Tips To Reduce Waste & Help Our Planet

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Reducing Food Waste

• In the fridge, use the left crisper drawer for old veggies and the right one for new veggies. This helps make sure you use the older ones first and waste less.
• Use veggie scraps to make a veggie broth. You could also try freeze it in an ice cube track so you have mini veggie stock cubes. We Love that!
• Compost your food scraps. Urban Composter's Mini Composters are great for units and apartments, whilst the larger ones are great for outdoors.
• Have animals help eat food scraps and continue the cycle of life.
• Write a shopping list and don’t shop hungry (that’s our contribution from experience!)

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Reducing Plastic & Plastic Packaging

• Use Produce Bags to avoid plastic bags for fruit and veggies in the supermarket.
• Buy in Bulk from places like The Source Bulkfoods. You can take your own container and fill it up, to save on packaging.
• Use Reusable Coffee Cups and Water Bottles instead of single-use.
• Use Reusable Straws, bamboo toothbrush, reusable cutlery instead of plastic.
• Choose reusable sanitary items like Reusable Sanitary Pads or Menstrual Cups to save on landfill and your pocket.

Use Soap Nuts to wash your clothes; once you are finished with them you can use them to create cleaning liquid then compost them.

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Reusing & Recycling Stuff Around The Home

• Use old material scraps for curling ribbon and toilet paper wrapper to wrap presents and bath bombs.
• Wash your veggies in a large bowl, instead of having the tap running. It’s amazing how much water you’ll save then use that water in the garden, instead of tipping down the sink.
• Put a bucket in the shower and use that water for the garden and plants.
• Keep your showers short and only use appliances like the washing machine and dishwasher when it’s full.
• Reusing coffee grinds in the garden and as a body scrub in the shower gives them a new lease of life.