@WastelessWanderess

Sustainability and low waste living

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I love giving people experiences as gifts instead of things! Adams birthday was last month and I got him @stpatricksfestival #culturequarter tickets to see the @pillowqueensband as one of his #birthdaygifts 😀 Digital tickets, no "stuff", just fun and memories ♥️ #lowwastejourney #sustainablegifts #livingzerowaste #greenliving #zerowastedublin #zerowasteireland (at Collins Barracks, Dublin) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8iDH-s3Qn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#secondhandfirst is a great way to save money AND be better to the planet! 😻 We wanted to see if our cat would like to be an #adventurecat, so I found this backpack on a #secondhand website instead of buying it new! It was less than half the price it would have been, and I was able to avoid buying a new piece of plastic 😃 So far she isn't a big fan, but we are going to keep working on it slowly and we'll see what happens! #secondhandfinds @adverts.ie #lowwastejourney #sustainable #sustainabilityblogger (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3CuKgMXew/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This weekend our eldest child turned 1 year old. 😊 She's the best little chaos monster, a treat fiend, and has the cutest chirps. 😻 Happy birthday Púca ♥️ (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpuMkbLs5QN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#freefood isn't just for February! I just cleaned out the office fridge and claimed all the still edible but past best before food! There were yogurts (being alive helps them stay fresh), these blueberries (took out two mouldy ones) and a tub of #plantbased Philadelphia spread. You can save food waste in all kinds of places! (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpc3sv6sK26/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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How it started.. and how it's going! Our little velcro dog is now a big velcro dog. 🐶 It is wild how quickly she has grown, these photos were taken almost exactly 4 months apart. 🤯 (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co88tiiqFji/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#FreeganFebruary continues! I've had so many delicious free meals made of food diverted from waste streams 😊 plenty of protein - frozen so it keeps past its use by date - and veggies - stored properly so they are good for weeks past their best before dates. Storing food properly is one of the biggest things you can do to reduce food waste once food enters your house. The freezer is your best friend, and a quick Google will tell you how best to store any veggies and fruit. 😃 What are your favourite food storage hacks? #lovefoodhatewaste #freeganism #freefood #zerowastedublin #zerowasteliving #zerowasteireland #freegan #foodwaste #nofoodwaste (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co67798MO_1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Naoise thinks that being welcoming and loving to people from different backgrounds is what makes our society rich and awesome. She also thinks that there are plenty of bad things in the world and we should obviously be fixing them, and that is unrelated to migration. #refugeeswelcome #IrelandForAll #dogsagainstfascism #longdog #sighthound #protestdog #sighthoundsofinstagram #lurcherpuppy #lurchersofinstagram #lurcherlove (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2o4Fhs6Zs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#FreeganFebruary - the season of toast 🥖🍞 these are some of my #freegan toast meals so far.. there have been many! Did you know that bread is one of the most thrown out foods in the world? One of the reasons is that shops will proudly tell you that the bread is all baked fresh that day... Which inherently means that anything left at the end of the day can't be sold. When I was #dumpsterdiving more often there was always a full bag of bread in every bin. Consistently. Shops need to find a way to manage stocks to make sure there isn't this huge amount of waste. We also need to find better ways to deal with all the waste bread than just dumping it into (hopefully) compost or (realistically, often) landfill. Do you know any shops that sell yesterday's bread? What recipes do you use #stalebread in? #lessfoodwaste #foodwaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastedublin #zerowasteireland (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoslDWrshA7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#FreeganFebruary - the time of year when I evolve into my most raccoon-like form! For the month of February I'll be eating only #rescuedfood to raise awareness about just how much food is wasted every single day. If love to know what you are interested in seeing! Pop to my story and left me know 😊 #Freegan #freecycledublin #freeganism #freefood #lovefoodhatewaste #zerofoodwaste #belliesnotbins #feedbelliesnotbins #nofoodwaste #sustainableliving #zerowastedublin #zerowasteireland (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoGbB1hqZr4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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One excellent way to #reuse cardboard is protest posters! 😜 Using your voice and showing up to protests, rallies, and demonstrations is one of the stronger ways to show your feelings about topics. If we want a just, #sustainable, kind, and eco minded world then we need to tell the people in power and make them see what matters to us. If we can change the system then we are bringing everyone along, making eco-friendly life the easier option, or ensuring that everyone is housed with dignity. System change is possible, but only if we work together and show people in power that there is a need and demand for it. #drimnaghforall #irelandisnotfull #systemchangenotclimatechange #kindlife #protest #speakup (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn0QruWK3-9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Second hand bedsheets - would you do it? These brushed cotton sheets were put up on marketplace after apparently only being used for 6 months because someone was leaving the country. I put them through two 90°c washes with double detergent and a bit of bleach and baking soda. Some people have a thing about #secondhand bedding, but in my mind it is just another fabric that can be cleaned and used. What do you think? Are there any things you would NEVER buy second hand? #sustainablehome #lowwasteliving #thriftshops #secondhandhome #zerowastedublin #zerowastehome #zerowasteireland (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CneL0Yjsb0E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Low-Waste Halloween Tips and Tricks

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#climateemergency: this is not a hypothetical future. This is reality right now. 40 degree summers in the uk. Wildfires across Europe. Animal habitats and people's homes destroyed. This is what #climatechange looks like in real life. This is what #extremeweather is. We need strong and immediate action, not empty promises, blame, and passing the responsibility to the "next government" or the "next generation". #climatechange #londonsburning #londonheatwave #climatechangeisreal #climatecrisis #climatecatastrophe #londonfires #heatwave #heatwave2022 Get to it @fiannafail @finegael @conservatives @uklabour (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgNLdSHsEgZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The first harvest from last year's peas! 👩‍🌾 I saved my seeds from a few pods that dried out before we could pick them during last year's summer heatwave and planted them a couple of months ago. I thought the success rate might be about 1 in 4 germinating... It was almost 100%! I'm so thrilled! These babies were grown in pots that started off on our apartment balcony and have now moved to our garden at our new house. 🤞 Fingers crossed this the first of many many more delicious harvests from the garden of our new home. 🌱 We've also got 3 volunteer tomato plants that must have come from dropped seeds from last year's plants, a potato plant, and loads of spring onions grown from the ends of store bought ones. (This is actually only about half the peas I picked because I ate the rest as I was harvesting because they are SO DELICIOUS!!!) #homegrown #veggiegarden #gardening #peapods #peas #containergarden #dublingarden #irishgarden (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgKzde_MSEZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Kitten time 😻 (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgFi5hkM5XQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Experiences are the best gifts! My mum is visiting and I didn't get her a single physical gift, but I booked us a few experiences that I thought she would love - Walking tours, a visit to the #bookofkells, and tickets to @riverdance 💃 😁 (at Trinity College Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8qMWmMZcB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It's fruit season! I ended up with about 5kg of plums, so I've made a few plum alcohol preserves which should be ready for Christmas, and I've stewed the rest! I'm not confident with canning yet, so I've opted for the freezing option. I portioned my stewed peaches in a muffin tray and I'll pop them in a container when they are frozen. The rest are in the fridge to be eaten with breakfast. 🍑 (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4bTBvM86a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=