| General | | | | 13.Use a shredder for sensitive papers. |
| 1.Start today. Don't procrastinate. | | | | Keeping things clear |
| 2.Sort things into piles of wanted and unwanted. | | | | 14.Make a habit of putting things away and get |
| 3.Bin anything that cannot be sold or recycled. | | | | others to do the same. |
| At home | | | | 15.Do tidying jobs as you go along so that they |
| 4.Sort through clothes and throw out any you no | | | | don't build up. |
| longer wear. | | | | 16.Open post and deal with it as it comes in. |
| 5.Invest in some storage. Visit your local hardware | | | | Reduce, Reuse & Recycle |
| or DIY store for ideas. | | | | 17.Get to know where your local recycling facilities |
| 6.For large items ask your local council to take | | | | are and use them on a weekly basis. |
| them away. | | | | 18.Local council recycling facilities should include at |
| 7.Clear out old toys and books that are no longer | | | | least:- paper, plastic, tins, shoes, cardboard, clothes |
| being used. | | | | and fabric, engine oil, printer cartridges. Check |
| 8.Create a filing system for all those bills etc. | | | | them out. |
| Destroy old bills that you no longer need - don't | | | | 19.Use local charity shops |
| put them directly in the rubbish. | | | | 20.Go to car boot sales |
| In the office | | | | 21.Advertise items in the local newspaper or send |
| 9.Have an office clear out day. Rent a couple of | | | | items to auction. |
| skips and get everyone to have a clear out. | | | | 22.Recycle kitchen and garden waste in a |
| 10.Sort through files and weed out old papers. | | | | compost heap or wormery. |
| Archive or bin them. | | | | 23.Take old mobile phones back to the supplier. |
| 11.Introduce a clear desk and floor policy. | | | | Don't become a slave to keeping things clear. |
| 12.Have recycling bins for paper and drinks cans. | | | | Remember to keep things in proportion. |