Reduce and Reuse
While much focus is given to recycling, the other R’s should never be forgotten and while REDUCE and REUSE automatically spring to mind, don’t forget REFUSE and REPAIR. If we continually just recycle our waste, we will always play catch up as each year householders add to the amount of waste generated the year before.
Consumers can have a dramatic impact on waste in Ballymoney, simply by making different choices on what and when items are purchased. One third of the cost an average food shopping trolley goes toward packaging and as much as one third of the food items purchased, end up in a bin.
These startling figures remind us that waste is so much a part of every day life, we perhaps become so used to it, we seldom take a step back and look at exactly what waste we do produce daily.
Eco Challenge
For one week, record what you put in your bin, particularly food waste. You may be surprised.
Once you do, think about ways of reducing or reusing waste, by looking at websites such as: