Practical, what you can do to help ougd501 ewan north

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Switching lights off in empty rooms could cut your lighting costs by as much as 15 percent.



Having the thermostat on 24 and not 25 uses 0.5kg less of Carbon a day.



Commuting by train instead of a car uses 3.49kg less of Carbon a day on average.



Using a clothesline instead of a tumble dryer uses 2.4kg less of carbon a day.


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Using a fridge with an A++ standard uses 0.3kg less of carbon a day.



Having a shower with a water saving shower head uses 1.5kg of carbon less a day.



Unplugging your phone charger uses 0.19kg less of carbon a day.



Washing dishes with your hands instead of a dishwasher uses 1kg less of carbon a day.



Having a carton of local wine instead of a imported bottle of wine saves 1.1kg of carbon a day.



Not smoking saves 0.02kg of carbon a day on average.



Take your own cloth bags or plant based material bags to do the shop instead of plastic bags (which take 500 to 1000 years to degrade).



Running outside instead on a treadmill uses 0.5kg less of carbon a day.



Turning your computer off overnight uses 0.8kg less of carbon a day.



Having a snack of an apple instead of strawberries uses 5.70kg less of carbon a day.



Having a vegetarian diet instead of a heavy meat diet uses 2.5kg less of carbon a day.


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