Waste Minimisation Tips
A leaflet about how you can reduce the amount of waste in your bin can be downloaded below:
Waste Watchers Guide to Slimming your Bin (1mb pdf)
Please e-mail your top tips on waste minimisation to Environment.
The best tips will be included on this web page.
- Always carry a reusable shopping bag with you - don't accept every paper bag you are offered.
- Only buy what you need - buy more & you'll throw it out!
- Drink tap water instead of bottled water - keep a jug in the fridge.
- Buy loose fruit & veg not pre-packaged - weigh vegetables separately but put them all in the one bag.
- Compost organic waste from your kitchen & garden.
- Choose products that are minimally packaged or with packaging which can be recycled.
- Choose reusable napkins not disposable ones.
- Leave newspaper supplements you are not going to read in the shop.
- Bring a lunchbox to school/work instead of using foil or cling film.
- When using paper - use both sides of the page.
- Send emails whenever possible - never print them out.
- Share magazines with friends & see if your GP can use unwanted magazines in the waiting room.
- Return all junk mail to sender.
- Bring old glasses back to the optician for use in the developing world.
- For more information on battery recycling please see the below link:
http://www.lcc.ie/Environment/Environmental_Awareness/
WhatWhereRecycle/WEEE+%28Waste+Electrical+and+Electronic%29+items.htm
- Recycle ink jet/toner cartridges & mobile phones through your supplier.
- Buy a vacuum cleaner with reusable/washable bags.
- Donate books, old clothes & toys to charity shops and jumble sales.
- Choose reusable nappies.
- Use Styrofoam or broken crockery as drainage in plant pots.
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