Eco Tips

Check out these 10 eco-tips to be more ‘green’.

1.

Avoid Elevators To Save Energy.
They’re plagued with pointless music, awkward silences, and children who press the buttons for all the floors, but you can avoid these elevator nuisances and save energy by taking the stairs instead.
Climbing stairs burns up to 10 times more calories than standing in an elevator, and you’ll spend less time just staring at your watch. The average person squanders as many as 62 minutes a day waiting (in elevators, traffic, lines).
And you’ll be conserving energy. Depending on type, capacity and usage, an elevator’s yearly energy usage can equal the energy used to power 7 homes annually.
 
 

2.

Shop Wisely To Reduce Packaging And Save Money.
A family of four can save more than £1,000 a year in the supermarket by choosing large sizes instead of individual serving sizes. Remember, one tenth of your money is used to pay for packaging.
 
 

3.

Reuse Boxes.
When your office get shipments in, save the boxes and use them for shipments going out.
 
 

4.

Eating Out – Take Any Leftovers Home.
Bring your own container to take home leftovers when dining out.
 
 
 
 

5.

Frogs and Ponds.
A great eco-friendly way to cut down on insects in the garden is to entice frogs and toads to gobble up any unwanted visitors.
The best way to get our green friends into your garden is to install a pond, even a buried washing-up bowl will do. The frogs will eventually arrive in droves.
It’s always best to make sure there are plenty of plants for the frogs to hide in – they’ll repay you by eating any of the plants’ natural predators. Plants also acts as a great frog hiding place from cats and dogs.
 
 

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