It’s Day 2 of National Zero Waste Week and we ask, what are you doing to reduce landfill?
At GP HQ we are careful about what we buy, checking provenance and buying as locally as possible, as often as possible. We recycle everything that can be recycled and compost as much food waste as we can fit into the heap and the Green Cone.
But one thing we don’t do enough of – and hear our pledge now – is growing our own food.
Our Zero Waste Week Pledge
At Green Pepper we pledge to grow as much of our own food as our tiny plot allows, to share any excess food with family, friends and neighbours to reduce waste and to continue to compost as much material as we can.
It’s only a small area and we already have some existing plants, but we think we can, with some careful planning, grow enough to supply about 50% of our food intake.
Food Waste and Methane
Food waste in landfill sites generates methane, a climate change gas 20 times more harmful to the global environment than CO2. For every tonne of food waste in landfill, the equivalent of 15 tonnes of CO2 is released into our fragile atmosphere.
We believe that by growing our own food and composting food waste more efficiently than on a landfill site, we can reduce our emissions.
What’s your Zero Waste Week pledge?
Find out more about National Zero Waste Week and see what others have pledged by visiting their website
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Twitter: @mruku
Good luck with that.
I think growing your own is a great idea. And don’t forget, it doesn’t matter how small your plot is, there’s a surprising amount of fruit and veg that you can grow in containers.
The real challenge for you will be in keeping the pests at bay without resorting to chemicals :-)
I agree. The guys at Garden Organic have a few tricks up their sleeve that I’ll be trying out. http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/factsheets/gs5.php
Twitter: @myzerowaste
What a fantastic pledge! I love how many people are taking part who already do so much to minimise their waste, yet they are still prepared to find another way in which they can reduce landfill waste even further.
It’s really inspirational and I’m really pleased you’ve decided to take part with your own challenge!
Garden organic is a great resource, as is the RHS website. BBC gardening section have some great tips too!