Use less stuff!

Use less stuff!

Read fifteen councils and complete the tasks below.

Reuse something before you throw it away.

Make a compost heap in the garden with fruit and vegetable material – it will decompose and make good fertiliser for your plants.

Try to repair things before you replace them.

Give the old item to someone who can use it.

Don’t throw away empty jars and bottles; rinse them out and use them to store other things.

Use light bulbs that save energy. You can also switch off the cooker a few minutes earlier – there will still be enough heat to finish cooking the food.

Turn down the heating and put on warmer clothes if you’re cold.

Try the 30-day rule – only buy it if you still want it 30 days after you first saw it. At the supermarket, avoid buying things you do not need by writing a shopping list before you go and making sure you keep to it.

Take a sandwich in a reusable lunch box, juice in a reusable bottle and a banana, rather than a sandwich in a plastic bag, or a carton of juice and biscuits which are each wrapped in silver paper and even more plastic. 

Use less packaging than several smaller ones.

Try to cut down on the amount of paper you use.

Use a computer and proofread your writing on the screen before you print it out.

Telephone calls and email messages don’t create paper waste.

Last but not least, encourage your friends to cut down on waste too! 

Swap magazines, books and clothes, send them a copy of this newsletter (on recycled paper, of course!) or start a ‘Use Less Stuff!’ campaign at your school!

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