading by example, carrying my own reusables to public events where disposables are used. The need for reusables seems obvious (saving the planet), but it can be a hard sell. An argument for reusables would be reduced cost, i.e. no regular purchases required. The downside is that reusables need to be washed, an issue for...

I now carry a collapsible coffee cup (given to me by my energy provider Pure Planet last Christmas) with me much of the time. This is starting to have an effect, as the monthly popup coffee house I attend has noticed that two of us carry our own cups, and may be suggesting to others that they could bring their own, instead of using the paper...

My visit on 26 July to the Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre (GRREC), run by Viridor, was a relatively short one, as I couldn't get a proper tour of the centre at that time, but the person who spoke with me did give me some time and showed me their Visitor Education room (for pre-arranged group tours). I learned about their rather...

I have a lot of plastic at home, mainly because I try to avoid throwing anything out if it might have a future use. This came in handy yesterday, when I participated in the Madrid Gla march in Glasgow, with rain predicted. I made sure that no drop of water would touch any part of my body nor any of the fragile things I carried. Plastic bags...

Today's litter pickup was more about reclaiming a couple of plastic/PVC items that were in the trash area, but perfectly reusable with just a bit of a scrub. I do this quite a bit; it's shocking how much stuff is thrown out that is good nick (often with only minor flaws/damage, if that).

Plastic wrap everywhere. Will endeavour to go to bakery and market where wrapping for bread and fruit unnecessary.  

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It’s bad enough to see litter all over, but it really incenses me to actually witness someone deliberately placing the remains of his McDonald’s meal on the ground (in a neighbour’s parking space) in a residential neighbourhood when there’s a public rubbish bin within view just 15 seconds away. Here, what someone in a flash Audi deposited on...

Today I visited a health food store to buy loose nuts (we eat lots of them in our house). I filled paper bags with loose nuts and, when home, poured them into my mason jars. I wasn't able to get all the varieties I would usually, but the levels of smug happiness balanced it out - this system's a keeper.