Buy reusable items
Buy items that you can reuse more than once and avoid single use plastic items like water and milk bottles, plastic bags and utensils.
Buy other people’s stuff – Second Hand
Buy second hand, clothes, furniture, toys, electronics and books etc. instead of buying new stuff.
Most people know about Ebay and local buy and sell social media sites.
Recycle your unwanted stuff
Donate things you do not use or want to get rid of to charity shops instead of the council tip. Or ask a friend… Use social media sites like Freecycle.
Do small things: using both sides of a sheet of paper or take your own mug to the coffee shop. Use reuseable bags. Choose the paperless option whenever possible for your household and bank statements – saves paper, carbon, energy and money.
There are hundreds of ways!
Get your stuff repaired
Look out for a repair café near you. There is one in Clitheroe held in the United Reform Church every 3rd Saturday in the month, except for August and December, 10am -12pm. Click on these links to find our more:
https://www.ribblevalleycan.org.uk/repaircafe
https://www.repaircafe.org/en/visit/
There are many items that you can take to be repaired for free including electrical, gardening, mechanical items and clothes. Donations welcome.
Other reasons why we need to manage waste properly…
Having a proper waste management can result in the availability of rare and valuable materials to reuse. These include heavy metals such as palladium, rhodium and platinum. This can save money while potentially creating new jobs and business opportunities. These sustainable practices can also be profitable making waste, of all types, part of the circular economy.
Reducing, reusing and recycling your waste is important for reducing environmental pollution.