Waste Checklist
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Use a keep cup for your daily coffee. If you forget your cup, make the time to drink your coffee at the cafe*
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Take a reusable water bottle when you go out
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Use reusable shopping bags
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Take home-made snacks/sandwiches/meals when you are on the go to reduce the need to buy plastic-wrapped items
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Use waxed cloths to keep food fresh
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If you drive to the shops, keep reusable shopping bags in the car and remember to take them with you!
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Bring your own container when getting take-away meals*
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Use your own reusable fruit/vegetable bags or shop at a store that provides them
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Say no to straws
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Avoid coffee pods, or use reusable pods
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Avoid teabags (especially those that contain plastic) and use loose-leaf tea
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Buy the 'imperfect' produce
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Use shampoo bars rather than shampoo in plastic bottles
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Swap to rechargable batteries
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Pick up rubbish on the beach, or anywhere, when you see it * (Make sure you wear gloves and wash hands)
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Reuse wrapping paper and packaging
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Dine in rather than take away*
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Use towels, sheets, clothes etc to pack fragile items when moving (as opposed to bubble wrap) etc.
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Buy products with no/minimal packaging
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Buy coffee from a Responsible Cafe
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Give gifts that are reusable and have no plastic packaging and minimal other packaging
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Cook from scratch and reduce packaging
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Make up a system that suits you to remember your reusable coffee cup and waterbottle so you've always got it with you
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Stockpile plastic wrapping/bags/clingwrap and recycle in the RED Cycle bin at majr supermarkets
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Ask your favourite cafes/restaurants/food shops to become a trashless takeaway outlet*
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Buy items made from recyclable materials
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Mend and repair things rather than throwing away
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Use brown paper bags and greaseproof paper to wrap sandwiches (if you don't have beeswax wraps) rather than plastic
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Reuse or repurpose things you already have rather than buying new
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Go paperless
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Before you buy a new item, ask yourself "do I need it?"
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Shop for second hand clothes and household goods before purchasing new items
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Find a drycleaner (if you really need to use one) that offers reusable garment bags and return the hangers if you do not need them
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Recycle clothes and textiles that cannot be sold or donated so it doesn't go to landfill
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Borrow or rent items that you only need occasionally
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Find a hairdresser that is part of the Sustainable Salons Australia program
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If you have a business, conduct a Bin Trim review
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Be a recycling afficianado
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Compost your food scraps
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Start a worm farm
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Buy from companies that reduce waste throughout their supply chain
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Avoid buying items that cannot be reused or recycled