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It is amazing how quiet this thread is. Do people not care, or is it a case of ignoring it in the hope it'll go away?
I started using a keep cup about 5 years ago. My colleagues at the time made fun of me. Admittedly I was much less aware of the impact of disposable cups at the time and it was more of a means of having my own cup to drink from most of the time. More recently I refuse to buy a coffee if I've forgotten my keepcup. I need to get a cheap collapsible one to keep in my mtb trail pack for train station coffee.
I went veggie 5 years ago, more for health reasons at the time, and this year have slipped into eating a little meat again (6-12 times a year), however I've gone back to avoiding it again in recent months as I become more aware of the impacts of livestock farming.
I only buy fruit and veg loose, and don't put it in small plastic bags. This is annoying as loose stock is inconsistent in my local sainsburys but we won't go hungry. A refill shop has opened near me in peckham which has been a major help. It costs more but if there is a choice we buy everything in glass bottles rather than plastic so that we can reuse them. We get our milk delivered in glass bottles.
One of my neighbours battled with the council for some time which resulted in 6 composters being installed in our cul de sac, which makes recycling food waste dead easy.
Last night I tried baking bread which worked a treat. It worked out at 25p a loaf, tastes banging, and is one less thing i need to buy in plastic packaging. The missus loves baking and has been using one of those reusable baking sheets rather than foil or parchment for the past 2 years.
Admittedly I am a petrol head, and have just bought a car that's not light on petrol, but my mileage is low (3000 miles a year max), we cycle and walk as much as possible, and very rarely fly.
I've just bought some of those wax paper things to replace clingfilm, and a nut milk making bag to try making our own oat milk.
Clothes is a big one. I usually wear stuff til it literally falls apart on me. Partly out of an unwillingness to shop, partly out of being a tight arse and not wanting to buy cheap crap.
I'm aware that one household changing habits in a country that doesn't contribute much to the problem isn't a big deal, but I guess we have to start somewhere. If nothing else it means we're making less trips to the refuse bin...