Anna and Charlotte have lived without producing landfill waste since December 2016.
They were sick of seeing rubbish all over Birmingham and London, so decided to try a year of living waste free.
The five R’s they stuck to were:
Refuse- to buy anything which would be wasteful
Reduce- what is bought
Repurpose- any item into another
Recycle- Using kerbside or a recycle centre
Rot- compost what can’t be used or eaten.
They now share their story through an educational blog and delivering workshops to schools, communities and businesses.