Waste minimisation tips

1. Buy loose fruit & veg not prepacked
2. Buy products with less packaging
3. Use Styrofoam or broken crockery as drainage in plant pots
4. Choose reusable napkins not disposable ones
5. Leave newspaper supplements you are not going to read in the shop
6. Use dishcloths instead of disposable wipes
7. Drink tap water use a filter if you need to
8. Weigh vegetables at the counter instead of taking lots of bags
9. Weigh vegetables individually and put them all in the one bag
10. Use reusable nappies - see article
11. Buy what you need - buy more and you'll throw it out.
12. Use reusable containers and lunch boxes instead of plastic or foil wrapping
13. When using paper use both sides of the page
14. Share magazines with friends or bring them to your local doctor's practise
15. Return junk mail to sender
16. Bring old glasses back to opticians for use in developing world
17. Bring your old mobile phone back
18. Recycle ink cartridges
19. Buy a vacuum cleaner with reusable/ rewashable bags.
20. Keep old corks. Make that notice board
21. Repair broken or damaged items
22. Remember back yard burning or burning in your grate is not waste minimisation! See page
23. Compost turns spoil to soil
24. Bring books and old clothes to second hand stores

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Waste Minimisation Tips Leaflet

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