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Library of ideas: Recycle contact lenses and makeup

Recycle contact lenses and makeup – there are free recycling programme online, or you can drop them of at participating…

Library of Ideas: Give something up challenge

Give something up for a limited time Challenge yourself to give something up. It could be: meat flying disposable plastics…

Library of Ideas: Learn your food’s carbon footprint

Find out the carbon footprint of your food using a carbon footprint calculator. Start with this Follow The Food interactive…

Library of Ideas: Volunteer

Volunteer some time with an organisation that’s addressing climate change Further information: https://www.transitiontownmk.org/contact-us/ Time commitment: Medium

Library of Ideas: Use zero-waste shops

Use zero-waste shops to refill your own containers rather than buying another single-use container. Further information: https://www.mollyspantry.co.uk/ https://www.myrefillmarket.com/ https://planetrefill.org.uk/ Time…

Library of Ideas: Buy Second hand

Buy second hand rather than buying new (and save money too!) Further information: https://www.ebay.co.uk/ https://www.gumtree.com/ https://www.ilovefreegle.org/ https://olioex.com/ https://trashnothing.com/ Time commitment:…

Library of Ideas: Repurposing

Repurpose something that’s no longer of use – e.g. old clothes into cleaning cloths, glass jars into food storage caddies.…