1 - Save the environment by saving Electricity.
Turn off electrical items when not in use, this saves you money, and stops power
stations having to work so hard. You could help even more by switching to a
green electricity tariff.
2 - Save the environment by saving Water.
Get leaking taps fixed. The average UK citizen uses 150 litres of water a day!
Try and dial this back a bit. Using more water increase the risk of
drought in the UK.
3 - Save the environment
by reducing your Waste. Do you really need all of that
packaging? Buy a product with less packaging and help prevent waste
buy it starts. Just think, buy a product with excess packaging, take it
home, throw the packaging away, lorry takes packaging to tip, what a
waste.
4 - Save the environment by not wasting food.
The carbon footprint (carbon
dioxide causes global warming) of food is huge, fertiliser
manufacture, shipping from the other side of the world, packaging all
add up to what potentially could be a very environmentally damaging
product. So try not to throw half of it in the bin!!
5 - Save the environment by Recycling.
When you pick up a product check the
recycling
labels, can it be recycled, if it can't buy something else. Plastics
have individual labels, types 1-6 are ok, avoid other plastics.
6 - Save the environment by buying Organic. Manufacture
of fertilizer is very energy hungry, buy organic, and save the impact of
fertilizer manufacture.
7 - Save the environment
by Cycling. OK not practical for some but could be for many.
Get fit, save money, beat the traffic queue.
8 - Save the environment by
Eating Green.
Buy Localy Produced Food, Know where it has come from and how it is produced
read about prawns.
9 - Save the environment by
being a eco conscious consumer. How you shop will shape the future.
Look for products with recognised
eco labels and
help lower your shopping's impact on the environment.
10 - Save the environment by
spreading the word. Now you know these tips spread the word, tell you
friends, family and colleagues.
Other Ideas:
In your house why not try;
- Ditch the Car - Walk to work / school day once a week (or
more if you like it).
- Low Electricity Day - Try spending a day only using
electricity only for lights. Eat a salad, read a book.
- Switch to a Green Tariff - Only about 2% more expensive
than a standard tariff, guilt
free electricity.
