Here are some simple steps on how you can Choose2Reuse at home.

• Say 'no' to unnecessary shopping bags and take carrier bags with you or a reusable cotton bag.
• Any scrap vegetables left over, place in your home compost bin so that it is composted.
• Donating unwanted items to local projects or charity shops
• Get milk delivered in glass bottles
• Donating your old spectacles to charity
• Using 'cotton or reuseable nappies'
• Using refillable printer ink cartridges and sending off empty cartridges to be reused
• Using 'rechargeable' batteries
• Giving something that you no longer use to someone that can use it - maybe use eBay where you can buy and sell unwanted items locally, nationally and globally. Or through your local newspapers. Some papers allow you to place a free advert. Another option is to have a stall at a local car boot sale
• Empty, cut down mineral water bottles can be used as mini green houses for young plants
• Old carpet or cardboard can be used to insulate compost heaps or placed on the grounds to clear areas of weeds
• Cracked and broken crockery can be smashed and used for drainage crocks in plant pots
• Buy products that can be refilled e.g. like Body Shop, Ecover products
• Refuse to choose what you cannot reuse!

There are two ways to buy a compost bin.

1. Order either online at www.getcomposting.com/luton or via a leaflet which we can send to you by post. To get a leaflet to order your compost bin you can call Luton 510333 or by filling in this form.

Prices are £12.95 for a 220 litre bin or £17.95 for a 330 litre bin.

Please note that there is a £5 delivery charge for up to two compost bins and unlimited accessories. Prices are inclusive of VAT and all bins are delivered to your door (please allow 28 days for delivery). This offer is open to Luton residents only.

2. Alternatively if you have your own transport you can pick a compost bin up yourself from the Council at Street Services, Central Depot, Kingsway, Luton, LU4 8AU. There are two bins to choose from; £10 for a 280 litre bin and £14 for a 335 litre bin.