40 Ways to Reduce Waste and Make Positive Purchase Decisions in Home the 1. Before recycling a recently upgraded phone or computer, check if there is a family member who could use it 2. Recycle e-waste, contact your council for options 24. Buy paper-wrapped toilet paper made from recycled paper 25. Use bar soap from a multi-pack box or refill pump soap from bulk stores 26. Choose electric tooth brush & shavers instead of disposable 30. Keep reusable shopping bags handy for when you go out 31. Take a travel mug for use with take-away drinks 32. Bring a refillable water bottle and choose tap water 33. Borrow or hire tools if only needed for a short time 34. Contact your council to find out about safe disposal options for chemicals before buying 27. Cut up old towels & clothes as cleaning cloths 28. Buy in bulk to reduce packaging 29. Swap cleaning products with DIY alternatives 8. Buy second hand, quality clothes 9. Mend or alter old clothes to extend their life 10. Donate, swap or sell quality, unwanted items 11. Consider buying e-books instead of paper books 3. Use book & toy libraries 4. Swap, sell or donate unwanted toys 5. Reuse clean waste items in craft projects 6. Recycle household batteries 7. Buy quality, second hand toys and games 12. Buy in bulk and store in your own containers 13. Use beeswax wraps and reusable storage containers 14. Make a meal plan and buy only what you need 15. Use left overs in new meals and compost food scraps 16. Have separate bins inside for garbage, recycling and compost to make sorting easy 17. Search for second hand furniture and homeware before buying new 18. BYO lunch to school or work 19. Eat in rather than get takeaway 20. Drink tap water rather than bottled 21. Buy long lasting LED globes 22. Choose re-usable plates & cutlery over disposable 23. Avoid straws or choose steel or bamboo alternatives 35. Start a compost bin or worm farm 36. Reuse building materials in home decoration and DIY projects 37. Grow your own produce and give any excess to friends & family 38. Use toilet rolls to grow seedlings rather than plastic pots 39. Use newspaper or cardboard as weed matting under mulch 40. Add a No Junk Mail sign to your letterbox

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40 Ways to Reduce Wasteand Make PositivePurchase Decisions in

Homethe

1. Before recycling a recently upgraded phone or computer, check if thereis a family member who could use it

2. Recycle e-waste, contact your council for options

24. Buy paper-wrapped toilet paper made from recycled paper25. Use bar soap from a multi-pack box or refill pump soap from bulk stores26. Choose electric tooth brush & shavers instead of disposable

30. Keep reusable shopping bags handy for when you go out31. Take a travel mug for use with take-away drinks32. Bring a refillable water bottle and choose tap water33. Borrow or hire tools if only needed for a short time34. Contact your council to find out about safe disposal options for chemicals before buying

27. Cut up old towels & clothes as cleaning cloths28. Buy in bulk to reduce packaging29. Swap cleaning products with DIY alternatives

8. Buy second hand,quality clothes

9. Mend or alter old clothes to extendtheir life

10. Donate, swap or sell quality, unwanted items11. Consider buying e-books instead of

paper books

3. Use book & toy libraries4. Swap, sell or donate unwanted toys5. Reuse clean waste items in craft projects6. Recycle household batteries7. Buy quality, second hand toys and games

12. Buy in bulk and store in your own containers13. Use beeswax wraps and reusable storage containers14. Make a meal plan and buy only what you need15. Use left overs in new meals and compost food scraps16. Have separate bins inside for garbage, recycling and compost

to make sorting easy17. Search for second hand furniture and homeware before

buying new18. BYO lunch to school or work19. Eat in rather than get takeaway20. Drink tap water rather than bottled21. Buy long lasting LED globes22. Choose re-usable plates & cutlery over disposable23. Avoid straws or choose steel or bamboo alternatives

35. Start a compost bin or worm farm36. Reuse building materials in home decoration and DIY projects37. Grow your own produce and give any excess to friends & family38. Use toilet rolls to grow seedlings rather than plastic pots39. Use newspaper or cardboard as weed matting under mulch40. Add a No Junk Mail sign to your letterbox