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This is from a book Jon was given. Some of the tips are quite obvious, some are more interesting, some appear repeatedly BUT i will attempt to post one a day although obviously when that's not possible I'll do several when i get the chance.
Here's your first lot:
January 1st - Agriculture - Buy fair trade products and help combat child labour
Buying fair trade products is, among other things, a way of working towards safeguarding basic human rights, especially the rights of children.
January 2nd - Energy - Turn down your heating by 1 degree C
Our houses are often heated to excess. The ideal living room temperature is 20 degrees C and vedroom are healthier at 16 degrees C. Each one-degree increase in temperature produces a 7 to 11 per cent increase in energy consumption, depending on how well insulated your home is. Use your heat wisely and insulate well.
January 3rd - Forests - Recycle Christmas trees and cards
It's a bit late for this one, I know
January 4th - Energy - buy "green" electricity
Find out how you can buy green electricity
January 5th - Energy - Improve the efficiency of your radiators
To reduce your domestic energy consumption, make your radiators more efficient by placing reflective panels or sheets of aluminium foil behind them, this will bounce the heat back into the room
January 6th - Waste - Encourage your place of work to start composting waste
The composting of organic waste can benefit the whole community. Take the initiative and approach you children's school canteeen or the kitchen at your workplace, and explain the ecological and economic advantages of composting waste. Even if they do not decide to compost waste, it might encourage them to think about the amount that is thrown out and come up with alternative solutions to the problem.
January 7th - Water - Use less water when flushing the toilet
Place a bottle filled with sand in your toilet cistern and you will reduct the volume of water used with each flush. Do not use a brick, as is sometimes recommended, since if it starts to decay, pieces could get into the toilet system. Alternatively replace your toilet with a low-flush or dual-flush type toilet. The half flush option means that water use can be reduced by up to 8 litres for every flush.
January 8th - Consumption - Buy recycled
When you go shopping, always look for a recycled version of whatever you want to buy. Many kinds of products are now available, from office supplies, paper, textiles and carpet to building materials and parts for your car.
January 9th - Agriculture - Make it a rule to buy organic for a given product
Organic farming avoids the damage caused to the environment by pesticides and insecticides. Buy organic produce to encourage organic farming practices and in the interests of your own health - strawberries, apples and spinach, in particular, retain high levels of pesticide residue if produced non-organically.
www.organicconsumers.org/organic/pesticide-residues.cfm
This is from a book Jon was given. Some of the tips are quite obvious, some are more interesting, some appear repeatedly BUT i will attempt to post one a day although obviously when that's not possible I'll do several when i get the chance.
Here's your first lot:
January 1st - Agriculture - Buy fair trade products and help combat child labour
Buying fair trade products is, among other things, a way of working towards safeguarding basic human rights, especially the rights of children.
January 2nd - Energy - Turn down your heating by 1 degree C
Our houses are often heated to excess. The ideal living room temperature is 20 degrees C and vedroom are healthier at 16 degrees C. Each one-degree increase in temperature produces a 7 to 11 per cent increase in energy consumption, depending on how well insulated your home is. Use your heat wisely and insulate well.
January 3rd - Forests - Recycle Christmas trees and cards
It's a bit late for this one, I know
January 4th - Energy - buy "green" electricity
Find out how you can buy green electricity
January 5th - Energy - Improve the efficiency of your radiators
To reduce your domestic energy consumption, make your radiators more efficient by placing reflective panels or sheets of aluminium foil behind them, this will bounce the heat back into the room
January 6th - Waste - Encourage your place of work to start composting waste
The composting of organic waste can benefit the whole community. Take the initiative and approach you children's school canteeen or the kitchen at your workplace, and explain the ecological and economic advantages of composting waste. Even if they do not decide to compost waste, it might encourage them to think about the amount that is thrown out and come up with alternative solutions to the problem.
January 7th - Water - Use less water when flushing the toilet
Place a bottle filled with sand in your toilet cistern and you will reduct the volume of water used with each flush. Do not use a brick, as is sometimes recommended, since if it starts to decay, pieces could get into the toilet system. Alternatively replace your toilet with a low-flush or dual-flush type toilet. The half flush option means that water use can be reduced by up to 8 litres for every flush.
January 8th - Consumption - Buy recycled
When you go shopping, always look for a recycled version of whatever you want to buy. Many kinds of products are now available, from office supplies, paper, textiles and carpet to building materials and parts for your car.
January 9th - Agriculture - Make it a rule to buy organic for a given product
Organic farming avoids the damage caused to the environment by pesticides and insecticides. Buy organic produce to encourage organic farming practices and in the interests of your own health - strawberries, apples and spinach, in particular, retain high levels of pesticide residue if produced non-organically.
www.organicconsumers.org/organic/pesticide-residues.cfm