Product Description

Precycle! is about recycling BEFORE you buy and is packed full with recipes for everything you would usually buy in the shops, from bleach to beer, from detergents to disinfectants. Make your very own 'Branston' pickle, peanut butter, washing up liguid and soap, save a fortune by making your own washing powder. Don't throw that plastic bottle away - Precycle it! by filling it with your own produce.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22768 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Paul Peacock is editor of Home Farmer Magazine, the monthly magazine aimed at anyone who wants a slice of the good life, whether they live in the city or the country. He has written several books on smallholding and self-sufficiency and is a regular presenter on Allotment TV and the Country Channel.

Customer Reviews

An excellent read
This is a fantastic book; so much so I read it from cover to cover in one sitting!

Paul writes in an exceptional way - his introduction is like having a natter with an old friend. He covers some extremely important points such as the need for us to ascertain those things that bring meaning and value into our lives and you can't help but agree with his thoughts.

Each chapter is packed with ideas and recipes to bring a little self sufficiency into your life. With delicious jams to teas and even household cleaning and toiletries recipes you'll find a great selection of every day ideas.

This book is inspiring and would make a lovely gift for an eco conscious friend. I can see mine is going to become a well thumbed addition to my bookshelf!

Full of interesting information
This book is a good buy for anyone who like me is frustrated about the amount of plastic and other containers, mounting up in the conservatory, not wanting to add it to landfill. This book suggests that you cut down on the amount of recycling you have to do by making most of the things you would buy in the containers yourself. The book tells you that it is much cheaper and much better for you to make these things instead of buying them. Also you can re-use the containers themselves, in a lot of cases by filling them up with what you have made, in most cases much cheaper in a monetary sense, if not in the time it takes to make the things. There are recipes for all sorts of things in the book, from deodorant and household cleaners, to sausages, cheese, wine and much more.

I found it to be an excellent book and I will be dipping into it for recipes and ideas, hopefully to gradually increase the amount of precycling I do. It has inspired me to have a try at making my own soap, but on further research I have realised that Paul Peacock's instructions for adding lye are not detailed enough for a beginner because when using shop bought lye you need to be very careful to measure the amount you use according to what fats you're using.

Precycle
Precycle!Thought this book was well put together, and gave an inspiration to those thinking of saving money and the planet. It has also proven very useful to a couple of friends who have many allergic reactions to modern cleaners. Have already tried some of the advice, and it works, going back to the old way of doing things is now a priority.