Keep showers short
Showers account for 33 per cent of all water used inside the home, so keep your showers short. Conventional showers use on average 12 litres of water per minute. A minute or two less showering time adds up to a lot of water over a year.
- Water Corporation
1. Buy a smaller indoor rubbish bin to encourage recycling.
2. Close the loop and buy products made from recycled materials.
3. Use reusable shopping bags rather than plastic shopping bags.
4. When grocery shopping, buy products with less packaging and choose refills rather than new containers.
5. Start a compost heap. Turn your kitchen and garden scraps into compost for your garden.
6. Avoid using plastic wrap to cover left over food in the fridge - use a lunch box, or cover with a small plate instead.
7. Put a 'no junk mail' sticker on your letter box. You'll be amazed at how much this reduces your rubbish.
8. Crèches, schools and kindergartens often need boxes, plastic bags, old buttons, used wrapping paper, greeting cards, ribbons, tiles, crockery and other materials for art resources.
9.Old tyres can be used outside for plant pots - they are especially good for plants that like warm soils as they trap the heat.
10. Just about everything can be recycled in some way. Visit the RecycleIT directory to find out how and where to recycle.
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Reducing what we use reduces the need to dig up new raw materials, which often damages the surrounding environment. Recycling also helps control waste disposal problems and saves energy. Our waste reduction and recycling activities can make a difference. To find out what actions you can take to recycle, click on the links below. |
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