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Free sharing or charitable donation of my stuff rather than landfill. I’ve been doing it for a few years.

I knit for three knitting yarn companies and also make baby cardigans and matinee sets. If I have any baby yarn left over I make premature baby hats and cardigans.

We have been gradually changing so many habits over the last seven years or so.
Every second week we sort a bag, drawer or cupboard and dispose of at least one item. These are sold on eBay, offered on Freecycle or donated to charity shops.
Love energy bulbs, turning lights off frequently, short showers not baths. I put the plug in and recycle the shower water onto the garden during dry spells!
We eat a quarter of the meat we used to. We always buy local or at least British wherever possible. Less travel, no flights.
Bee, butterfly and insect friendly plants, no chemical gardening, hedgehog, bird, bat and bee hotels!
We may be a drop in the ocean but it does make us feel we are doing a little to contribute.
The benefits are amazing - less clutter, lower bills, healthier digestive system and a garden filled with life.

Recycling, composting, cycling more than driving, buying items without plastic packing where possible, and when in lockdown started - and will continue to grow my own vegetables (although it's a steep learning curve - the insects and birds had more than their fair share this time)

I now avoid my supermarket and it's plastic covered produce, and air miles on the items - in favour of my farm shop for local seasonal produce and farm reared meat and eggs.

I use my (energy efficient) freezer for when I cook- so if I make a vegetarian lasagne - I`'ll double up and freeze half. Low energy lightbulbs, a waterbutt on my greenhouse (where I have grown my own for years), composting, avoiding plastic, and recycling/reusing the plastic I do buy (plastic tubs make great seed containers) and I cycle whenever I can rather than take the car.

We have gone mostly vegetarian, and learned how to use an array of vegetables (local and our own) to make the best meals - using my herb garden, and a selection of dried herbs to make the best meals - no red meat has been eaten in my home for over 18 months.

We have redecorated using energy efficient insulating wallpaper, upped our loft insulation, bought solar panels and turned down our thermostat on the central heating.

I do loads of stuff that i dont consider a 'special' thing- recycling as much as i can, re-using things like bags/boxes, cutting down on waste( i eat all the leftovers in our house!) Buying 'new' only when neccessary, etc, so didnt think it would be worth mentioning.But a lot of us are doing all this, so i guess its just the norm now anyway?

I recycle everything i can , use old clothes as dusters , give old clothes to charity ,old glasses to Specsavers to be re-used abroad , walk where possible (saves money and keeps me healthy ) , grow my own veg , cook from scratch , use vinegar instead of chemical cleaner around the house , think before i buy do i really need this , luckily i was raised by a waste not want not Mother , I am 65 yrs old so all of the above was ingrained in me from a early age and finally i can triumphantly say to my dear GD Nan was years & years ahead of the times recycling before recycling was in fashion lol

Trying to have two meat free days each week and growing my own herb and vegetables using my hessian bags whilst shopping and recycling and up cycling my clothes and I also now buy roll on deodorant instead of aerosol cans

Insulating my home, turning thermostats down by 1 degree, everything on timers - so it goes off when we need it to, buying local - so everything comes in brown paper bags, or greaseproof paper - no plastic here ! (or very little for sure) - we now have a milkman too - so glass bottles every morning which are washed and reused for the next day.

recycle everything i can and buy local

Eliminate single use plastic where possible, if unable to find another use for it eg waste bag

I take numerous steps to help the climate crisis including most already mentioned:

Walking instead of driving
Reduce waste - recycling/composting
and much more

Mostly, I think about everything I buy now and what the impact is going forward including any purchases; food, clothing, household goods and how they are made etc.

Continuing to listen and learn is the best way forward.

I give unwanted items via Freegle

growing a meadow rather than a lawn, leaving seed heads for the birds, and definitely using the car less, a side effect from the pandemic but one which will continue after I think

Recycle everything possible and have a good clear out
and donate items that have not been seen or used for used. One good aspect of the lockdown was that I really got started on this way of living.

Lots of recycling, cooking food from scratch, use kitchen water to water plants, walk to the shops, don’t use plastic if we can avoid it. Use everything sensible.

I walk to the shop, use soap instead of shampoo. Eat more fish than chicken and lamb. Don’t waste water, electricity. Don’t waste food, just buy what you need. Don’t use plastic if possible. Eat local food if you can get it.

Always recycle everything I can, try and buy groceries with little or no packaging, re-purpose as much as possible, I have just made some cushions from old pillows, donate anything I no longer need to charity or via freecycle and lockdown has meant I am working from home so the car stays on the drive reducing my carbon footprint.

My partner and I only buy second hand or recycled clothing and always use reusable bags/tote bags when shopping to cut down our plastic consumption.

Recycle in household collections, at the recycling centre
Send items to charity shops or Freecycle for reuse, or sell them on ebay, Gumtree or Facebook Marketplace.
Buy food carefully and don't waste any
Always use eco lightbulbs
LED tv
Public transport when possible, minimal car journeys

We're one of the few families that I know that only have one car.

I don't have a car, try to walk more.
Recycling and using much less plastic.
Donating unwanted goods to Freegle or charity shops