When you go to the store, have you ever considered the packaging you purchase? We all know we can recycle butter packs, milk cartons, cans, tins and yoghurt pots etc, but prevention is always better than the cure. Here is a few great ways in which you can reduce the amount of packaging you purchase from the store

• Buy cooked, raw meats, fish and cheese from the deli counter rather than packed in plastic wrapping like the one pictured above
• Avoid buying ready meals
• Buy loose fruit and vegetables
• Try purchasing larger quantities of non-perishable items such as ketchup and fruit squashes