Shopping Behaviour
Shop Local
Try cutting down on the number of trips you make to out of town shopping centres. By driving to these centres you are adding to traffic pollution and congestion. Why not walk to your local high street for the odds and ends you need or use your corner shop? Maybe you could start buying in bulk to reduce the number of trips you have to make in the car. Remember, it's all about learning new habits.
Packaging
Try to buy products that don't have much packaging. Not only is excess packaging a total waste that will go straight into the bin - you're actually paying for it! You might as well throw your own money straight into the bin. Try buy loose vegetables and shop at the fresh produce counters in your supermarket or local store.
Seasonal Foods
Have you ever stopped to think where the food you buy every week actually comes from? Are your fruit & vegetables in season at home? Has your meat been reared locally? If not, then the chances are that your apples may have been flown in from South Africa, your tomatoes from the Canary Islands, and your lamb from New Zealand. Just think of the amount of fuel used in transportation and the amount of energy wasted. Try using local farms, butchers or the produce counters at your local supermarket and ask where the food comes from. Simply by taking your time to think about the origins of the food you are buying, and making the right choice, can make a world of difference.
Don't Buy Disposable
As a throw-away society we have come to depend on the ease and convenience of disposable products. All because we haven't got the time, or can't be bothered, to clean and wash a particular product. Yet did you know that the thousands of tonnes of so called 'disposable' products that are buried in rubbish tips each week take generations to rot away. Why not try investing in an electric razor or at least one that you can buy new blades for. You will not only be throwing out less rubbish but saving yourself money in the long run.
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