Food digesters are an innovative natural alternative to throwing food waste away in the household rubbish. They allow residents to keep their bins clean, dry and odour free, while also helping the environment by reducing the household's carbon footprint.

There a number of furniture reuse organisations in Dorset that collect unwanted furniture and household items, including electrical items, from your home. They then sell these at very reasonable prices, mainly to people on low incomes. Please make sure that any items are clean and in good condition.

Find other uses for household items that you've finished with. Using products again gives them a second life, postponing disposal and dispensing with the need to buy new products for the same task.

Did you know that on average, 20kg of junk mail lands on your doorstep each year? Here are some tips on reducing the amount of unwanted mail you receive.

An increasing number of towns in Dorset are taking action to reduce the number of carrier bags used in their local area.

Your guide to washable versus disposable nappies.

In order to assist residents to reduce their waste, Dorset County Council has produced a free household waste reduction booklet.

A series of roadshows and other events have been organised throughout the county by Dorset local authorities.

The local authorities in Dorset are supporting a national Love Food Hate Waste Campaign, encouraging residents to reduce their food waste and save money.

Some Dorset local authorities are collecting food waste at the kerbside. Whether your food waste is collected or not, there are a variety of actions that you can take, both to deal with the food waste that you want to dispose of and also to reduce the amount of food waste that you generate in the first place.

Ways to save by reusing and recycling things around the house.

Save money, waste and energy by going back to the tap.