- Look at the country of origin labels - try not to buy food that has travelled thousands of miles.
- Try not to buy food that is heavily packaged; any packaging should be as recyclable as possible.
- Buy fruit and veg loose rather than pre-packaged.
- Buy products in packaging that can be recycled - check in store before you buy.
- Use re-usable bags instead of plastic carrier bags. Reuse any plastic bags as often as you can.
- Re-use plastic wrappers from newspaper, magazine, catalogue and other mailings (e.g. as wrappers for food waste or even sandwich bags).
- Only buy the amount of food you are going to eat.
- Use local shops when you can.
- Avoid two for one food offers on fresh foods, unless you know it will be eaten before going off.
- Avoid two for one clothing purchases; you will usually wear one colourway only or mostly.
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