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I keep all coffee pods to recycle and take them to the local animal charity shop. They take certain crisp packets and they used to take empty cat pouches but some people were not washing them out. This also gives the animal charity funds.
I do find it hard to then see some recycled goods exported abroad and then just dumped.

As a family we now have 2 x meat free days. With two teenage sons that was not easy at first but now it is the norm. Making a concerted effort to have no waste food.

We have solar panels on our house and try to match our energy usage to when they're generating electricity. It's obviously easier in the summer when there's a surplus, but in winter we try to make sure we run appliances during the day and so on.

more and more recycling

We have solar panels, and we recycle everything possible.

I’ve been a recycler since my teenage years. I don’t like to see anything go to waste. I worked in a school until I retired at 66. I persuaded the head to let me get the council to deliver a mega wheelie bin and boxes and prowled the classrooms after school moving paper thrown away from rubbish bins to recycling box. I was told to my face that I was wasting my time but I persevered. I don’t know if I converted anyone but I filled that bin every week. I also discovered that at the end of term all used pencils were thrown away, some of them bArely touched. I collected them, sized them and put them into sets for the charity shop. Nothing gets thrown away in our house if I can find a use for it. We grow our own veg and fruit and have a compost bin and heap on the go while another bin and heap ripen to the stage where I can spread them on the veg beds. Raised beds are made from old discarded wardrobes and carcasses of bookshelves. It sounds a mess but they look just like bought ones. I could go on for ever. Recycling is in my blood. I wish I could say that my children are as ardent as I am. One of them is happy to buy from charity shops and hates waste, a second is coming round to recycling and another has an OCD partner and captures stuff thrown out when possible and brings it to me to find a new home for it. I am proud to have a granddaughter who was an organiser for the schoolchildren’s marches for change before Lockdown. Not under my influence but perhaps it’s in her blood too.

Not wasting food and growing as much of my own fruit and vegetables as possible.

Recycle as much as possible, eating less meat & using reusable bee's wraps instead of sandwich bags.

Cook from scratch, waste less food (compost scraps), travel less, walk not drive

Use the car as a last resort.
Recycle where possible and alter clothes to keep in use rather than buy new
Batch cook to save on electricity and use left overs where ever possible

Done away with plastic soap bottles and gone back to bars of soap on dishes. Always take my own bags to the shops.

I already do lots of recycling and try to buy more organically and this year I decided to grow my own veg. BUT the sweetcorn only half developed, the beans were ok but some went stringy because we had a rainy spell when they needed picking, the courgettes turned to marrows - we couldnt use them quickly enough. Tomatoes, beetroot, onions and leeks all ok. but am thinking I will grub up the veg patch and plant some fruit trees instead and scatter wildflower seeds around them as full on veg was too much hard work for little reward.

We have had solar panels for quite some time. Last year I decided not to buy any new clothes unless absolutely necessary - lockdown has helped with this - nowhere to go to wear them! We eat less meat. We recycle everything we can.

About 2 years ago we begin to have our milk delivered in glass bottles which will be washed and reused over and over again. We use soap instead of hand wash and have just discovered shampoo bars. We have a compost bin for all our food waste which we use on our allotment where we grow fruit and veg

Don't have a car, so either walk or use the bus. Haven't flown for about 20 years, never take cruises. Been recycling paper, glass, etc. for years. Only use low energy bulbs. Washing machine - only use low temp washes, and full loads as appropriate. Don't have a tumble dryer. All curtains are fully lined, heating only goes on when really cold, costs nothing/uses no energy to wear warm clothes and a blanket when sitting. Regularly donate, especially books, to charity shops or I give them away. If I need a new item, I try the charity shops first, e.g. crockery. Often eat no-meat meals, and have a food waste bin. Live alone, but often batch-cook, freeze portions. Use bee's-wax wraps, use a shop that refills my own containers with oats, flour, etc. Always have bags with me when I shop. Never bought a lot of clothes or accessories and haven't bought any for over a year, have enough of everything to keep me going for a long time. So much of what I do I've been doing for years, so I've probably forgotten lots of it.

I’m recycling everything I can
Donating old clothes to Charity
I’m definitely eating less meat too

Pretty much the same as everyone else, I guess. I walk everywhere under an hour each way and use public transport for longer trips. I use reusable shopping bags, buy loose where possible, refill water bottles etc., buy clothes that last, recycle anything that can't be reused, use a jumper or exercise instead of heating

We are doing lots of little things such as recycling everything we can, even food. We all have reusable coffee cups and water bottles, I have stopped using clingfilm and instead use beeswax wraps, and I have swapped to using reusable eye make up remover pads instead of wipes. We also have bags for life for shopping!

re-usable shopping bags

Re-using. Re-cycling and Up-cycling wherever we can!

Recycle, Upcycle and Cycle (and walk as much as possible)
Have just become pescatarian (baby steps to vegetarian & than vegan)
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Educate myself constantly about how I can make a difference

I have switched to a plant based diet and I am buying less clothes and wearing my older clothes for longer.

I sew clothes and mend products otherwise put things for family use or charity.
I try to buy food where I am not left with waste and also use ways to eliminate using plastic.

We've started eating less meat (meat free three times a week) and have recycled and donated all our unwanted items to charity dur I by lockdown. We also managed to make a few extra pennies on eBay - one person's trash is another persons treasure!

I've grown all the herbs I use in cooking, so I don't have to buy more than I need in plastic bags.