Reduce

By making a few simple changes to our lifestyles we can all significantly reduce the contents of our household waste bin.

Worcestershire residents threw away of 272,649 tonnes of household waste in 2018/19, costing Worcestershire County Council over £31m. It is predicted the amount of waste will increase to over 290,000 tonnes per year by 2020, with projected disposal costs of £35m. Every person can play their part in reducing the amount of waste that they throw away, which currently stands at around just under half a tonne per person per year!

There are a number of ways everyone can reduce their waste:

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Take the 30 day zero waste challenge
Lets Waste Less volunteers
Reducing Plastic
Reducing your waste in school
Repair
Reusable Nappies
Food Waste Disposers
Unwanted Mail

Lets Waste Less Volunteers

Lets Waste Less Volunteers encourage people in their local community to reduce the amount of waste they throw away; this could be via composting, food waste reduction, recycling more, reusing or repairing items or not generating the waste in the first place.