MY ZERO WASTE https://myzerowaste.com ...because we've had our fill of rubbish Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:04:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 62852952 Is Ridesharing Really Green? The Environmental and Safety Impact of Uber and Similar Services https://myzerowaste.com/2025/04/is-ridesharing-really-green-the-environmental-and-safety-impact-of-uber-and-similar-services/ https://myzerowaste.com/2025/04/is-ridesharing-really-green-the-environmental-and-safety-impact-of-uber-and-similar-services/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:01:59 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5294 When we talk about reducing waste, we often think of plastic-free shopping, composting food scraps, and upcycling old clothes. But what about transport? Whether we like it or not, getting from A to B has a massive impact on our carbon footprint. Many of us turn to services like Uber, thinking they’re a more eco-friendly […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2025/04/is-ridesharing-really-green-the-environmental-and-safety-impact-of-uber-and-similar-services/feed/ 0 5294 How Your Technology can Help you go Zero Waste https://myzerowaste.com/2023/06/how-your-technology-can-help-you-go-zero-waste/ https://myzerowaste.com/2023/06/how-your-technology-can-help-you-go-zero-waste/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:53:30 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5277 Most of us have a smartphone, laptop or tablet of some description. Modern life makes is almost impossible to get buy without at least one of these gadgets. And while they undoubtedly enable us to communicate more freely, get access to information, give us certain freedoms and facilitate us keeping in touch with loved ones, […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2023/06/how-your-technology-can-help-you-go-zero-waste/feed/ 0 5277 3 Small Lifestyle Swaps You Can Make Today to Improve Your Personal Carbon Footprint https://myzerowaste.com/2023/05/3-small-lifestyle-swaps-you-can-make-today-to-improve-your-personal-carbon-footprint/ https://myzerowaste.com/2023/05/3-small-lifestyle-swaps-you-can-make-today-to-improve-your-personal-carbon-footprint/#respond Fri, 19 May 2023 17:01:13 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5273 Back in 2019, the theme of Zero Waste Week was climate change. It was a ‘never-done-before’ theme which expanded the horizons of not just focusing on landfill waste, but encompassed more of the sustainability theme. It was a fantastic campaign with some interesting ideas and debate. With climate change quickly becoming a pressing issue for […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2023/05/3-small-lifestyle-swaps-you-can-make-today-to-improve-your-personal-carbon-footprint/feed/ 0 5273 How to Overcome Recycling Challenges When Living in an Apartment https://myzerowaste.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-recycling-challenges-when-living-in-an-apartment/ https://myzerowaste.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-recycling-challenges-when-living-in-an-apartment/#respond Fri, 12 May 2023 16:13:36 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5271 Many blogs about reducing waste, centre around larger family homes. It’s something I’ve spoken openly about before. I’m aware that we’re very lucky. We have a room on the side of our kitchen to store recyclables and we have a garden large enough to compost. But I’m aware this isn’t the case for all readers […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-recycling-challenges-when-living-in-an-apartment/feed/ 0 5271 Four Ways Your Home Can Go Greener This Summer https://myzerowaste.com/2023/04/four-ways-your-home-can-go-greener-this-summer/ https://myzerowaste.com/2023/04/four-ways-your-home-can-go-greener-this-summer/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:35:14 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5267 Everyone is looking for ways that they can work on their carbon footprint. It always seems easier in the summer months, doesn’t it? You don’t have to blast your central heating. You can hang your washing out on the line instead of waiting for the tumble dryer to complete yet another cycle. It all just […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2023/04/four-ways-your-home-can-go-greener-this-summer/feed/ 0 5267 Feeling Guilty About how Little you Recycle? https://myzerowaste.com/2022/09/feeling-guilty-about-how-little-you-recycle/ https://myzerowaste.com/2022/09/feeling-guilty-about-how-little-you-recycle/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:12:30 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5249 Next week is the 15th annual Zero Waste Week campaign, and businesses, organisations and householders are taking waste audits, looking at habits and seeing where they can improve. Perhaps you’re one of them and are having a pang of guilt. I know that in the lead up to the week I’m often shocked at how […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2022/09/feeling-guilty-about-how-little-you-recycle/feed/ 0 5249 How Computer Recycling Can Help You Reduce Waste https://myzerowaste.com/2022/04/how-computer-recycling-can-help-you-reduce-waste/ https://myzerowaste.com/2022/04/how-computer-recycling-can-help-you-reduce-waste/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:31:28 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5246 Here at Zero Waste Towers, we run two businesses. As well as doing our bit to promote the reduction of waste and increase sustainability, we also run a web design business. While this gives us a lot of freedom and flexibility, it does mean we are highly reliant on technology. I know that many of […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2022/04/how-computer-recycling-can-help-you-reduce-waste/feed/ 0 5246 4 Reasons why you Should Buy Loose Fruit and Vegetables! https://myzerowaste.com/2021/07/4-reasons-why-you-should-buy-loose-fruit-and-vegetables/ https://myzerowaste.com/2021/07/4-reasons-why-you-should-buy-loose-fruit-and-vegetables/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:13:21 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5242 When anyone contacts me about starting their own Zero Waste journey, one of the first steps I suggest is buying as much loose fruit and veg as possible. Today I want to outline some of the reasons why, because it might not be obvious! Reduces plastic packaging Reducing excess plastic packaging is probably the reason […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2021/07/4-reasons-why-you-should-buy-loose-fruit-and-vegetables/feed/ 0 5242 Four Ways to Declutter Your Home – the Sustainable Way https://myzerowaste.com/2021/06/declutter-sustainable/ https://myzerowaste.com/2021/06/declutter-sustainable/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:36:58 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5237 There’s no getting away from the fact that the last 18 months have been bizarre. And stress levels have increased with all the uncertainty we’ve been facing. Whether you’ve been ill yourself, lost loved ones, faced financial difficulties or found working from home whilst homeschooling your children almost impossible to juggle, I very much hope […]

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]]> https://myzerowaste.com/2021/06/declutter-sustainable/feed/ 0 5237 4 ways to have a Zero Waste Sex Life https://myzerowaste.com/2021/04/4-ways-to-have-a-zero-waste-sex-life/ https://myzerowaste.com/2021/04/4-ways-to-have-a-zero-waste-sex-life/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:55:25 +0000 https://myzerowaste.com/?p=5234 You’ve reduced your food waste to virtually zero, you’ve got a Zero Waste beauty routine, you don’t leave home without your Zero Waste takeout kit, and you’re making full use of your kerbside recycling collections. These are all brilliant ways to reduce waste and you might be wondering what else you can do. Today, dear […]

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