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- No More Carriers
Supermarkets are getting wise to the carrier bag issue. Try to re-use and recycle them when you can. String bags are coming back into fashion if you fancy one! There are plenty of other 'bag-for-life' options if you don't. - Drink Tap Water
Ditch the bottled water and go for tap water. If you can taste chlorine in it, then get a water filter that will remove all the added chemicals. Plastic bottles are very energy expensive. - Cook Fast and Furious
Steam rather than boil your veggies. They cook quicker, take less water and keep more of their nutrients. Alternatively you can really save on your gas or electric bills by using a pressure cooker. It takes a fraction of the time to cook things in.
- Steer Clear of Packaging
Avoid as many products as you can that come with packaging. Buy refills where you can. Buying larger sizes also saves on packaging.
View he picture > - Give Away your Rubbish
Your rubbish is someone else's treasure. There are loads of ways that you can give your cast-offs away – check out Recycle Now, de-clutter and help the environment. - Buy Second-Hand Furniture
You can get some beautiful antique pieces in odd little shops across the country for very little more than it would cost to buy new. These days it's becoming all the rage to mix new and old!
- Eco-decorate
Next time you redecorate, use eco paints. There are a number on the market and they aren't nearly so toxic or costly to produce.
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There are some great recycled products on the market now. Recycled paper takes about 10-30% of the energy that new paper takes to make.
View picture > - Do your Homework
If you have a job that allows it, then working from home when you can avoids all those transport costs, in money and energy. - Find out about Climate Change
There's no incentive to being green unless you understand why you need bother in the first place. Check out more web pages and Watch Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.
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