Choose to reuse

 

a plastic yoghurt pot
Pots, tubs and trays
Reuse pots, tubs and trays - great for crafting and gardening.
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Shopping bags
Keep one in your bag, the back of your car, in your coat pocket – so you always have one on hand when you do your essential shop.
fabric face coverings
Face coverings
Save money and swap single use face coverings for reusable ones. Try making one yourself.
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Renew shops
This spring new reuse shops called ‘Renew’ selling pre-loved household items at an affordable price will open at three household waste recycling centres.

Tips to waste less

Bin crew wheeling wheelie bin on a street
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A person raking leaves from a lawn
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Glass jars decorated to look like ghosts
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pile of paper items
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Pizza made from bread ends
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Plastic bottle flowers
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Homemade compost
Want to make your own compost but don't know where to start? It's real....
a cat under duvet
There's lots of things which we keep hold of - shoved in a drawer or s....
Cupcakes with lit candles
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Natural sponge and three bars of soaps stacked
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