Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

The 3 R's, these are easy, in fact why not set yourself a target to implement one these ideas before the end of the day!

Reduce - This one is a personal favorite, it's easy and it saves some cash (I prefer to spend my money on fun stuff!). It's all about not using 'stuff' in the first place - do you need to buy those apples packed in the plastic tray wrapped in another layer of plastic? Why not buy them loose? Do you really need to use the car today? If the weather is good why not get some fresh air and walk? With fuel prices constantly increasing this one will certainly save you some of your hard earned cash!

Reuse - all about using 'stuff' more than once. With the modern world becoming increasingly used to the 'disposable' way of life, reuse is all about reversing that lazy trend to throw stuff away. I bet you have some plastic carrier bags somewhere from your last shopping trip, well next time you go shopping why not take them with you and reuse them? Easy!

Recycle - this is the last resort! If you couldn't reduce or reuse then the final option is to recycle. This is very easy these days, most local authorities provide weekly collections of glass and paper from your doorstep. When they have gone to so much trouble to collect and recycle it for you it seems rude not to!

There's plenty of other things you can do, if you've got a good idea then feel free to share it with us all by posting a comment.