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Reduce and recycle your domestic waste
Nappies
Buy re-useable cotton nappies and use a nappy service. The nearest one to Cardiff is:
Gentle Touch Collection and Delivery Service Unit, 1 Dyffryn Industrial Park, Ystrad Mynach CF82 7RJ, Tel/Fax: 01443 813444
Find out more from the National Association of Nappy Services.
Junk Mail
Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive. Contact the Mailing Preference Service to have your name removed from most mailing lists.
Toys, clothes, magazines
Pass unwanted toys and clothes to neighbours, nurseries or charities. Take old magazines to your local doctor's surgery.
Christmas and other celebrations
We all enjoy celebrating special occasions, but we often forget how much waste they can produce.
- Buy wrapping paper in rolls, rather than single sheets which could mean that you use more than you need or have waste that can not be used.
- Save festive ribbons and bows for re-use on gifts throughout the year.
- Consider buying an artificial Christmas tree
- If you want a real tree, buy one with roots which can be replanted in the garden until next year. Don't forget to water it when it is in the house. Don't move it streight from the warm house into the cold garden - the shock could kill it. Instead leave it in an unheated garage or shed for 24 hours to adjust to the cold before planting it.
- If you buy a tree without roots, arrange for the tree to be collected for shredding in the new year - phone the council to ask if they have a shredding service.
Buy recycled products
Get "Buy Recycled", a free guide to buying recycled products in South Wales. The guide is available from the Wales Environment Trust - 01633 811806. It includes where to buy recycled notepads, jiffy bags and car parts among other things.