energy

• Switch to GreenPower
• energy-saving light bulbs
• Insulate walls and ceiling and shade windows
• Turn appliances off at the wall
• Install solar hot water
• Fit a water-saving showerhead and take shorter showers.

water

• Install water-saving showerhead, dishwasher, washing machine and taps
• Take shorter showers
• Install a dual-flush toilet or fit a water-saving device to your cistern
• Fix leaking pipes and dripping taps
• Put plugs in sinks.

chemicals

• Use natural cleaning, bodycare and pest control
• Garden organically.

waste

• Compost
• Reduce, reuse, recycle.

food

• Eat locally grown
• Eat organic
• Eat less meat
• Avoid overfished fish.

transport

• Drive less.

shopping

• Buy less
• Buy second-hand and recycled.

holidays

• Fly less.

money

• Invest ethically.

change society

• Vote "green"... Join a green organisation.

Quicklist: green principles

the starting point...

value nature

the underlying principle...

be happy with less

the green mantra...

reduce, reuse, recycle

three global warming hotspots...

• homes
• transport
• food

four key cuts...

• energy
• water
• chemicals
• waste

what is green...

• natural
• reusable
• biodegradeable
• renewable
• local
• efficient

© Mark Mann / EcoDirectory