Reducing, reusing and recycling
There are lots of ways you can reduce your rubbish and recycle more.
Reduce your waste
The most important thing we can do is to reduce the amount of rubbish we produce in the first place. Here are some steps you can take:
Reusing your rubbish
After reducing your rubbish, reusing is the next best thing. You don’t always have to reuse it yourself - one person’s rubbish can be another person’s treasure:
- reuse unwanted items: freecycle, freegle and ecomodo
- we can collect unwanted furniture if it’s in a good state
- donate unused paint
- organise a Give and Take day or check what’s on for the next one near you
Recycling your rubbish
We all need to make sure we recycle everything we can: