How do you get yours?

White vinegar is great.

Kills the weeds on drive and between paving slabs in back garden.

Use it as a softener in washing machine.

Use with bicarbonate of soda to clean washing machine (run empty on hot wash)

Use it in spray bottle for shower screen (clean off with (Karcher vax)

As Family member has an egg allergy, I use as a white vinegar as an egg substitute in a chocolate cake or chocolate muffins.

We have cloth napkins so we don't use kitchen roll or buy paper napkins.
I think we all get the most out of our toothpaste tubes, we use a bulldog clip to keep the rolled up end in place.
No worries of any sort, bad for the environment as well as your purse.
I use very cheap face creams, currently Lidl or Aveeno baby cream for day and Nivea for night.
When I run the shower I save the cold until the hot comes through and use it to water plants or to flush the loo.
Solid shampoo bar is cheaper than a bottle and no plastic.

I use scissors to cut Brillo pads in half.

Warning re using old plastic bags to pick up dog poo... Some of them, especially those that have had vegetables in, have holes in them... Oh dear, not fun :-(

Notinthemanual

Thank you H1954 I love threads like this.

I live in a hard water area and add a spoon of soda crystals to the soap powder draw. I need much less powder and it prevents gunk building up in the drawer.

Old towels and T shirts are saved for cleaning cloths.

And if any single ladies out there haven't switched to a water meter yet - do. You'll save a lot of money

Also to single ladies, I requested a water meter earlier this year as I live in a four bedroom house on my own now that the kids have moved on. The water company couldn't fit the meter due to the strange location of the stop cock, but the proactive employee requested that I be put on a single occupier rate so now instead of paying nearly £55 per month it's only £20!

Can anyone solve this one? I have stopped buying greaseproof/baking paper and got some permanent use silicone sheets for the oven trays. However, you can't cut them into sizes to line cake tins. I know we used to just grease them, but that didn't always work, so is there any other way to ensure you get the cake out intact?

Both saving money and trying to be more eci friendly, I stopped using disposable make up remover wipes, and bought a pack of bamboo wipes, used with a bottle of remover, can be reused. Likewise stopped using fabric conditioner sheets for the tumble dryer, and use 2 big balls of needlefelted wool, to soften up the drying and cut down on creasing. Needless to say, I only use the dryer when line drying isn't possible.
Love the tips for use of rubber gloves. Will definitely be using these suggestions.

Always add a drop of water to last bit of washing up liquid and hand wash to get every last bit out.
Buy big container of hand wash and pour it into normal size one, lasts ages and cheaper too.

Re dog poo - the Dogs Trust sent me an email to say instead of using poo bags it was more eco friendly to flic it under a hedge with a stick. I've been doing this for more than a couple of years & it so much easier. Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to walk in the country but if possible always have a selection of sticks at the ready.

Oh yes, just thought can I make a plea for people to save money and help the environment, by using reusable face coverings, not the disposable variety. Sorry to bring in the blasted virus, and will now scuttle for cover....

Upside down bottles and rinse out Rinse Aid washing powder way too strong so only use a tiny squirt We have a water meter saved us loads of money .Freeze left over veg etc or Blanche it .Do stewed fruit with very ripe ones

I use shampoo and conditioner bars instead of bottles. They last for a very long time and there's absolutely no waste.

JackyB

Can anyone solve this one? I have stopped buying greaseproof/baking paper and got some permanent use silicone sheets for the oven trays. However, you can't cut them into sizes to line cake tins. I know we used to just grease them, but that didn't always work, so is there any other way to ensure you get the cake out intact?

Why can't you cut them? I bought a sheet of silicon and cut it to fit my baking trays. I haven't cut them to fit my cake tins as I seem to use a lot of different sizes so there would be a lot of wasted material,but I am planning to cut some liners for the bottom of the tins I use most often - then I can just grease the sides.

I have two baking trays lined with silicon sheets, one 'clean' for baking and one 'greasy' for chips, pies or other greasy foods as I find it harder to clean the greasy tin! The one I use for baking rarely needs washing, a quick wipe with kitchen towel does the trick!