The easiest way is to take less home:
Buy products with less packaging, like
loose fruit and veg, and only buy what you
need
Buy concentrated products and refills,
like detergent or doorstep deliveries of milk.
Use your own basket or carrier bag when
going shopping.
Buy durable items in preference to
disposable ones.
Eastleigh Borough Council offers a wide selection of recycling
opportunities from kerbside collections to an extensive range of
bring banks!
Although we are not able to process all recyclables, such as
mixed plastic, we are continually working to find solutions.
Re-use carrier bags as bin
liners
Scrap paper can be used both sides, for children's
drawings, shopping lists
Re-use containers for storage, like
margarine tubs for nails or colouring pencils
Buy re-useable products instead of
disposable ones, like rechargeable batteries, plastic picnic
tableware instead of paper ones
Give any unwanted materials suitable
for arts and crafts to your local school or playgroup.
Send unwanted clothing and items to
charity shops
Home compost if you can or take your
garden waste to a Household Waste Recycling Centre
(HWRC).
Visit www.rag-and-bone.co.uk and
find out how you can pass those unwanted large and bulky household
items to a home that would appreciate them.
Visit
http://www.scratchcharity.co.uk/ and
pass on electrical equipment such as cookers (free standing),
kettles, toasters, fridge-freezers and washing machines PROVIDING
they are in good working order! We also pass on furniture
(the basic essentials such as beds, 3 piece suites and small
wardrobes, plus kitchen items and bedding).