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Bathroom

Take a look around your bathroom, how many plastic bottles can you spot? Disposable razors? Non-recycled toilet roll in plastic wrap? Cotton buds in a plastic tub?

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See if you can make any of the below swaps to reduce your environmental impact. Visit the Small Steps to see more information with links to easy swaps.

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Did you know that every toothbrush you have ever sent to landfill still exists! 

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Statista Research Department states in 2019, an estimated 5.5 million people used disposable razors in Great Britain. Each of these users would be using multiple razors each year and each of these razors will probably have been supplied in plastic packaging or blister packs.

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Deodorant

Take a look at the deodorant or anti-perspirant you use. How much packaging does it have? How easily is it recycled? Does it use a propellant spray? Does it have a long list of ingredients that you aren’t quite sure what they are?

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There was a 2009 study by The Institute of Engineering which concluded liquid soap has a 25% larger carbon footprint than bar soap.

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