Reduce
Think about the things you buy. 
Ask yourself . . .

Do you need to have a plastic bag when you buy something? 
Could you take your own shopping bag?
Can the item you are buying be bought with less packaging?
Could you buy a different brand with packaging that can be recycled?
Could you actually use the packaging yourself afterwards?
Could you buy local procuce?
Could you make the item from thigs you already own?
Do you really need the item?
If you didn't buy the item how much would you save?
Could you grow it yourself?
Could YOU Re-Use It In Your Home?
Make Do & Mend is the new Shabby Chic.
Do you like new things?
Is there an enjoyable buzz when you buy something new? Do you crave new things or do you own them already?
As you go to put something in the bin ask yourself if there is any part of it that you might need to buy in the future. Try to resist buying new things just because its the new shiny model. Think before you buy!
How Do I Do That?

Could YOU Re-Use It In Your Garden?
Why let other people spend time and energy on dealing with your compostable rubbish. You could re-use 50% of your rubbish by composting it in your own garden costing you and the planet nothing. 
If you don't have a garden, would a neighbour like your compostable rubbish for their garden?
If you were very keen you could start an allotment and grow your own!
How Do I Do That?
Could SOMEONE ELSE Re-Use It?
Your trash is someone elses treasure. Take things to the charity shop. 
How Do I Do That?


Re-Use
Instead of putting rubbish in the re-cycling could you re-use it yourself?

Recycle
You Can Make a Difference

There is a way of recycling most things . . .
Click on these to find out more.
Asbestos 
Batteries 
Building Materials 
Clinical Waste 
Composting 
Computers 
Electrical Equipment 
Furniture 
Glass 
Metal 
Mobiles 
Paint/Oil 
Paper 
Plastic 
Printer Cartridges 
Recycling Banks 
Textiles 
Vehicles 
Wood

There Is No Such
Place As “Away”

Where does your rubbish go when you throw it “AWAY”.

“AWAY” does not exist.

Every single thing placed in a bin has to go SOMEWHERE”.

“SOMEONE” has to take it from your bin and sort it, burn it, bury it or re-use it.

Think about how much is costs . . .
  • To take your rubbish away using petrol, put it on a conveyor belt using electricity.
  • To sort it costing us electricity and man hours. 
  • To burn it costing us power and producing gasses.
  • To bury it costing us more petrol, power and using up land.
  • Or to re-use it if you are lucky.

Up to 60% of your rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled and as much as 50% of your rubbish could be composted.

Why not commit to stop relying on other people to deal with your rubbish. 

Did you know that . . .

  •  1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours. 
  • The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a television for 5,000 hours.
  • The average person generates 4.3 pounds of waste per day.
  • Every hour in Britain we throw away enough rubbish to fill the Albert Hall
  • 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
  • 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
  • 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.
  • The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in 8 months.
  • On average, 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish.
  • Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled.
  • 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier.