The following tips will help you to achieve this goal.
Small steps
Give away or sell unwanted items such as clothes, furniture, toys and paint
This will reduce clutter in your home and allow others to get some use from your unwanted items.
Recycle old electronic waste
Recycle old computers, TVs and cell phones (
electronic waste). Old cell phones can be taken back to Telecom or Vodafone stores for re-use or recycling.
Use re-usable cloth bags for your shopping
This reduces the number of plastic bags that you will need while shopping.
Reduce your rubbish and choose concentrates and refills, or buy in bulk
This reduces the amount of packaging that needs to be recycled and will save you money.
Reuse envelopes by putting labels over the old address
This reduces the number of new envelopes that you will need to purchase, and the number of envelopes that need to be recycled.
Think about things you can re-use — old envelopes, gift-wrap, glass jars etc
Reusing items cuts down on the number of new things you need to purchase and reduces the amount of waste you produce.
Big steps
When building or renovating re-use and recycle your materials
This will prevent some construction waste from going into landfills.
