The following tips will help you to achieve this goal.
Medium steps
Re-use your food waste by composting
Composting your food scraps is good for the garden and reduces the amount of organic rubbish going to landfill. It is also an alternative to using your
in sink waste disposal.
Re-use your food waste and set up a worm farm
Worm farms turn food scraps into 'worm juice' and worm casts that you can use for fertiliser for your pot plants and garden.
Consider attending a Sustainable Living course
Sustainable Living courses are offered throughout the country and provide practical methods and tips to living sustainably in your home. Some of the topics include: transport, organic gardening, saving water and shopping choices. To find out more, and where your closest course is visit
Sustainable Living evening courses and introductory workshop sessions.
If you can, grow your own fruit and vegetables
Planting a fruit and vegetable garden is rewarding and will reduce the amount of rubbish created from packaging.
If you have fruit trees, a vegetable garden, or access to cheap produce when it is in season try preserving it
This means you can avoid wasting food, plus you can eat the fruit and vegetables you enjoy when they’re not in season.
