@JoBleau: LOL. Got me there again. Remember the emails when you pointed that out to me and I said 'we've been using a vacuum machine for ages'. Just as I initially said, you end up taking things for granted, so, much obliged for pointing out this omission. With you permission, I will add a link to the index for easier reference.
Same actually applies to the shells of shell fish or chicken leftovers you mention. Just this morning I started defrosting a ton of veg peelings, drained cooking water and some chicken stock with all the bones still in. Just the smell of the slowly defrosting 'waste' was enough to make my mouth water. Good point, well put.
As for the reduction is plastic bags... What can I say? The last time I bought a pack of freezer bags (100 x 3 litres), was about 5 years ago. They've been washed and reused so many times, I lost count. Even the ones with small holes in are still good enough for freezing bread rolls for up to a week or two, which I constantly do since, as you know, I bake all our bread and rolls myself.
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