Hello Eurocompacters, There is a book that was just released and the people here reading French would love: Didier Lestrade "Cheikh, journal de campagne",...
Does indeed sound like a good book Laurent. As for a previous message of yours, I am back in Amsterdam now. Would like to meet up with fellow compacters. But...
You hit the nail on its head for me; the choices I make in my day to day life is my political action. And what do you know: on last Friday's (train) journey...
I completely agree about avoiding landfill. Most of my clutter is stuff that could be useful to someone else so it either goes on ebay or to the charity shop....
... I am also a bookcrosser! I pass a lot of proofs along this way. So far since joining a few years ago I have released over 500 books ;) No, they are not...
... feel ... was just ... thing. Is ... hand, ... I have been doing much the same. I have bought almost nothing new (and nothing that the rules disallow),...
Clothes tend to be my downfall when it comes to purchasing - they are very easy to find second hand and I enjoy shopping for clothes and adding things to my...
Hey all! Time to share May goals: 1. To continue in life without a dryer. 2. To go through and streamline/eliminate/compact all of my files. 3. To see if it is...
hello - i am a mad keen environmentalist, and anything like this is brilliant! i don't do recreational shopping, but i discovered the Freecycle groups, and...
to continue to be as economical as possible. to live as frugally as possible. to use recycled goods wherever i possibly can. to reign in my patience, while i...
Hi, I've just read the article in the Daily Mail, and got really fired up by it. I live in Staffordshire, and was wondering if any other members live locally?...
My May goals: 1a. To increase the amount of groceries bought from my local farmers market and independent wholefoods shop. 1b. To reduce the amount of...
Hello Sama, I love Freecycle too, its fab! It is amazing what people can use. Whenever my non-compacty friends buy something new, my first comment is always...
ABSOLUTELY! i flatly refuse to allow my (grown up) kids to throw ANYTHING away! so their mother is seen scuttling out of their house with black bags, which she...
Hi there, I live in Warwick, England. Could someone point me to the 'rules'of compacting. Think I have got the idea but like to be exact!! I sell jewelly &...
... fired ... nephews ... on, ... Hi Denise, thats how I came to the site too! I live in warwickshire but my daughter lives in Keele, she is at the Uni there!...
Hi!. Like most new members read the article in the Daily mail and my husband and I have taken up the challenge! Had our first test, lawn mover died, normally...
... Well, it's not a mandate from on high: 1. Don't buy new things 2. Buy used things You have to make your own exceptions, based on your own beliefs and ...
... got ... I'm ... publishing ... be ... mind ... Thanks, that info is really useful! Will have a think about what I can and need to give up in order to...
that's me! my son has given me a second hand green cone for my birthday - it's the big 60 this year...gulp...with which i am totally ecstatic! always...
i'm seriously considering making one exception to buying! there is a cooking system called a thermachef, which you can cook an entire meal in, bring up to the...
Sounds like the old 'haybox' method to me. Which I do in my bed (once I am out of it of course). Boil the rice, take it of the gas, wrap it up, put under duvet...
... Why not use a slow cooker? It uses very little electricity compared to your range, has a wide range of available recipes for free on the web, and is very...
that's me! for the second week in a row, i have only put out a recycling bag, jammed to the top with stuff. no black bag. i honestly didnt realise how much...
hahhahaha that's brilliant Sama! It is amazing how much of the bin could be filled with food scraps. Mine go to my big pallet compost bin and my lovely...
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