20 Pledges for 2020: How to have a sustainable - and happy - New Year

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 2021 is poking its head around the corner and, although coronavirus is not going to magically fade away into the dark corners of 2020 come January 1st, many are looking forward to welcoming in a new year. Along with the New Year usually comes hope, excitement and overly ambitious New Year resolutions that are destined to disappear in less than two weeks. I can safely say that the pledge I made at the start of this year to transform my personal care and beauty routine into a sustainable one throughout 2020 is the only New Year's resolution of mine that has ever actually lived to see February. I’m not suggesting that you throw away all your shiny new body scrubs and Lynx deodorants as soon as the New Year hits - in fact, please donate unwanted and unused products to places like The Hygiene Bank or Beauty Banks to save them going to waste - but before hitting the sales, it could be worth considering if you could make one or two changes that would reduce your waste.