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Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2011 by recycleboy

Recycle for Lewisham have put together some tips and hints on how you can have a great Christmas and be good to the environment. This will of course involve the 3 R’s of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. There are many aspects of green thinking to consider when it comes to Christmas. For example, where to [...]

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Food and cooking demo goes down a treat

Posted on November 23, 2011 by recycleboy

There might have been a bit of a chill in the air but there were plenty of hot and spicy treats for the large crowds that gathered throughout the day for Lewisham’s first Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) cooking demonstration. On Monday 21st November, celebrated chef Richard Fox spent the day just outside the shopping [...]

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Top 10 tips for cooking and storing food in the home

Posted on November 16, 2011 by recycleboy

So how do you go about cutting down on food waste? Here are some top tips: 1. Make the most of foods approaching use by date: why not cook and freeze for later use? For example, cook those sausages, freeze them and then turn them into a sausage risotto on another day. 2. Remember [...]

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‘Celebrity’ European Week of Waste Reduction

Posted on November 14, 2011 by recycleboy

Whilst it might not be the most glamorous and exciting name for a week that aims to raise awareness about waste, this year we are at least bringing some celebrity to Lewisham High Street. On the 21st November, Richard Fox, TV chef and beer expert will be giving a demonstration of his cooking skills and [...]

Filed under: community engagement, Environmental Campaigns, Food waste, Uncategorized, waste minimisation | Tagged: celebrity chef, celebrity cooking, Cooking demo, food bills, food storage, Fruit and veg waste, Leigh Adam, Lewisham Market, love food hate waste, Love Food Hate Waste Roadshow, Neil Morrisey, Richard Fox, waste minimisation | Leave a Comment »

Sainsbury’s reveals we are what we waste

Posted on November 9, 2011 by recycleboy

The average Brit could save more than double the amount they think they can The average household could save £50 a month by avoiding food waste 46% admit that they don’t know the correct ways to store food Sainsbury’s reveals a set of waste ‘typologies’ to help people identify the ways they waste food According [...]

Filed under: composting, Environmental Campaigns, Food waste, reuse, waste minimisation | Tagged: Conscientious Consumers, Ditsy Diarist, Food Phobics, food research, food storage, food waste, Freezer Geezers, Hungry Hoarders, love food hate waste, Sainsbury's, Separate Shoppers, shopping, shopping habits, Supermarkets | 1 Comment »

A ‘Cheesy’ Story.

Posted on October 28, 2011 by recycleboy

As families look for ways to save money on their household bills, many of us aren’t aware that food waste not only hits us in the pocket – up to £50 a month – but has a serious impact on the environment too. Think of a pack of cheese. The resources that go into maintaining [...]

Filed under: Food waste, Uncategorized, waste minimisation | Tagged: A Cheesy Story, Cheese, cheese on toast, Cheese storage, dairy, food advertising, food bills, food packaging, food storage, food transportation, food waste, freezing cheese, love food hate waste, pizza, save cheese, saving money, Supermarkets | Leave a Comment »

Freshers Love Food and Hate Waste

Posted on October 6, 2011 by recycleboy

The Environment and Community Development (ECD) Team recently visited Goldsmiths University to promote the Love Food Hate Waste campaign at the Freshers Fayre. The event was over two days and was held in a large marquee just off Laurie Grove where hundreds of new students were in attendance. The ECD team occupied a table [...]

Filed under: community engagement, Environmental Campaigns, Food waste, waste minimisation | Tagged: environmental campaigns, food waste, Freshers, Freshers Fayre, Freshers week, goldsmiths college, Goldsmiths University, LFWH, love food hate waste, Students | Leave a Comment »

“Leftovers” ft. Lewisham

Posted on September 6, 2011 by recycleboy

Students at Goldsmiths College, New Cross produced this excellent video as part of their final year Media and Communications project. It discusses the fact that in the UK we throw away 8.3 million tonnes of food waste every year and highlights the issues associated with this in terms of the huge waste of resources. The [...]

Filed under: community engagement, Environmental Campaigns, Food waste, waste minimisation | Tagged: food storage, food waste, goldsmiths, goldsmiths college, leftovers, lewisham, love food hate waste, new cross | Leave a Comment »

Are you planning a royal knees up?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by recycleboy

A bit of pre-planning on the food front will make sure you save a bit of money and don’t end up throwing too much away. If you are planning to celebrate the royal wedding by throwing a large party the tips below will help you out, if you’re not then they apply equally for any [...]

Filed under: Food waste, waste minimisation | Tagged: love food hate waste, tips | Leave a Comment »

Climate Week in Lewisham

Posted on March 16, 2011 by recycleboy

Next week is Climate Week – a national occasion that offers an annual renewal of our ambition and confidence to combat climate change. It is for everyone wanting to do their bit to protect our planet and create a secure future. Climate Week will shine a spotlight on the many positive steps already being taken [...]

Filed under: community engagement, composting, Environmental Campaigns, recycling, reuse, waste minimisation | Tagged: carbon, climate week, community garden, composting, love food hate waste, reduce, reuse, waste minimisation | 1 Comment »

Do you want to have a “Big Lunch” on your street?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by recycleboy

The Big Lunch aims to get as many people across the country to sit down with their neighbours and share lunch together. You can find out more about the idea behind the Big Lunch on their website. Last year, around 8,000 Big Lunches took place across the UK, with 57 in Lewisham (the most in [...]

Filed under: community engagement, Food waste, street litter, waste minimisation | Tagged: big lunch, love food hate waste, Recycling, waste minimisation | Leave a Comment »

Lewisham’s recycling rate gets a mention

Posted on January 14, 2011 by recycleboy

Yesterday Lewisham’s recycling rate was cited on the Guardian Environment Blog so I thought it would be appropriate to provide a response on our own blog (which was also mentioned). The first issue that needs raising is that the blog posting appears to favour incineration as a means of waste disposal, referencing Germany as an [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized, waste minimisation | Tagged: composting, food waste, garden waste, junk mail sticker, love food hate waste, mail preference service, real nappies, Recycling, waste minimisation, waste strategy | Leave a Comment »

Love Christmas – Hate Waste

Posted on December 22, 2010 by recycleboy

As Christmas is fast approaching I thought it might be pertinent to do a Christmas related waste post… Without wanting to sound like a scrooge, Christmas is a time of both excessive consumption and waste. Whilst I’m not saying that you shouldn’t have a couple of extra mince pies or give your loved ones presents, [...]

Filed under: Food waste, recycling, waste minimisation | Tagged: christmas, christmas trees, cooking, food storage, food waste, leftovers, love food hate waste, portions, recipes, Recycling, reuse, tips, waste minimisation, wrapping paper | Leave a Comment »

Reduce your waste

Posted on December 10, 2010 by recycleboy

We’ve recently had a bit of shuffling around of the blog by getting rid of some redundant pages and sticking in a couple that might be useful. One of the pages focuses on REDUCE (there is a REUSE one coming shortly to complete the set) This was prompted by the European week for waste reduction which was [...]

Filed under: waste minimisation | Tagged: junk mail, junk mail sticker, love food hate waste, real nappies | Leave a Comment »

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