Case Studies

Discover creative and practical ways to reuse household waste, from gardening projects to craft ideas. These examples show how resourcefulness can reduce waste whilst saving money.

How I Used Give Away Shops: A Case Study

Claire, 30, has just started using give away shops in the last year or so. She says it was for a few reasons – mainly to save money, reduce waste and cut d...

How We Reduced Food Waste: A Case Study

Gail has made a concerted effort to reduce food waste after reading about the Love Food Hate Waste campaign. Someone directed her to the Love Food Hate Waste...

I Became a Freegan: a Case Study

Grace is a freegan. There are loads of definitions floating around for what a freegan is. As a practicing freegan, what does freeganism mean to Grace? She ex...

I Made Money By Selling Online: a Case Study

Catherine regularly sells on eBay and what started out as a de-cluttering exercise has turned into a money-spinning exercise. She sells vintage and retro clo...

I Took Up The Composting Challenge: A Case Study

Carolyn has been composting for around 18 months now. She got started with composting because she was worried about the amount of rubbish in her bin and was...

Meet the Die Hard Charity Shopper: A Case Study

Marianne, 31, lives in London and is committed to charity shopping wherever she possibly can, even though she works in a high street clothing store! Greenuse...

My Clothes Swapping Party: A Case Study

Susie had a clothes swapping party at her house for herself and six other friends. She explained why she decided to have one at home: “As clothes swapping...

My Experience of Using Real Nappies: A Case Study

Liz has just started using reusable nappies for her daughter. She told GreenUsesForWaste about why she started using them and her experiences so far. “We s...

My One Week Waste Experiment: A Case Study

Sarah, 31, spent one week trying to put what she had learned from this site into practice. Here’s how she got on. I would definitely like to be less wastef...

Our Green Wedding: A Case Study

Lisa and her husband-to-be wanted a smallish, non-traditional wedding both because of the costs involved and just because they wanted to keep things low-key...

Selling at Car Boot Sales: A Case Study

Korina and her boyfriend Pete have been doing car boot sales for around five years now. Korina offers her top tips on making the most of car boot sales as a...