We are lucky in South Oxfordshire to have brilliant support from the local District Council to enable us to recycle a lot of our waste from our doordsteps. The South Oxfordshire website has all the information you need about this. But…what about those ‘unrecyclables’ that they are not able to provide a doorstep solution to? … Read more
There are lots of great online resources for upcycled craft ideas – it’s amazing what you can make from waste! Below are some favourite ideas shared by the team at The Red Kite Family Centre. We always love making this simple reindeer picture frame with families during December – all you need is a cardboard … Read more
It’s the thought that counts more than anything, but here in the Love Thame Hate Waste team, we have to admit we do love beautifully wrapped gifts, both giving and receiving. And if the beautiful wrapping does happen to use recycled materials, it doesn’t get better than that! Here are some ideas we found which … Read more
Food and drink play such a significant part to Christmas celebrations – Turkey dinner with all the trimmings, mince pies, drinking mulled wine… and over 270,000 tones of food waste! Every day, we throw away 20 million slices of bread, 4.4 million potatoes, 5.2 million glasses of milk and 0.9 million bananas. And every year, … Read more
My name is Zara and I have lived in Thame my whole life. I work for Oxfam in the Festivals & Events team and I love shopping second hand, in fact I love it so much I haven’t brought new clothes for well over a year! I also love shopping second hand at Christmas because … Read more