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| Somerset woman goes nine months without putting black bin out | Somerset woman goes nine months without putting black bin out |
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| Gill Hampson and her husband Len haves set a target of going a whole year without putting their black bin out in 2023 | |
| An eco-minded woman managed to go 10 months before putting out her black bin for non-recyclable waste. | An eco-minded woman managed to go 10 months before putting out her black bin for non-recyclable waste. |
| Somerset exercise teacher Gill Hampson is passionate about reducing the impact she has on the environment and strives to recycle whatever she can. | Somerset exercise teacher Gill Hampson is passionate about reducing the impact she has on the environment and strives to recycle whatever she can. |
| The 62-year-old, who lives in Somerton, said the "biggest challenge was knowing what to do with tiny bits of rubbish" like plastic sachets. | The 62-year-old, who lives in Somerton, said the "biggest challenge was knowing what to do with tiny bits of rubbish" like plastic sachets. |
| She is now challenging herself to not put out her black bin at all in 2023. | She is now challenging herself to not put out her black bin at all in 2023. |
| "I just recycled absolutely everything I could and was careful what I bought. | "I just recycled absolutely everything I could and was careful what I bought. |
| "It starts when you go shopping - it's not bringing it through your door in the first place. That's the biggest challenge," she said. | "It starts when you go shopping - it's not bringing it through your door in the first place. That's the biggest challenge," she said. |
| Mrs Hampson - who lives with her husband Len, 66 - said she reduced her waste by not buying non-recyclable items and getting her milk delivered. | Mrs Hampson - who lives with her husband Len, 66 - said she reduced her waste by not buying non-recyclable items and getting her milk delivered. |
| Reusing plastics, getting refills where possible and taking her soft plastics to supermarket recycling points also helped reduce household waste. | Reusing plastics, getting refills where possible and taking her soft plastics to supermarket recycling points also helped reduce household waste. |
| 'Really gutted' | 'Really gutted' |
| All of this meant Mrs Hampson managed to avoid putting her black bin out between 7 January and 27 October. | All of this meant Mrs Hampson managed to avoid putting her black bin out between 7 January and 27 October. |
| She had set herself a target of a year and was "really gutted" when she realised she would not pull it off. | She had set herself a target of a year and was "really gutted" when she realised she would not pull it off. |
| But she is now aiming to achieve the goal next year and hopes others will be inspired. | But she is now aiming to achieve the goal next year and hopes others will be inspired. |
| She said: "I lived in Germany in the 90s for a couple of years and they were streets ahead of anything we did here. | She said: "I lived in Germany in the 90s for a couple of years and they were streets ahead of anything we did here. |
| Bin lorries could be run on vegetable oil | Bin lorries could be run on vegetable oil |
| School amongst first to recycle plastic pitch | School amongst first to recycle plastic pitch |
| "They had bins for paper and glass, tins and plastic went in bags and that was collected once a month. | "They had bins for paper and glass, tins and plastic went in bags and that was collected once a month. |
| "I do walk past some people's bins on bin day and think 'what you are throwing away to have that much rubbish?' | "I do walk past some people's bins on bin day and think 'what you are throwing away to have that much rubbish?' |
| "I do think sometimes I should go round to people's houses and say 'don't do this or that and don't put that in the black bin'." | "I do think sometimes I should go round to people's houses and say 'don't do this or that and don't put that in the black bin'." |
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