“Got up. Shaved. Then chucked the razor in the bin. Had a shower. Got changed. Had a coffee, spilt most of it on the table. Cleaned it up with one of those disposable wet wipe thingies. Chucked it in the bin. Got the bus. Listened to my personal stereo. Batteries went flat. Chucked them in the bin. Bought new ones. Carried them in a plastic bag to work. Chucked the plastic bag in the bin. Then chucked the batteries plastic wrapping in the bin. Went out, bought sandwich, apple and orange at lunchtime. Took them back to the office in a plastic bag. Chucked the plastic bag in the bin. Chucked plastic packaging from sandwiches in the bin. Took apple and orange out of another, small plastic bag. Chucked it in the bin…”
This is an extract from a Waste Aware Grampian radio advert used to highlight just how much we throw away on a daily basis. There are numerous ways that you can cut down the amount of waste you produce by switching from disposables to reusables.
Find out more:
Sort It – Lists suppliers of many reusable products.
Real Nappies – Visit the Waste Aware Scotland website to find out all you need to know about using real nappies.
Carrier bags – Visit the Bags section on our Waste Aware Scotland website to find out how you can
reduce,
reuse and
recycle your carrier bags.
