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How I Used Give Away Shops: A Case Study

Claire, 30, has just started using give away shops in the last year or so. She says it was for a few reasons – mainly to save money, reduce waste...

How We Reduced Food Waste: A Case Study

Gail has made a concerted effort to reduce food waste after reading about the Love Food Hate Waste campaign. Someone directed her to the Love...

I Became a Freegan: a Case Study

Grace is a freegan. There are loads of definitions floating around for what a freegan is. As a practicing freegan, what does freeganism mean to Grace? She...

I Made Money By Selling Online: a Case Study

Catherine regularly sells on eBay and what started out as a de-cluttering exercise has turned into a money-spinning exercise. She sells vintage...

I Took Up The Composting Challenge: A Case Study

Carolyn has been composting for around 18 months now. She got started with composting because she was worried about the amount of rubbish in her...

Meet the Die Hard Charity Shopper: A Case Study

Marianne, 31, lives in London and is committed to charity shopping wherever she possibly can, even though she works in a high street clothing...

My Clothes Swapping Party: A Case Study

Susie had a clothes swapping party at her house for herself and six other friends. She explained why she decided to have one at home: “As clothes...

My Experience of Using Real Nappies: A Case Study

Liz has just started using reusable nappies for her daughter. She told GreenUsesForWaste about why she started using them and her experiences so...

My One Week Waste Experiment: A Case Study

Sarah, 31, spent one week trying to put what she had learned from this site into practice. Here’s how she got on. I would definitely like...

Our Green Wedding: A Case Study

Lisa and her husband-to-be wanted a smallish, non-traditional wedding both because of the costs involved and just because they wanted to keep things low-key and low...