“My friends take the mick out of me because they just text me and say, ‘I’ve got a whole bag of loo rolls if you need them’.”
Advocating her environmentally friendly hobby, Katya added: “It gives your things a better and more sparkly life.
“It’s all about changing mentality, it’s funny because when I go for a walk I check every single skip and I’m constantly looking for things I can redo or repurpose or upcycle.
“Normally people just chuck things in the bin and don’t think about it, but my mentality is totally different, like, ‘What can I do?’”