Action: Use a shopping bag
It’s easy Here is another very easy thing we can all do to reduce the amount of plastic polluting our planet or entering our waste disposal systems. Simply take, and …
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Action: Cancel some of your newspapers
The traditional newspaper is in decline – in more ways than one! We entirely recognise the value of reading, and that newspapers have a role to play in many countries …
Action: Never allow litter to be thrown from your car
Take some responsibility by making sure neither you nor your passengers litter from your car! Today’s action is about responsibility! Dropping litter from your car is a really obnoxious, anti-social …
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Action: Repair something!
Generally (and especially in the West) we live in a throwaway culture. Many things are inexpensive, easy to obtain, and have a limited lifetime. This is especially true of plastic …
Action: Collect “recycle at stores” items separately
Annoyingly, kerbside recycling doesn’t cover all food packaging – yet There are too many types of plastic in our food packaging, and not all are recyclable at the kerbside, so …
Action: Don’t be a wishcycler
An article on BBC News reminds us of the need to take care when recycling at home Have you heard about “wishcycling”? Wishcycling is where someone is very well-intentioned about …
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 …
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: 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 …