What else can I do?
There is a lot more that you can do to help the environment, from reducing your carbon footprint, reducing your water consumption at home, living more sustainably and more.
Community Repaint
Community RePaint schemes collect reusable, leftover paint and re-distribute it to individuals, families, communities and charities in need, improving the wellbeing of people and the appearance of places across the UK.
http://www.communityrepaint.org.uk/
Cynnal Cymru/Sustain Wales
A networking organisation that enables people to learn from each other and discover interesting good practice projects in Wales. We work with people and organisations across a broad range of issues - from climate change to economy and fair-trade to health. We increase awareness of sustainability issues and good practice examples, and raise awareness of practical resources encouraging sustainable living in Wales.
Eco-schools
The Eco-Schools programme provides a structure which not only acts as a vehicle for delivering environmental education, but also provides the learners with real life experiences of influencing their school’s impact on the environment. It’s the pupils who drive the changes and monitor the results, providing them with a clear sense of action and consequence. These values obtained are much more meaningful than learning about the theory alone andmakes environmental awareness and action a full part of the life and ethos of a school.
http://www.keepwalestidy.org/eco-schools
Energy Saving Trust
For independent advice on how to save energy in your home
Nest is the Welsh Government's flagship scheme to tackle fuel poverty across Wales. Get expert impartial advice on how to reduce your fuel bills, boost your income and make your home cosier.
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/wales
Every Can Counts
Every can counts aims to make it easier to recycle your drinks cans and make a difference. The partnership between drink can manufacturers and the recycling industry, aims to encourage you to recycle more whether it be at work, at college, at an event or festival whilst you're out and about.
http://www.everycancounts.co.uk/
Fly Tipping Action Wales
A partnership initiative, sponsored by the Welsh Government and coordinated by Natural Resources Wales, set up to tackle fly-tipping.
We are 50 partners including the 22 local authorities in Wales: the national police and fire services, the Environment Agency, the National Farmers Union and many more.
Together, we aim to work together with communities to help make Wales free from fly-tipping.
http://www.flytippingactionwales.org
Freecycle
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 5,110 groups with 5,235,459 members around the world. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free.
Furniture Re-use Network
No-one should be without a bed to sleep on, a cooker to cook on, or a sofa to sit on, wherever they live in the UK. The Furniture Re-use Network, which supports over 300 re-use charities, aims to relieve poverty and reduce waste by promoting the re-use of essential household furniture and electrical appliances to help people in need.
Keep Wales Tidy
Keeping Wales Tidy involves much more than picking up litter. Our initiatives focus on protecting our environment and preserving the natural landscape for current and future generations.
Find Love Food Hate Waste
Find out how to get the most from your food and cut down on the amount of perfectly edible food thrown away.The average family in Wales throws away £50 worth of food each month!Love Food Hate Waste highlights the easy steps we can take to waste less food and save money.
Perfect portions – cooking just the right amount
Planning meals and buying only what you need
Storing foods in the just the right way to keep them fresher for longer
Understanding date labels and making them work for you
Increasing your cookery skills and offering recipe tips and advice
Hundreds of recipe ideas
Real Nappy Campaign
The Real Nappy Campaign promotes the use of reusable nappies throughout Wales and provides impartial information and advice about choosing real nappies to parents, parents-to-be, nurseries, community groups and the Health Sector.