Avoid disposables - cameras, batteries, nappies (to name just a few!)

Disposable products are only convenient for a short time. They soon take up ever-shrinking landfill space and waste precious resources.

Disposable nappies are probably enemy number 1 as far as clogging up our landfill sites is concerned. Click here for a list of real nappy suppliers and resources.

Try to avoid throwaway plates, cups and utensils. For any picnic or party, your durables at home work just as well - and for a lot less money.

And instead of buying paper towels and coffee filters, try to stick with tea towels, and a metal or cloth coffee filter. And stick to reusable lunch boxes instead of sandwich bags, and Thermos flasks instead of cans and bottles.