Courtesy of Lyndall (Australia/Birmingham)

1. Use soap nuts instead of laundry powder/liquid - www.inasoapnutshell.com
2. Get a compost bin from the council. Recycles about half of what you throw in the bin
. Use a Mooncup instead of tampons and sanitary towels - www.mooncup.co.uk
4. Make rubbish into art - housewife.splinder.com/archive/2005-03
5. Visit www.recyclethis.co.uk/ for some great tips