no cost/easy actions
- Buy products that have less packaging or more recyclable packaging
- If using a large wheelie bin, swap for a smaller bin or change collections to once a fortnight rather than once a week
- Use your own bag or container when shopping – do not accept plastic bags
- Re-use by buying second-hand gifts and goods
- Join the BYOC (Bring Your Own Container) campaign by taking your own cups, plates, cutlery etc to events
- Put a ‘No Junk Mail’ sticker on your letterbox – available from your local Council
- Drink tap water rather than buying bottled water
- Use kerbside recycling services in Nelson and in Tasman
- Make waste free lunches & picnics
- Print double-sided & only print documents that are necessary
- Attend a free Council run Create Your Own Eden workshop on composting
some cost/medium effort actions
- Recycle your kitchen food scraps by composting, worm farming or using a bokashi system
- Get together with your neighbours to chip fresh prunings & branches to make garden mulch
- Recycle all printer & toner cartridges, & batteries
- Use re-usable nappies
- Buy quality products and gifts that are eco-friendly, durable and recyclable
- Select non-bleached paper from sustainable forests
- Take garden waste to Council’s green waste hopper at your local Transfer Station
more cost/more effort actions
- Sell or pass on any electronic equipment that can be reused by others rather than taking it to landfill
- Aim to be a zero-waste household
- Minimise the use of chemicals for cleaning & replace with cleaner, greener products that won’t damage waterway
- Preserve & store excess vegetables & fruit
