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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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