City of Bayswater
- Useful Tips to Reduce, Re-use, Recycle Your Waste -
Reduce
At home
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Pack your lunch and food in reusable containers
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Use your own bags at the supermarket
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Buy in bulk
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Buy items that will last
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Buy fruit and vegies loose, not in bags
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Plan your menu ahead of time to reduce food waste
In the office
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Think twice before printing out e-mails and other material is that really needed?
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Always do a print preview before printing so there are no nasty surprises awaiting you at the printer,resulting in wasted paper
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Set your computer to two-page printing as a default
Re-use
In the home and/or in the office
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Refill drink containers or use a mini-thermos for mobile hot drinks
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Re-use shopping bags, plastic containers and glass jars
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Re-use cards and wrapping paper (try a bit of creative cutting and pasting)
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Hold a clothing, plant or product swap meet with friends (a great excuse for a get-together)
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Hire, share or borrow items that arent often used
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Donate unwanted items to a charity
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Choose re-usable alternatives
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Use cloth napkins instead of paper
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Keep one-sided unwanted paper for scrap pads
Recycle
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Purchase recycled products
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Use your own worm farm
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Get that compost bin cranking!
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Recycle waste paper at home and work
