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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Hannah Booth

Get milk delivered and always buy refills: 20 simple ways to cut down on plastic (and save money)

Woman bring own container to shopping products in refill store
Refills can make a huge dent in your household’s plastic use. Photograph: wera Rodsawang/Getty Images

We all want to use less plastic, but it’s not always easy. So we asked you – readers of the Filter, along with friends, family and colleagues – how you cut down on plastic in your lives.

From making your own sparkling water to ditching teabags, here are all the ways you’re helping save the planet, one unnecessary piece of clingfilm at a time.

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