Step 1: De-clutter

• Purge all clothing. Aim to sell + donate 30 items.
• Purge electricals. Check-in odd draws, see what works, what you want, and what spare cables you have. Donate + sell.
• Purge books. Donate the read and unwanted.
• Purge your desks, drawers, and shelves. Get rid of old pens, donate unused notepads, and gift unwanted treasures.
• Purge furniture. Unused bedside tables, shelves, old mirrors, pillows, Donate, sell, gift, or repurpose.

Step 2: Personals

• If you haven't already, set up a recycle bin and find out exactly what you can and can't recycle in your area.
• Buy less clothing and make sure it's very rarely fast fashion. Make sure it's second hand or from local sustainable brands.
• Use reusable bags. Including smaller ones for loose veg & fruit.
• Always carry a reusable water bottle.
• Buy second-hand electricals.
• Lower makeup consumption and buy plastic-free when fully used.
• Try only to buy second-hand furniture. Decorate the walls with loved paintings.
• Invest in an electrical or hybrid car down the line.

Step 3: Kitchen

• Buy only plastic-free loose fruit, veg, fish, meats, and cheeses. (Easy at deli counters or framers markets)
• Buy bulk loose other essential foods from zero-waste shops, or bulk bins.
• Generally, buy less meat and consume less dairy. The meat industry is the leading cause of climate change. Deforestation, water pollution, emissions, animal suffering, overfishing, creation of superbugs/viruses,
• Buy a new reusable straw. Make sure to use any old plastic straws you have around first.
• Buy a reusable coffee cup. Bonus if it's made from recycled materials.
• Use beeswax wraps and reusable baking tray liners instead of clingfilm and foil. Bonus if homemade beeswax wraps.
• Buy reusable plastic-free scrubbers when your current ones break.
• Look into making your own cleaning products.
• Make your own laundry detergent with chestnuts or buy soapnuts.
• Buy or make your own wool dryer balls.
• Replace tea bags with loose tea and a metal strainer.
• Other: Reusable kitchen roll,

Step 4: Bathroom

• Use a bar of soap wrapped in paper/card. OR refill an old bottle from a refill station in-store or in a bulk store.
• Buy a plastic-free bar of shampoo OR refill an old bottle.
• Instead of pads or tampons, buy a menstrual cup or reusable pads.
• When your current toothbrush brakes, buy a bamboo toothbrush. Also, try zero-waste toothpaste.
• Most sunscreens are proven to destroy coral reefs, try to buy a plastic-free coral safe option, or make your own.
• Buy a reusable razor.
• Buy a plastic-free deodorant or make your own.
• Replace your comb when it breaks with a wooden one.
• Other: Compostoble cotton swabs, compostable floss, loofa, stainless steel tongue scraper, homemade mouthwash.

Step 5: Reuse

• Make your own makeup removers/cotton rounds from old pillows or t-shirts.
• Make your own reusable bags from old pillows or t-shirts.#
• Reuse takeout Tupperware for lunches. Pair with your own cutlery.
• Keep gift wrap to reuse, or use newspaper.
• Reuse jars from sauces, dips, oils, candles, etc.

Step 6: Cultivate

• Grow your own: Herbs, spices, Vegetables, Fruit.
• Go foraging! Try picking: Berries, mushrooms, garlic, and greens like dandelion leaves.
• Grow air-purifying plants.
• Bake your own bread. Bonus for making your own starter for sourdough.
• Start a compost bin. Use natural food scraps, soil, leaves.
• Try a worm bin.
• Make your own lip scrub and balm.
• Make your own teas. Forage for pine, rosebuds, and other ingredients.
• Crochet & knit: Hat, scarf, blanket, cotton rounds, flannels, scrubbers, placemats, coasters, bag, cardigan,
• Make your own natural dyes: Beet, grapes, onion, pomegranate, coffee, spinach, etc.
• Make your own hair oils/masks.
• Drive less, cycle and walk more.
• Try quit smoking.