· Always turn off lights when leaving a room and avoid leaving electrical appliances on standby.
· Conserve Water (Like Do your best to shower expeditiously and turn off the tap while shaving).
· Reduce Packaging (Like re-use of shopping bags).
· Fit energy saving light bulbs.
· Each time you use the kettle or stove make sure you only boil the
amount of water you actually need.
· Don’t leave your fridge door open for longer than necessary as the cold
air will escape.
· Avoid putting warm or hot food straight into the fridge, allow it to cool first.
· Cook more efficiently , Turn off the oven for the last few minutes for whatever
is being cooked.
· Get baking for birds.
· Provide water for birds.
· Plant for butterflies.
· Switch off anything that uses electricity. Stick to a routine of shutting off as many electrical appliances as
possible when you leave a room. If it will be at least 36 hours before you use it again, unplug it. Even when an
appliance is off, it can still suck up juice. Just imagine. You will save hundreds of dollars and you could donate
the money to a charity in need or buy yourself something nice.
· Check your faucets and any other appliance that uses water straight from your source. If your faucets drip,
get them fixed, or at least put a container under the drip in the meantime and use the water. To check your toilets,
put a few drops of food colouring (go for a strong colour) in the tank, not the bowl. Wait about ten minutes without
flushing. If you see the dye in the bowl, repair your toilet.
· Turn off the water when you're not using it. As Ellen Degeneres says, "Turn off the water while brushing your teeth."
Why is the water running for so long? There is no point, is there? It is okay if you forget a few times, but if you forget
a lot, put a little sticky note on the wall in front of the sink, with the reminder, "Turn off the faucet. Don't waste
water!" This goes for shaving, washing dishes, and even taking a shower.
· Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable batteries. Batteries not only take up landfill space (they can't be
incinerated), they can leak acid into the Earth. Even then, only use the appliance when you must. If you have the
choice, plug in the device instead of using batteries.
· Install low-flow toilets in your home, or put a brick in the reservoir (the back) of your current toilet. The space the
brick takes up in the bottom of the tank will permit you to use less water, but keep the toilet functioning. Also try
adjusting the water level down. Many toilets have an adjustment to lower the valve float.
· Use only as much toilet paper as you need, and go easy on the paper towels, too.