Environmental Resources

=Bring less stuff home=

Reduce your junk mail by registering with the Mailing Preference Service http://www.mpsonline.org.uk
Stop using plastic bags! Get a string bag from http://www.naturalcollection.com
Women! Reduce your toilet paper consumption - learn to pee standing up
Stop buying tampons/pads - try a Mooncup (UK) aka a Divacup (US/Canada)
Use rechargeable batteries: http://www.eurobatteries.com/

=Use renewable energy= Comparison shop for a green electricity supplier at http://www.greenelectricity.org/

=eat local food= Grow your own: Get an allotment
Grow organically - some good places to get info and supplies: http://www.hdra.org.uk/ and http://www.organiccatalog.com and http://www.thegardenersshop.co.uk
Buy produce directly from farmers: find your nearest organic farmers market

=reduce your waste stream= Furnishings, computers, paint and almost anything reusable can be given away or gotten for free on Freecycle
Also try selling stuff on Ebay or Craig's List
Find your nearest recycling center http://www.recycleforlondon.com/
Compost bins can be made from all sorts of old stuff, or you can buy one ready-made. Many councils sell them inexpensively; Thames water also sells composters at a reduced price to their customers
Compost - get a worm bin http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk or try http://www.wormshop.co.uk/

=collect rainwater for your garden= Buy a water butt! These are widely available - Thames water sells water butts at a reduced price to their customers
Or make your own!


Donate your old eyeglasses	Ask your optician if they participate in a program with a charity that redistributes eyeglasses. Dolland and Aitchison collect them in all their stores. See http://www.danda.co.uk/blog/charities/vision-aid-overseas/

Donate old cell phones:	Donation packs available at Tesco, or you can hand phones in at any Scope or Red Cross shops. Phones will be refurbished and sold off or recycled, depending on the condition of the phone

recycle old batteries	Call Duracell on 0800 716434 for a freepost label and Jiffy bag to return spent batteries or send Ever Ready batteries to Energizer UK, Recycling, Freepost LOL2311, Dunstable, Beds LU54YY