There are many ways to reduce waste, and the best one is to reduce your use of packaging.
What are you buying in packaging that you could buy loose?
Swap items in packing for those in recyclable or less packaging:
What are you using that is disposable?
Avoidable food waste is one of the biggest contributors to climate change due to the energy needed to grow and transport it. It costs the average family £700 per year.
Let's stop before we shop and put an end to food waste. By planning meals, looking in our fridge before we shop and cooking the right portion sizes.
Love Food Hate Waste top tips:
Visit Love Food, Hate Waste website for more tips and advice.
We know that much of what people throw away in their grey bins can be recycled.
Recycling all glass bottles and jars in your glass box and plastic bottles, tins, cans, paper and cardboard and aerosols in your green wheeled bin will free up space in your waste bin.
Do you have any re-usable furniture or white goods to donate? If so The Community Furniture Project will take them or collect them from your home for a donation.
You can support The Community Furniture Project by:
The Community Furniture Project is based at 6 Joule Road, Basingstoke, RG21 6XH. For more information, including opening times, making donations and purchases please visit the Community Furniture Project website or call 01256 320700.
Squash your juice cartons and yogurt pots.
Squash every last bit of air out of your bin bags before tying them up...this saves lots of space.
Buy smaller bin bags as they leave less gaps of wasted space in your bin.
Fill your other tubs with other rubbish before throwing away.
Home composting is a great way to generate soil improver for your garden. Every year Basingstoke and Deane residents throw away over 8,000 tonnes of food. However, fruit and vegetable peelings can be composted at home.
Composting at home cuts CO2 emissions and turns most kitchen and garden waste into a free supply of compost that will keep your garden blooming year after year.
If you live in Hampshire you can buy a reasonably priced home compost bin from £25 plus delivery. Otherwise, compost bins are generally sold in DIY or gardening stores. You might even be able to pick one up secondhand.
Get advice on how to get started with home composting.
If you are particularly interested in composting only food waste this can also be done at home using a hot composter.
Please visit the Great Green Systems website for more information.
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