Site policy
Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Rethink & Reuse uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. It describes what cookies are, which ones the site uses, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside the privacy policy, which covers personal data more broadly.
By continuing to use the site, you consent to the use of cookies as described here, unless you have disabled them in your browser settings.
What cookies are, in plain terms
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your actions and preferences over time, such as your display settings or whether you have seen a notice.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses. They do not give us access to your device or to personal files.
If you read practical pages here, such as the zero waste starter kit walkthroughs or the low waste home guide, a cookie is what keeps your last position while you move between chapters. It is bookkeeping, not surveillance.
How to read this page
Eight short chapters follow this introduction, in the order you would meet them in real browsing: what a cookie is, which kinds the site keeps, how we use them, how to remove them, what third parties set, what happens when the policy changes, and where to write if something looks wrong.
Plain-language summary
- Strictly necessary cookies keep core functions working. They cannot be switched off from the site, but your browser can block them.
- Analytical cookies show which guides get read most. Results are aggregated and never used to identify you.
- No third-party advertising cookies are used here, and no cross-site tracking is set through this site.
Types of cookies we use
Two rows, nothing hidden. If you want to keep one and discard the other, the browser settings in the next chapter explain where that switch lives.
Necessary
Strictly necessary cookies
These keep core functions working and remember your cookie preferences. They cannot be switched off through the site, though you can block them in your browser.
Aggregated
Analytical cookies
We may use these to understand how visitors use the site, such as which pages are most read. The data is aggregated and is not used to identify you, and it never shows us a single household's reading habits.
Not used here
Advertising and cross-site tracking cookies
We do not run these on the site, and we do not allow third parties to track you across other websites through this site.
How we use cookies
Cookies help the site function properly and let us understand how it is used. For example, a cookie may remember that you have acknowledged a notice so it doesn't reappear on every page.
Analytical cookies tell us which guides are most useful and where visitors encounter problems. That information shapes what we write and how we structure the site — it is how a piece on composting food scraps at home ends up easier to follow two revisions later.
None of this changes what we publish, and none of it is sold on. It keeps the notebook in order.
What the site keeps track of, and what stays in the room.
Managing cookies in your browser
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies entirely, delete existing ones, or receive a warning before a cookie is set. The exact steps vary by browser, so check your browser's help section. The four moves below cover almost every case.
Find the settings
Open your browser preferences
Privacy or security sections hold the cookie controls. Search the browser's own help pages for the exact wording it uses.
Review stored files
Look at what is already there
Most browsers list existing cookies by site and let you delete them individually or all at once, which starts you clean.
Choose a level
Block all, or block some
You can refuse every cookie or keep the ones that make a site usable. A warning option asks before each file is set.
Check the aftermath
Reload and confirm
Return to the page after changing the setting. Blocking all cookies may affect how the site works, and some features may not function as intended if strictly necessary cookies are disabled.
Worth knowing
Choosing a stricter setting only affects how comfortable a site feels, not whether you can read anything here. Guides on zero waste tips for beginners, sustainable shopping tips and reusable produce bags stay fully readable either way.
Third-party cookies
If the site uses a third-party analytics service, that provider may set its own cookies. These are governed by the provider's own privacy and cookie policies, which we recommend reviewing.
We do not use third-party cookies for advertising, and we do not allow third parties to track you across other websites through this site.
Where a provider does set a cookie, removal works the same way as any other: delete it in your browser and it will not return until the provider's script runs again.
Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the cookies used on the site change or if the law requires it. The latest version is always on this page.
Continued use of the site after an update indicates acceptance of the revised policy.
Questions about cookies
The two we get asked most, answered in the same plain register as the rest of the page.
Can I use the site without cookies?
You can block cookies in your browser, but some site features may not work properly as a result. Reading is unaffected: every guide, including the upcycling projects and the kitchen swaps pages, opens normally.
Do you use cookies for advertising?
No. We don't use third-party cookies for advertising, and we don't allow cross-site tracking through this site. Nothing you read here follows you to another website.
Do I need to accept cookies to read the guides?
No. The necessary cookie remembers your preference so a notice stops reappearing. If you refuse it, the notice may show again, and the reading itself stays the same.
How to contact us about this policy
If you have a question about this Cookie Policy, contact us through the contact page. Please be specific about your query so we can respond accurately — the browser you use, the setting you changed, and what you expected to happen is usually enough for us to point you to the right answer.
Telephone
+44 20 7946 0731
Post
42 Bramley Road, London, N14 4HR, United Kingdom
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.