Eco Tips
May
2 May
No mow May. Put your mower away until June so that flowers can grow in your grass. Flowers (daisies, dandelions and clover) are an important early nectar source for pollinators. Nesting birds also like to forage for insects and worms in the longer grass, as their young need this food source to survive (seeds and nuts aren’t enough.) Take a break from mowing and help nature.
9 May
Instead of using plastic toothbrushes, swap to bamboo brushes. You can buy them in Poundstretchers When you are ready for a new one, snap off the brush and use the handle as a plant label.
16 May
Return empty aerosol inhalers to your pharmacy for safe disposal. Even when empty they contain residual propellent which when in landfill, leaches into the environment contributing to Global Warming.
23 May
Return unwanted medicines to your community pharmacy for safe disposal. Medicines can get into waterways causing harm to freshwater life.
30 May
Don’t over-order medicines. More than 10% of prescription medicines are wasted. Although unwanted medicines should be returned to the pharmacy for disposal, community pharmacists can’t yet reuse any unused, returned medication even if unopened and in date. Order what you will actually use.
No mow May. Put your mower away until June so that flowers can grow in your grass. Flowers (daisies, dandelions and clover) are an important early nectar source for pollinators. Nesting birds also like to forage for insects and worms in the longer grass, as their young need this food source to survive (seeds and nuts aren’t enough.) Take a break from mowing and help nature.
9 May
Instead of using plastic toothbrushes, swap to bamboo brushes. You can buy them in Poundstretchers When you are ready for a new one, snap off the brush and use the handle as a plant label.
16 May
Return empty aerosol inhalers to your pharmacy for safe disposal. Even when empty they contain residual propellent which when in landfill, leaches into the environment contributing to Global Warming.
23 May
Return unwanted medicines to your community pharmacy for safe disposal. Medicines can get into waterways causing harm to freshwater life.
30 May
Don’t over-order medicines. More than 10% of prescription medicines are wasted. Although unwanted medicines should be returned to the pharmacy for disposal, community pharmacists can’t yet reuse any unused, returned medication even if unopened and in date. Order what you will actually use.