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It's common knowledge that we need to reduce the amount of stuff we send to landfill, but have you thought about reducing your recycling too? Whether you have to squash packaging into your recycling bin or you're concerned about the recycling economy, there are loads of things you can do. Try these for size and you could save some money too!
- Get Composting: The perfect compost needs browns as well as greens. Plain cardboard and paper can be torn up or scrunched and added to your garden compost bin or wormery. Even printed items, using vegetable inks can be composted too.
- Get Growing: With Spring around the corner, it's time to start planning your garden. Use yoghurt pots, egg cartons and toilet roll tubes to grow seedlings, or use a paper potter. Plastic bottles can be used as cloches.
- Hang Loose: Ditch those plastic punnets in favour of loose fruit and veg. If you need to weigh small fruits, try the reusable, washable Weigh-In bags from Onya. They're also great for drying fresh herbs picked from the garden.
- Forget the paper: Share magazines with friends, read newspapers online and only use the printer in an emergency. Even then try printing double-sided. For every tonne you save, 17 trees will remain upstanding.
- Make your own: Avoid packaging by making a few simple things at home. From soups, puddings and even yoghurt, there are lots of simple recipes that take no time at all.
- Get Naked in the Bathroom: Try Lush for solid shampoos and deodorants and swap liquid soap for some fabulous scented soap bars. That'll be a few less bottles to recycle and you'll feel fresh as a daisy too.
- Grab a Refill: Don't recycle your washing-up liquid bottle, refill it with Ecover instead. Buy a five litre container from health food shops, farmshops or online stores. Some companies even offer a refill service and you can find your local stockist here. When grocery shopping, try using your own containers. And if you're in London, make a visit to Unpackaged.
- Use a Cloth: Not just any old cloth but an Ecloth. Just dab with water and use on windows, mirrors, worktops, floors and even furniture for a really good clean without the need for any detergents or their plastic bottles.
- Get some Balls: Eco Balls are a great way of saving money on laundry detergents. A pack, which includes a refill, can be used 1000 times, the equivalent of around 50 boxes of washing powder.
- Grab some Sunshine: If you're fed up of buying and recycling your batteries, try a solar powered recharger. The FreeLoader battery recharger from Nigel's Eco Store can be connected to the Solar FreeLoader and if rainy days are a problem, the good news is it also plugs into your computer's USB.
With a few simple steps adapted to suit your lifestyle, your recycling bin should be looking slimmer in no time at all. And you never know, your rubbish bin might just see some benefits too.
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Anyone still following their New Year's Resolutions?
If anyone is still feeling the urge to hit the gym then consider a cheaper option where the gym comes to you! Someone is offering a York 2001 gym. If you live near Paisley (Glasgow) it would certainly be a cost effective way to get fit!
Thanks to Karen Cannard aka Almost Mrs Average from The Rubbish Diet for helping with this month's newsletter. She's already slimmed her bin down to almost size zero and is now inspiring others to reduce their waste too. For details visit www.TheRubbishDiet.blogspot.com
Don't bin it, give it!
Many thanks,
Chris Toynbee
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