Waking your compost bin in Spring
This is the time compost fans have been waiting for. At Great Green Systems we leave our compost ‘cooking’ for two grand occasions a year…
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Dos and Don’ts of recycling
You may be a keen recycler but are you as green as you think? For example, do you wash out yogurt pots or do you…
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When did we start wasting food?
Not very long ago the notion of wasting food was unheard of. Let’s imagine the UK a hundred years ago – how much food would…
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Compost School – a guide for absolute beginners
Composting is the best way to deal with organic waste. But fear of getting it wrong means many people never try. Our simple guide is…
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Johannas give hope to South African townships
There can’t be anywhere on earth putting Green Johannas to better use than the townships of South Africa. The food waste composters are a vital…
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Eco tips for greener, cheaper living
If you’re doing as much as you can to live a greener life and you’re not acquainted with Nancy Birtwhistle, that’s something you need to…
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Why is recycling harder than it should be?
This is a complaint commonly heard across the UK, except perhaps in Wales, which has one of the best recycling rates in the world –…
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When is the right time to get another dog?
This time last year we marked the first anniversary of our dog’s death. I wrote a blog at the time (below) about how hard it…
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Top tips on making your own compost mixes
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about making your own compost mixes, Garden Organic is the place to go – and with the ban…
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England’s best kept ‘secret’ – food waste collections
If you were under the impression that the whole of the UK should now be full speed ahead with weekly separate food waste collections, you’d…
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Compost your way to a peat-free future
The long-awaited ban on sales of peat-based compost comes into effect for home gardeners this year. This isn’t the end of the story, however. For…
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The book that will keep you composting
You might expect anything written about composting to be down to earth (pun intended) but if you read a lot on the subject, as we…
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