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Reduce and Reuse

Have you thought about reusing your carrier bags or reducing your junk mail? These are just a couple of ways that you can reduce the amount you throw away.

There are lots of other things you can do to help the environment by reducing and reusing your rubbish.

Green cone food digester

Food Waste Digesters & Home Compost Bins

Wasted food is a waste of money and should be avoided wherever possible, visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com. However, food waste digesters & home composting are environmentally friendly options for the stuff that can't be avoided.

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Junk Mail

Junk Mail

Unwanted mail amounts to around 3% of all household waste.  We all know the frustrations of ruturning home to a doorstep strewn with unwanted flyers and promotional leaflets...

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Real Nappies

In Britain we throw away nearly 8 million disposable nappies each day.  From birth to potty a baby typically gets through between 4,000 and 6,000 nappies.

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Reduce your waste at home

Information about what to do with old mobile phones, computer equipment, and furniture.

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Reduce your waste out shopping

Bags for life, goods with less packaging, buy recycled, buy big, or freecycle.

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Useful Recycling Websites

Recyclenow: This site provides more information behind a national media campaign, including a number of television adverts.

Love food hate waste: Wasted food is a waste of money and a major contributor to climate change. This site provides lots of ideas to reduce food waste, including recipe suggestions for leftovers.

The Recycling Guide: A useful sourse of general information, including more tips on how to reduce, reuse and recycle, both at home and at school. Also has a blog with current news items.

Recycling expert: Good background information regarding new technologies and legislation