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Waste Less. Clean Spaces. Better Places – Week two: Zero Waste Week – could you prevent just one item becoming waste?

Practical tips, local ideas and simple swaps to help everyone reduce waste, save money and create cleaner communities.

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A wide shot of a fly-tipping incident on a rural gravel turnout next to a metal gate and green fields. A large pile of rubbish, including broken white furniture, cardboard boxes, plastic bags, and dozens of plastic bottles containing amber liquid, is cordoned off with yellow

April 30, 2026

Too good to be true £20 waste deal costs barber shop owner £2,200 

A decision to pay someone £20 to remove a substantial amount of waste has ended up costing the owner of a barber shop more than £2,200.