SOME SIMPLE WAYS TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Click on a jigsaw piece for some ideas.

Reduce

REDUCE

Reuse

REUSE

Recycle

RECYCLE

Replace

REPLACE

RESPECT OUR PLANET

REDUCE

Landfill waste

  • Start a compost heap
  • Sort your rubbish
  • Buy only what you need

 

Water use

  • Install a water butt
  • Avoid using lawn sprinklers
  • Launder clothes less often
  • Shower instead of taking a bath

 

Pollution

  • Walk or cycle when possible
  • Use public transport if available
  • Swap to an electric vehicle
  • Avoid using harsh chemicals

 

Energy use

  • Insulate your home
  • Install a Smart Meter
  • Use 'green' electricity
  • Wash clothes at lower temperatures
  • Look out for HEAT's events!

 

Carbon footprint

  • Fly only when necessary
  • Grow your own vegetables
  • Eat less meat
  • Buy local produce
  • Plant a tree

 

REUSE

Visit the Repair Café

  • Don't throw something away or buy new until you've seen if it can be repaired by the Repair Café's volunteers.
  • You can also bring along garden tools that need sharpening or bikes in need of repair.
  • Cake and refreshments available too!

Other suggestions

  • Many dry cleaners also offer minor repairs and adjustments
  • Resoling shoes can give them a new lease of life
  • Consider sharing resources with neighbours - for example, a patio cleaner or strimmer
  • Buy refillable printer ink cartridges

RECYCLE

West Berkshire Council facilities

  • Kerbside collection
    • Paper & card
    • Glass bottles & jars
    • Plastic bottles & cans
    • Food waste
    • Garden waste

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  • Station Road Recycling bins
    • Small electricals
    • Hard plastics
    • Paper & card
    • Glass

Other local collection points

  • Soft plastics - Tesco
  • Charity shops
    • British Red Cross
    • Blue Cross

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  • Clothing & textile bins
    • Outside One Stop
    • Tesco car park

Newbury Community Furniture Project

  • Furniture
  • Electrical and household items

Sell unwanted items

  • eBay
  • Facebook Marketplace
  • Local newspaper/magazines

See our Recycling Information section

REPLACE

Make things last as long as possible

  • Repair items if possible (perhaps visit the Repair Café!)
  • Having a carpet professionally cleaned can give it a new lease of life.
  • Having curtains dry cleaned can make them look like new.

 

Investigate buying secondhand

Verify environmental claims

  • Find out where products come from
  • Check that fair, ethical and sustainable methods have been followed

Consider the lifetime impact

  • Check the availability and cost of spare parts
  • Check options for recycling / disposal at end-of-life
  • Replace fossil-fuel powered tools with electric/battery versions

Before replacing your boiler..

  • Consider installing a heat pump
  • Make sure you can control different parts of your home independently
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