Scarborough Borough Council

Minimise your waste

Reducing and reusing your rubbish is just as important as recycling. In fact when thinking about your waste you should reduce, reuse and then recycle in that order.

Here are the Recycling Team's handy hints for reducing and reusing your rubbish, click on the hint to learn more.

• Hint 1 - Write a shopping list
• Hint 2 - Start home composting
• Hint 3 - Buy recyclable
• Hint 4 - Donate old items
• Hint 5 - Stop junkmail
• Hint 6 - Use reusable nappies
• Hint 7 - Use a bag for life
• Hint 8 - Avoid heavily packaged items
• Hint 9 - Get creative with reuse
• Hint 10 - Use rechargeable