According to the recent statistics, British households produce some 11.9 million tons of rubbish per year, which means that every British home is responsible for nearly half a ton of household waste every year. Those figures are huge, and there is no wonder why so many people talk about the impact everyday domestic activities have on the environment.
If you want to do something good for the planet, reducing the amount of junk your rubbish removal company has to collect from your property is a good place to start. Optimizing the rubbish removal process by actually making the amount of waste that is to be removed less is the first step to a more environmentally responsible lifestyle, and making a real difference in the world.
The first measure to take is to actually consciously examine the amount of junk your household produces on a daily basis. By doing so you will have the opportunity to better assess the situation and figure out a way to reduce those amounts. Don’t forget before doing this to acquaint yourself with what materials are recyclable in the depots in the area you live, and which are not. Recycling is an important aspect of the responsible rubbish removal project, and the more efficient you make it, the better.
A really trendy process that is more and more often employed in households all over Britain is composting. Food scraps are the most frequent type of junk produced by households and this process aims at naturally decomposing them and turning them into earthly smelling and looking material referred to as compost. You can use the compost to enrich the soil in your garden, because it is very rich in nutrients.
There is another method that will help you reduce the amount of junk produced by your household. It requires creativity or at least a little research in advance. We are namely talking about using old, seemingly unnecessary items, for purposes other than their original ones, instead of just throwing them away. This method can be applied for a huge variety of items – from old plastic bottles to broken furniture. Fortunately the Internet is full of useful advice on repurposing items, so all you have to do is make a Google search.
Buying more high quality items for your household activities – from toys to utensils – will considerably reduce the amount of waste you produce at home. It can seem a bit costly to do so, but in the long run you are going to realize it is actually cheaper, because high quality items tend to break down less often.
Last but not least, try to bring less junk in your home. The easiest way to do so is give up on the plastic shopping bags, and start shopping at your local farmers’ market for produce, instead from the supermarket, so that you cut back from the packaging you are either way just going to throw away. And it will be much tastier (and healthier) too when you come to think about it.