Easy Ways To Reduce Your Landfill Waste

Reducing our landfill waste is important, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, there are many relatively simple methods by which we can reduce our landfill waste by simply reusing, repurposing or changing the way we dispose of waste at home. Let’s take a closer look at a few key ways in which you can easily reduce landfill waste at home.



Donate Clothes

One of the most significant contributions to landfill waste that can and should be cut down on, clothing has become a far more prominent issue in the 21st century, as fast fashion dominates our Western society. Today, many people are recognising the need to reduce not just the amount of new clothing they buy, but also the amount of old clothing they throw away. Upselling, recycling and donating clothes have all become far more commonplace in the modern world, as we aim to be far more conscious about what we wear, how we source it and how we dispose of it.

Boycott Plastic Bottles

An incredibly easy and cost-effective method for reducing your landfill waste is to completely cut out your reliance on plastic water bottles. Today, brands such as Chilly’s, have introduced reusable water bottles as a means to reduce the number of plastic bottles manufactured across the world, to prevent them from reaching landfills, or worse, the ocean.

Buy Less!

No, really; it may seem obvious, and it may also feel like something you don’t entirely want to do, but an essential way of cutting back on your landfill waste is, well, cutting down on your consumption. When buying clothes, for instance, think long and hard about whether you really need that new pair of jeans and what, exactly, will happen to your old pair when you buy them. Think about what you need, rather than what you want, and when you do decide to buy something, think carefully about where it was sourced, the impact it may cause and how you’ll eventually dispose of it.

Reuse/Resell/Repurpose

As our understanding of environmental impact grows as a society, so too does our desire to change the way we handle old or unwanted produce. Today, great emphasis is placed on reusing, upcycling or repurposing old products to prevent throwing them away unnecessarily. Glass bottles can be flower pots, old jeans can be cut into shorts, and almost any piece of furniture can be sold online if it’s in at least some working condition.

Recycle

A simple method of cutting back on your landfill is recycling. Plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, tins, cans and glass can all be easily recycled both at home and at your local recycling centre.

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