Wow Fiona, you really walk the talk, truly an inspiration!
I try to recycle as much as I can, but certainly not near enough.
We rarely buy newspapers (ever since Covid) but get the neighbourhood newspaper delivered & treat it like gold for similar uses.
I take all cling-wrapped & plastic-bagged veggies out & wrap them in paper towel, lasts a very long time.
Thankfully some stores are starting to use paper bags which are very useful. I often forget to take my own bags to the shop!
Wonderful post Fiona, there's much we can learn from this!