On the go
Swap bottled water for refillable bottles
Swap buying bottles of water when out by taking your own bottle and using the Refill Return app. The app is free to download from the Refill website. You can find more than 500 places across Norfolk where it is free to refill your water bottle. Norfolk also has more than 10 public water fountains.
Swap disposable coffee cups for refillable cups
Every year we use and throw away 2.5 billion coffee cups in the UK. That's enough to stretch around the world five and a half times!
Swap your disposable coffee cup for a refillable coffee cup. Find places offering discounts and rewards for using you own cup. You may even save yourself up to 25p each time you use it.
Learn about a refillables campaign on the Refill website and where you can join
Swap ready-made sandwiches for a packed lunch
In the UK, we eat six million shop-bought sandwiches, in single use packaging, a day! Swap shop-bought sandwiches for a homemade packed lunch. Find shops who accept your containers for lunch.
Shop with less waste
Reducing your single use waste can be as simple as remembering your reusable shopping bags, shopping at an eco shop or bringing your own containers when you shop. Don't forget that many large supermarkets collect plastic bags, breadbags, cereal liners and more for recycling.
Swap beach toys
Reuse beach toys.
Look out for Beach Boxes around the Norfolk coast where you can leave your unwanted buckets and spades and other beach toys for people to use.
Swap flying rings
Save our seals. Don't use flying rings at the beach, swap it for a solid frisbee.
A flying ring is any type of throwing ring with a hole in the middle, including dog toy rings. They can easily get lost in water and end up as litter. Young seals play with them and sometimes put their head through the middle. They can't get them off and, as they grow the ring cuts into their neck causing injuries and sometimes death.
Visit Friends of Horsey Seals to find out more about their Flying Rings Campaign and how to get involved.
