Journey to Zero Waste
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Jul 2019
1:34pm, 19 Jul 2019
20,963 posts
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Red Squirrel
Interesting, Angus.
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Jul 2019
6:09pm, 19 Jul 2019
440 posts
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Jenelopy
You are right that hydro is often built for alu production - that is certainly the case in NZ, with the Bluff aluminium smelter. I did some calculations last year and concluded that if NZ's light vehicle fleet (which is all cars and small vans and utes) all become electric, it would use about the same amount of energy as the aluminium smelter. I could believe that alu is better than some materials, but I suspect that timber is better from a carbon footprint point of view at least. We've going to use timber (cedar) for the more easily reached parts of our cladding, and metal for the rest (still to decide between alu and steel). |
Oct 2019
6:01am, 25 Oct 2019
18 posts
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logicscience
 this thread should be flaming. I probably don't run a very low waste lifestyle but I do have a certain amount of guilt and no doubt suffer from it too. Watching and thinking, thanks for posting.
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Oct 2019
8:01am, 25 Oct 2019
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Silvershadow
Good point made by Guardian about pumpkin waste at Halloween. google.co.uk I have been guilty in the past when I had kids at home. I do have a ceramic pumpkin candle holder I bring out. What do you do about costumes?Apples and grapes for trick or treaters to avoid plastic sweet wrappers although these days with an empty nest I just turn the lights out.
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Oct 2019
12:38pm, 25 Oct 2019
3,597 posts
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run free
Have been unable to support Halloween as it is about consumerism; sugar has such bad press with increasing numbers suffering from diabetes. Singapore is set to become the first country to introduce a ban on advertisements of high sugar packaged drinks in 2020 as part of its war on diabetes. And the idea of a trick / prank for not giving a kid a sweet is plain nasty. Prefer the way all hallows eve is celebrated in Sweden and other places, where there is a remembrance of those that are gone. It is a peaceful and much more positive way to remember what this day was about. |
Oct 2019
12:47pm, 25 Oct 2019
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cackleberry
I skip the middle man when it comes to pumpkins and go straight to the soup making stage
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Oct 2019
12:50pm, 25 Oct 2019
3,599 posts
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run free
Have found the skin is edible in a soup and the pumpkin seeds can be roasted or fried and eaten..... no waste
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Oct 2019
12:51pm, 25 Oct 2019
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cackleberry
I haven't tried roasting the seeds, although I know it's possible. Any left over bits will go in the compost bin.
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Oct 2019
2:43pm, 25 Oct 2019
3,600 posts
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run free
Just fried some up with salt and pepper..... ultra yummy
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Oct 2019
5:07pm, 28 Oct 2019
21,051 posts
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Red Squirrel
Mmm - I've just made some squash soup from 3 different types of squash and the seeds in the onion one were particularly good pre and post-roasting. Went to a three of different greengrocers where I'm dog-sitting and all the celery was in plastic wrappers. Put fennel ends in the stock I'm making instead. Shame - I love celery and it's so versatile. |
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