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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sandra Haurant

‘Bring a bag and use refills’: how to cut down on plastic waste

Money hacks WEB Plastic waste Jamie Wignall
An average UK household throws out 66 items of single-use plastic packaging in one week. Illustration: Jamie Wignall

The Big Plastic Count, an experiment led in May this year by Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic involving almost 100,000 homes, revealed that an average household throws out 66 items of single-use plastic packaging in one week – the equivalent of 3,432 items in a year. How can you shrink that mountain of plastic – and can it save you money?

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