News on Surrey's Greener Future

A good place to start is clothes, this could mean sharing clothes within your family or local community in the form of a clothes swap.

There are a lot of ways that you can reuse your household items instead of buying new ones. You could try making your own watering can from an empty bottle, reusing old bedding, blankets and towels as kitchen cloths, using magazines as wrapping paper which will be a unique twist on thoughtful gifts and refilling empty jars - skipping the single-use plastic at your supermarket shop.

If you have an abundance of items you no longer need, rather than throwing them away you could give them a second life by taking them to a boot fair to get some money back in return, you'll also help other people to get a bargain.

There are many places that you can find second-hand items, charity shops are make a great sustainable shopping alternative. Boot fairs are very popular and are a great place to find a bargain.

Vintage kilo sales are also great, you can get bags of preloved clothes at bargain prices - all charged by the kilogram!

Websites like freecycle are also a great resource, users can upload free stuff to give away and register to find freebies in their local area.

Buying something new can generate waste, which has a huge impact on climate change as it can drive emissions up. 'Fast fashion' is one factor contributing to rising emissions as clothing and textiles continue enter the waste system. Reusing and recycling clothing is best and will help to reduce these impacts.