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Top 15 quick and easy green tips


Biggreenswitch have these great tips to get you started on your green new year:

Don’t leave appliances on standby

Only boil as much water as you need

Switch off lights when a room is not in use

Switch appliances with power packs or adapters off at the plug

Foil-back your radiators to reflect heat back into room

Recycle your household waste

Kill your car engine when you’re not moving

Put on a jumper rather than just turning up the thermostat

Switch to low-energy lightbulbs

Dry your clothes outdoors when you can

Avoid the power shower

Cut back on your banking paperwork

Stretch your legs and go out for a walk

Cut back on your carrier bag usage when you’re out shopping

Work from home more regularly

For more information on these tips and hundreds more, visit http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk

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One Response to “Top 15 quick and easy green tips”

  1. Philippa Dovar Says:
    February 3rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Another tip – replace a fridge that is 10 years + with an energy efficient model! According to Time to Change http://www.t2c.org.uk it can make a big difference, saving at least £40 or more a year and cutting your home’s carbon dioxide emissions by over 200 kg.

    Time to Change are running a competition to win an energy efficient fridge (A+ or A++). If you are 18 or over and think you own the oldest fridge in the UK, you can enter on http://www.t2c.org.uk/competition.html