Reducing household waste

You can significantly reduce the amount of waste you create by making small changes, for example:

• using your own shopping bags
• avoiding products with unnecessary packaging
• choosing reusable products

For practical tips on reducing food waste, visit Love Food Hate Waste which offers useful advice to help you make a difference.

Reusing and repurposing

Reusing items can save money and reduce waste:

• Furniture:repaint or restyle it
• Clothing: restyle, repair, or donate to charity shops
• Nappies: switch to reusable nappies

Community reuse groups

Freegle and Freecycle help with the exchange of free items to reduce landfill waste.

• Find your nearest Freegle group
• Freecycle

Home composting

Creating your own compost at home is a low cost and natural process. You can compost your kitchen and garden waste into nutrient rich food for your garden. Find out more on our home composting page.

Reducing junk mail

Cut down on unwanted mail to reduce waste paper:

• joining the Mail Preference Service to have your name removed from direct mailing lists, register online at MPS online.
• joining the Royal Mail Door to Door service, by contacting Royal Mail to reduce unaddressed junk mail.
• display a "No Junk Mail" sticker
• unsubscribe from unwanted mailing lists or tick the "no further information" box on forms

Batteries

Rechargeable batteries are cost-effective and eco-friendly.

Return used batteries to the store where purchased or take them to a Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Buy recycled products

Buying recycled products increases demand and makes them more economically viable while also reducing the energy required for production.

Support recycling by purchasing everyday products made from recycled materials, such as:

• toilet paper
• writing paper
• mouse mats made from recycled tyres
• pencils made from plastic vending cups

To learn more, visit Recycle Now.

Tips on reducing waste

For tips on reducing food waste, visit Cheshire East Recycling Service - YouTube

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