Day One

And so it has begun...

Day one of the rubbish free challenge today and already I have 4 items to add to the bucket... Two are foil wrappers from Easter eggs which were given to me, another is a piece of tape from a blanket my mum bought Josh and I, and the last is the annoying plastic wrapper my organic coconut oil came wrapped in....

Day One Rubbish :(

Easter proved to be not too difficult to manage rubbish free.  I went to the supermarkets and other big stores and was so disheartened to see the large amounts of foil and plastic wrapped chocolates that were available. I only found two different types of chocolates that were in cardboard which could be recycled. I did my Easter shopping at the chocolate factory in Paraparaumu as well as buying some loose chocolates from Butlers (in a paper bag). I ended up getting some neat little bunnies as well as other goodies from the chocolate shop and they went down a treat, not to mention the benefits of supporting a local business :)

My mum is over visiting from Australia this week and she is taking to the eco-friendly lifestyle with some enthusiasm. I am pointing out now that any rubbish she collects during her stay she is taking with her to dispose of elsewhere so as not to interfere with our rubbish total. We are planning to go for a bush walk tomorrow and we have some sewing to do over the next few days which should be nice :)

Work recycling was another success this week with a total of 4.2kg worth of recycling not ending up in the landfill!


Well that's it from me tonight, will update again next Monday to let you all know how the first week has gone.