Practical Sustainability
Reading FSC labels on wood, paper and packaging
Understand FSC 100%, FSC Mix and FSC Recycled labels, and check whether a claim applies to a product, its packaging or both.
USE · REPAIR · REPEAT
Make the things you already own work a little longer.
Practical steps towards a less wasteful everyday home. Explore focused guides, useful examples and questions worth asking.
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Home Comfort
A draught excluder must leave planned ventilation working
Draught-proofing should reduce unwanted leaks while preserving intentional ventilation. Identify what an opening does before covering it with a strip or excluder.
Everyday Waste Decisions
Check the collection route before putting an aerosol can in recycling
Aerosol recycling depends on the local collection system and whether the can contains product. Check the accepted route without puncturing or crushing the container.
Sorting household materials
A paper envelope’s window does not settle its recycling rules
Check your local collection’s rule for window envelopes, and distinguish ordinary paper envelopes from padded or mixed-material mailers before recycling.
Household Waste
Broken drinking glass does not always belong with glass bottles for recycling
Drinking glasses and glass packaging may have different disposal routes. Identify the item and check local instructions before putting broken glass into recycling.
Everyday Waste
Shredded paper needs a different recycling check from a whole sheet
Check the local route for shredded paper before putting it with whole sheets, including collection rules, containment and confidential documents.