So What next?

I have tried to keep everyone up to date with my Cleaner Greener blog on a monthly basis and I am starting to increase my posts as we try to turn our hand at reducing the Hudson family carbon footprint.

Since starting my Cleaner Greener blog last October I have taken you through the pitfalls of nearly missing the collection of the bins to telling you about my family’s difficulty dealing with excess supermarket packaging.

In the coming weeks I am planning on reducing this family’s carbon footprint. Everyone can get involved with us by doing the simple things like turning TVs and computers off standby and with the warmer weather arriving, turning the central heating down just one or two degrees. “I have many exciting ideas floating about for my upcoming posts so keep checking in to see what I have in store.

Easter is going to be interesting - from attempting to buy an Easter egg with as little packaging as possible to trying to reduce our carbon footprint by driving my car in a much more fuel efficient way. I am really eager to tell you all about the little changes, such as remembering to turn the lights off in the office or at home that can make a huge difference and collectively as citizens we can all tackle climate change and mounting energy costs.

Spring is Here

Another month roles by and we are now back looking at cutting grass and pruning the climbers etc. I know that the recycling figures for the district have dropped over the Xmas and new year period but like us I am sure it will all pick back up again now that we are back on the regular recyclate and garden waste collections.

I am quite pleased with the way things are going in the Hudson household although there is still far too much plastic coming in the form of packaging. I am definetly getting ready to unload all the packaging at a checkout because I do not see why I should be burdened with the problem of getting rid if unwanted packaging. More on that one in the next post I think?

February Already

One month in to the new year and the alternative bin collections are back to normal so recycling in earnest now to try and recover some of the lost ground due to the xmas period.

Glass, cans, plastics are the main contributer to our recycling at the moment with 2 boxes of those going out on a regular basis now. Even the kids(22 &20) are getting into the spirit of what it is we are trying to achieve by reducing their intake of take away food and actually cooking. Miracles do happen in the Hudson household.

February does see the start of the green waste collections again but given the cold and snow we have just had I don't suppose much gardening is taking place at the moment. A number of questions being asked is around cut flowers from the florists and if they can go in the green recycling bin or do they have to go in the residual bin for collection. An answer to that problem I will have for my next blog.

First Week of 2009

Well the New Year is here and I would like to wish everyone a happy, prosperous and recycling New Year.

We (the Hudsons) have had our first collection of the year which also included the recycling box which due to the festivities did include two box loads of glass, plastics and cans which have been collected over the period. We also made a second trip to the Welbeck Household waste site with the excess rubbish generated between xmas and the new year. Still trying to reduce the old plastics but as I keep saying the manufacturers do not help in the slightest with that issue.

Now I know there has been lots of talk about stock piling of materials but I am pleased to say that Wakefield have outlets confirmed for all its recycled material so please keep separating your rubbish and lets achieve 50% + recycling rates over the coming year.