Campaigns & Education - Smart Shopping
Smart shopping is a partnership initiative to encourage people to think before you buy. The amount of waste that fills up our bins is directly linked with the goods we purchase for consumption.
Being a smart shopper will helps us reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill, thus reducing our impacts on the environment; it may also help you save some money!
Every one can be a smart shopper and here you have some little actions that can make big differences.
- Choose fruit and vegetables loose - preventing unnecessary packaging in your house not only reduces your hassle to get ride of it, but also helps the environment
- Choose to shop at local markets - products are fresher, you help the environment by cutting down on emissions associated with transport and support local producers and your community!
- Choose reusable/rechargeable/repairable items - it will cut down on waste and may generate you some savings.
- Choose to buy refillable items - you only need the contents, not the container, don't you?
- Choose to shop with reusable bags - plastic carrier bags take hundreds of years to degrade when landfilled. Reusable cotton bags not only are long-lasting, but could be composted once they get too old.
- Choose charity shops - they're full of interesting, good quality stuff, for a fraction of the price of brand new items. The funds they raise will help people in need here and abroad.
- Choose to home compost - why buy fertiliser for your garden when you can make your own? Home compost would make your garden nicer, help the environment and save you money too. It's no doubt a winner option!
Did you know that:
- Every year the average UK adult spends £1,725 on wasted goods and services?
- Wasted food accounts for almost £424 per person every year?
- Each person in the UK uses an average of 290 plastic carrier bags a year?
- In less than 10 years we will run out of landfill space?
Let's change these figures, save the environment and some money! Be a smart shopper!
To find out the details of smart shopping events and other activities throughout the year visit our latest news section.
