Reduce water waste
Turn off taps, water the garden with bathwater or rainwater.
Refuse to buy items which can’t be reused or recycled
Or which come in non-recyclable packaging.
Find out more about how things are made and what happens when they are thrown away
You’ll be amazed by how much we waste.
Return any non-recyclable packaging to the shop or manufacturer, explaining why you’re doing this
Manufacturers and shops will only change if we start giving consumer feedback.
Recycle more!
Electrical goods, garden waste, wood, metal, a wide range of plastics and more can be recycled, or resold in the second hand shop at the reuse centre.
Use Zero Waste shops, charity shops and market stalls
They also benefit the local economy too.
Stop junk mail being delivered to you
…and give the postman and break too!
Join a group setting up a library of things
Share tools and appliances among your community.
Repair: learn new skills
Get tool use training or take your items to a workshop or repair cafe.
Compost kitchen and garden waste in a home compost heap
Home composting is one of the most effective actions you can take to reduce methane. Compost replaces polluting and toxic chemical fertilisers too.
Collect litter and join beach cleaning activities
Litter harms wildlife and causes soil and water pollution.
Buy or make your own eco household cleaners
…to avoid microplastic waste and chemical pollution.