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RUBBISH SPY

Georgina Caro, 36, from Cornwall

Pouring the contents of the bin onto the floor, I checked through the waste with my bare hands. Making a note of the sort of items that were there, I had exactly what I needed.

To anyone else this would have looked like I was mad.

Only, I was using my best investigation skills.

For a week, I made it my mission to monitor the household waste, finding out exactly what we were throwing away as a family.

My hubby Phil, 42, son Henry, now 13, and daughter Lowenna, now 11, were all under wraps for their binning habits!

And I noticed, the amount of food packaging we were throwing away was unacceptable.

Having a degree in environmental studies, I loved the idea of looking after

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