I haven't got time to write much today, so I'm copying some information from the latest I received from Gloucestershire carbon watchers on the theme for June:
This month we’re completing our look at the “three Rs” of reduce, re-use, recycle with the hardest – but also the most effective – reducing waste at source.
Ideas include:
- Borrowing instead of buying through local libraries
- Borrow, hire, buy second hand or make your own (if you can) instead of buying new stuff
- Buy the most durable items you can afford. Items that last may become family heirlooms or priceless antiques!
- Regular cleaning, care and maintenance can extend the life of many products.
- Buy things with simple mechanisms that may be easily repaired, for example mechanical rather than electronic
- As well as avoiding disposable products, check that items you buy do not rely on disposable parts, for example can the cartridges for a new printer be refilled?
- Shop for food with a meal plan in mind: over a third of the food bought in the UK ends up in the bin. Visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for tips.
No idea what has happened to the text - I'm not very good with blogger!
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