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Some stores offer refills on cleaning products (saves you buying another bottle).

To find your nearest store visit zerowastehome.com/app

Switch to unwrapped dishwasher tablets such as Finish All-In-1 Max tablets or look for brands which come in a box as opposed to a plastic bottle. Some plastic pollution in our oceans comes from the synthetic fibres in our clothes when we wash them. To stop this, buy a recyclable Guppy Friend bag which traps microfibres instead of allowing them to flow into the water system.

Available from www.filippa-k.com/gb/ guppy-friend-washing-bag £28 Ditch cleaning wipes in favour of an old-fashioned J-cloth. Switch your normal bin bags to eco-friendly, recycled ones.

■ Buy in Wilko or at www.polybags.co.uk Don’t throw away old plant pots, take them to a local garden centre for reuse. Cleaning brand ecover sells washingup liquid in a 100 per cent recycled plastic bottle (in supermarkets).