Did you know we have enough clothes on this planet to dress the next 6 generations? Let's make under-consumption our new value. Buy less and use what we already have. Try & wear everything in your wardrobe at least once a year instead of buying new. Repair as necessary. If not used and the item is clean, donate to a charity shop.

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After Christmas donate unwanted Christmas gifts to charity! If everyone in the UK did this it could save £48m worth of presents going into landfill.

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Switch to a reusable cup! If we did this when getting a hot drink from our local coffee shop it would stop 500 million take away cups from landfill.

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Say no to single use plastics! Look for alternatives packaging such as glass or aluminium which can be recycled indefinitely.

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Fight food waste! Plan your meals. Shop locally or grow your own were possible. And to stop food ending up going to waste remember the difference between “Use by” and “Best before” dates. Use by: must be consumed before this date. Best before: can still be consumed after this date but just won't be at it' best.

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An easy way to support local wildlife is by planting a sunflower, because a single sunflower can feed a dozen bees, and provide seeds for birds and will attract butterflies.

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Did you know over 8000 tons of waste is generated each year from Easter Eggs card & packaging each year. Remember to scrunch the foil before recycling and put the paper/cardboard into your household recycling bin.

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UK Butterflies are currently in decline. To support their conservation, try leaving a part of your garden wild. Uncut grass, brambles, nettles & dandelions are all wonderful spaces for butterfly to lay their eggs and to inhabit.

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Did you know placing shallow dishes of fresh clean water around your garden can be a lifeline to thirsty creatures like hedgehogs, birds and bees! If you also add a few clean pebbles other insects can perch and safely drink too!

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5 reasons why we shouldn't use weedkillers in our gardens...1. Weedkillers have a large carbon footprint from their manufacture, packaging & transportation. 2. Surface and groundwater pollution is caused by its runoff, accidental spillages and incorrect disposal. This poses a significant threat to our aquatic wildlife. 3. Weedkillers can damage or kill our garden plants. 4. Weedkillers can harm or kill garden wildlife, including invertebrates on plants when they are treated, and bees and other pollinators, that feed on treated plants. 5. Weedkillers can be poisonous to pets.

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Compost heaps are a great place for wildlife to forage and hide out in during the winter months.

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During water shortages save water for the garden by keeping a bucket by the kitchen door for your old washing up water, and by keeping a bowl for hand washing rather than let it run away. Have a bucket in the shower to save wasted water (especially if you have to run cold water off before it’s warm). If you like a nice relaxing bath, fill a couple of buckets with the water after bathing before you pull the plug out! This is all called “Grey Water” – recommended to use grey water within 24 hours but not on edible crops.

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Did you know that in the UK we throw away 1.4 million untouched bananas every day? So instead:

Just ripe bananas make lovely smoothies..

Very ripe banana can be used in pancakes and muffins...

Over ripe bananas can be used for banana bread.

You can also freeze ripe banana, or even better dip them in chocolate then freeze them for a tasty dessert another day.

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Did you know, every tonne of paper you recycle saves 17 trees?