Shops & Shopping

Ways to reduce waste while shopping and give unwanted items a second life. Articles cover charity donations, freeganism, avoiding packaging, and alternatives to buying new products.

A Guide to Buying Recycled Goods

Buying recycled products completes the recycling loop and helps reduce landfill waste while supporting industries that create jobs.

All About Freeganism and Dumpster Diving

Freegans reject consumer culture by finding free food and items in dumpsters to reduce waste and avoid working traditional jobs.

All About Give Away Shops

Free shops let you take donated items without paying anything, run entirely by volunteers who believe in sharing resources.

Freeganism: Is It Safe?

What you need to know about staying safe while practicing freeganism and eating discarded food.

Giving Your Used Goods to Charity: Does It All Get Used?

Not all donated items get resold in charity shops, but knowing which charities need what means your gifts actually help their cause.

Great 'Green' Ways to Re-Use Your Carrier Bags

Stop throwing away carrier bags after one use—here are practical ways to reuse them around your home and community.

Great Ways to Avoid Disposable Products

Switching to reusable products instead of disposables saves money over time and cuts down on waste and plastic pollution.

How to Avoid Excess Packaging

Cut down on household waste by choosing products with minimal packaging and avoiding unnecessary wraps and boxes.

Interview with a Charity Shop Worker

A charity shop worker explains what donations actually help and what items to avoid giving to thrift stores.

What You Can Do with Old Electrical Goods

Give your old electronics a second life instead of sending them to landfill or incineration.