- Walk a journey instead of using the car
- Eat leftovers for a meal
- Start a compost heap (Find out how here!)
- Take your reusable shopping bag to the shops with you
- Turn off the water while you’re brushing your teeth
- Do a book swap with a friend or family member
- Reuse glass jars around the home
- Make vegetable stock out of your peelings
- Refill your water bottle
- Recycle around your home
- Avoid buying any new clothes
- Turn off lights when you’re not using them
- Refashion an old item of clothing to give it a new lease of life
- Have a device-free night (why not have a board game night?)
- Try going paperless for a day
- Refuse disposable straws and cutlery
- Put a recycling bin in the bedroom or bathroom
- Switch to a bamboo toothbrush
- Use beeswax wraps instead of Clingfilm
- Eat your potatoes with the skin on instead of peeling
- Promote recycling at school or work
- Switch to a shampoo bar
- Write a shopping list before you food shop and try your best to stick to it
- Make an outfit from clothes you haven’t worn in 6 months
- Buy loose fruit and vegetables from your local market
- Upcycle something in your home
- Buy in bulk to reduce waste from packaging
- Cook a zero-waste meal (Find some ideas here)
- Buy something second hand rather than brand new
- Compost your vegetable peelings
- Take a pack lunch into school / work in a reusable container
Protecting our planet and reducing climate change is vital not only for our generation, but for future ones too.