From opting for reusable kitchen roll to shopping second-hand for most items, more and more people are learning to cut the amount of rubbish they throw out. Here’s how one family do it
Jen Gale only recently emptied the black bin for the first time in 2022 despite living in a four-person household plus pets. The mum, 44, and her family were keen to cut back on waste where they could, and now live a zero-waste lifestyle in their bid to protect the planet. Starting small, the family, from Warminster, Wiltshire, began by buying second hand and visiting zero waste stores.
Over the years they chucked away less and less - and this year, it took them NINE months to fill their black waste bin.
