Avoid over-packaging. Do you need to buy items individually wrapped?
If so, is the wrapping material made from recycled materials? Could
you buy the same product made from recycled materials?
Look out for items such as recycled toilet paper, kitchen rolls, tissue,
refuse sacks, recycled writing paper, and envelopes.
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Recycle your rags rather than buying new cloths or paper products, even
if they are recycled.
Use proper cups, plates and cutlery rather than plastic or paper disposable
items.
Choose longer-life, energy efficient and rechargeable products.
Buy refillable or remanufactured printer cartridges for home or workplace
computers and return spent cartridges for recycling.
Keep asking questions at your local store about the availability of
recycled products. Congratulate the store manager when the new recycled
content product ranges are stocked.
Use your consumer power in the workplace too. For example, nearly every
office has a photocopier. Does it use recycled paper? Has it ever been
tried?
Find out what your local authority is doing about recycling and green
purchasing. Does it have an environmental purchasing policy?
Help spread the word - tell other people that you buy recycled products
in preference to others.
