Case Studies

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...

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 Food...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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 to...

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...

Korina and her boyfriend Pete have been doing car boot sales for around five years now. Korina offers her top tips on making the most of car boot...