When there’s so much you can do, how possible is it to change your mind set overnight? It’s one of those situations where you find yourself being bombarded with information from every angle and it makes you want to curl up into a ball and just do nothing.

But don’t worry and don’t feel guilty because you’re not alone. That’s why we’ve spoken to Rowena Bird, the co-founder of Lush and the person responsible for producing the brand’s packaging-free make-up range to find out what her top tips are for anybody who wants to start reducing their usage but don’t really know where to start.

Here’s what she had to say…

6 easy ways to reduce plastic usage if you don’t know where to begin, according to Lush’s co-founder