Mid – Winter celebrations don’t have to lead to huge mounds of waste heading to landfill and if you need help planning a fun time without abandoning your year-round efforts for low impact living then why not check out some of the hints and tips on the web.

Warwickshire County Council’s website gives lots of information on what can be recycled and where as well as suggestions for minimising waste.

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign has a seasonal flavour at the moment with lots of recipes for using leftovers and planning your shopping/cooking.

The folk on the My Zero Waste website have a whole host of tips – and not just for this time of year, so why not check it out and see if you can learn something new?