Action: Adopt a family “Environment Policy”
You’ll often hear about businesses large and small having to have written policies about everything! This will often include an Environment Policy. Well for this action, please think about writing …
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Action: Put a recycling bin in every room
If you ask recycling families where their recycling bins are you will likely receive a resounding cry of “in the kitchen” from the majority. However, unfortunately, this means rubbish produced …
Action: Stop buying plastic-bottled water
Take action: stop buying single-use plastic drink bottles and switch to carrying a reusable bottle. Did you know that every minute, the human race consumes around a million plastic single-use …
Action: Use these alternatives to cling film
This action costs nothing but could be highly effective Plastic cling film as a food covering in the average western household is a very poor use of non-recyclable single use …
Action: Avoid pet food in plastic pouches
Our millions of pets are impacting on the environment too! Here’s a simple way to reduce their plastic footprint! Today’s action is one for domestic cat and dog owners out …
Action: Use refills
Cost of taking action: Saves money! Buying refills is one of the easiest ways to follow the main definition of a circular economy – to reuse. We can eliminate single-use …
Action: Only buy if packaging can be recycled
Cost of taking action: £/$/€ ZERO We start this year with an action that sounds simple, but is one of the most effective things you can do: try and avoid …
Action: Avoid plastic tinsel and glitter this Christmas
What would Christmas be without the traditional plastic tinsel? Answer: a lot more environmentally friendly…. What’s the issue with tinsel and glitter? Christmas consumerism leads us to try and sparkle …
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Action: Write a set of family rules about Christmas presents
This week’s action will help you keep control of buying, waste, budgets and your Christmas “plastic footprint” Every year at Christmas, many families (especially in the rich western nations) will …
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