We’ve been extra vigilant over the past few weeks, recycling as much as possible, composting where we can and minimising waste. We used to go through 2-3 bags of rubbish per week and 1-2 of recycling. Now we are recycling 3 bags per week and have managed to cut down to 1 bag of rubbish. We shred our paper, remove staples from documents and through switching products we buy at the supermarket have managed to reduce food wrappers to a minimum.

Our local vegetable market uses paper bags (and only seldom offers plastic carry bags). We take our own carry-all and get that filled up, further reducing the amount of waste we bring home, not to mention it’s cheaper than buying from the supermarket too.

Taking small steps to reduce waste can have a big impact on the environment.

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