:: Use your council's doorstep recycling collection.

:: Make space next to your bin for a recycling container - then it's as simple to recycle as it is to throw away.

:: Don't forget that your local supermarket will probably have a recycling bank, so don't forget to drop before you shop.

:: When you are shopping at the supermarket, avoid convenience foods with layers of packaging, and buy loose rather than prepacked fruit and vegetables.

:: Buy a `bag for life' rather than using endless plastic carrier bags.

:: Look for environmentally-friendly choices when purchasing high-end goods for your home, such as flooring, work surfaces, recycled glassware and organic, solvent-free paint. See the website below for a range of products made from recycled materials.

:: Buy refills - most bathroom and cleaning products are available as refills.

:: Recycle your clothes, books and unwanted gifts, by selling them online or giving them to charity shops.

:: You don't even need to throw away old paint after you have been decorating, because there is a scheme that can use it again for a worthwhile purpose. See the website below.

:: Get a compost bin for your garden and food waste. Feed it with vegetable/fruit peelings, teabags, eggshells and garden prunings to create compost that will make your garden bloom.

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