10 FOOD FIXES

Where possible, opt for loose fruit and veg over packaged in the supermarket or go to the local market.

Have milk delivered in glass bottles

rather than buy plastic cartons.

To find your nearest glass-delivery milk round call Dairy UK on 0207 405 1484 or visit www.findmeamilkman.net Say goodbye to plastic clingfilm. Choose reusable, biodegradable beeswax wraps. They use the warmth of your hands to mould the wrap over your food and hold the seal as the wax cools. You can wash and dry them and they last for a year.

■ Packs start from £10 for 3 wraps

Instead of one-use sandwich bags,

invest in Stasher bags which are airtight storage bags. Made from platinum silicone, they’re easy to clean and will go in freezers, dishwashers and microwaves. Stocked in John Lewis, from £9.99 Make a plastic-free brew. Many tea bags contain plastic that ends up in our oceans, so go for loose-leaf tea or the growing number of plastic-free tea bag ranges. See PG Tips’ new Pyramid tea bags, or teapigs (stocked in Sainsbury’s and Waitrose) Ditch coffee pods in favour of a cafetiere or use biodegradable compostable pods. ■ Available from Ocado for £2.99 for ten. Ask your butcher or deli to wrap your meat in paper rather than plastic.

Discover your nearest ‘zero waste’

store selling food in big dispensers allowing you to buy as much as you need to fill your own containers.

■ Visit www.thezerowaster.com Take plastic films, , empty bread bags or cereal bags (from inside the boxes), to dedicated recycling bins – also used for old carrier bags – in most major supermarkets.