The WasteNot List

Pet Products

Items include: pet toys, pet food, pet bedding & blanket, pet bed, bowls, leads, cages and hutches

Sell or Donate

  • Donations of pet products are welcome at various animal shelters.
  • Items such as dog coats can be donated to some homeless charities.
  • You can sell your second hand goods through websites such as ebayFacebookPreloved and Gumtree.
  • You can donate your unwanted items via websites such as FreecycleFreegle and Freeloved.

Buy or Receive

Recycle

Find your local recycling centre

Pet Food Packaging – Zero Waste Box. TerraCycle® sell a Zero Waste Box to recycle any pouch, bag, box, or container that was used for packaging pet food.

Get Creative ~ Repurpose

Make a dog bed with an old sweater and stuff with old styrofoam balls/cushion stuffing/old material (duration: 4:15)
“Made in Battersea” learn how to make a ring ragger toy for your dog, which is great for a tug game with adult dogs or puppies, and all you need is an old jumper and some scissors. Source Batteresea Dogs & Cats Home

Waste

Some things simply cannot be reused, recycled or repurposed.
Before buying them think if you really need them? 


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