stevo wrote:
Cant the producers of our foods we buy in supermarkets reduce the size of the packaging it comes in, allso cant the makers of our household goods make them to last like they did years ago, nowadays they build them to last a short lifespan like your washing machines , driers tv etc etc, when they go wrong its cheaper to buy a new one.
I completely agree, Stevo - I'm horrified by the amount of stuff that gets thrown out.
In my part of London (Lambeth) we get a free weekly collection of recyclable stuff: paper, glass, tins, plastic bottles. I don't even have to sort it, just chuck everything in a big orange plastic bag. There's also a free garden waste recycling service - I think they compost the waste and use it in the local parks. I would still recycle if I had to make more of an effort but probably wouldn't be so conscientious. I take old clothes to the charity shop (and buy some there as well – got a nice jacket the other week) but it's depressing to think how little effect anything I do will have.