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Bathroom
Use recycled toilet paper
4.2
Carbon footprint
Calculate your carbon footprint and make the change that would reduce it the most
-1
Diet
Go vegan
1033
Go vegan for two days a week.
295.1
Go vegetarian
961
Plant your own vegetable garden
41.5
Reduce meat consumption by 50% (especially beef and lamb)
480.5
Reduce your dairy consumption by 50%
69.7
Switch to a milk alternative
31.25
Food miles
Buy seasonal groceries only from in-country suppliers
269.9
Food waste
Compost your food waste
142.2
Cook your leftovers and minimise your food waste
147.2
Great outdoors
Do a beach clean
-1
Do a litter pick on your street
-1
Home eco
Defrost your freezer and descale your kettle
-1
Draught proof your home
41.8
Get a home energy audit
-1
Hang your washing out instead of using the tumble dryer
99.2
Install a programmable thermostat and thermostatic radiator valves
465.8
Keep your thermostat at 18 degrees
264.2
Set a 4-minute timer for your showers
37.8
Home eco
Use peat-free compost
9
Home eco
Wash at 30 degrees
37.7
Home electrics
Install solar panels
826.8
Keep chargers, TVs and computers off at the wall
40.5
Only buy appliances with a good energy efficiency rating
17.3
Switch to energy efficient light bulbs
36.6
Home resuables
Replace kitchen roll with cut up rags or reusable kitchen towels
-1
Other
Other Pledge
-1
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Out and about
Take bottles etc to shops for refills of dry goods, fruit, veg and home cleaning products
310.1
Use a reusable bottle instead of buying bottled water
2.8
Use an eco-cup for hot drinks on the go
15.4
Packaging
Buy big packs of snacks instead of multi-packs, and split them into reusable containers at home
62
If you think the council could offer more recycling services, write and tell them
-1
Recycle everything correctly
551.7
Register and put a sign on your door to ask for no junk mail.
181.5
Packaging and plastic
Turn down plastic freebie toys or return them to shops
-1
Personal Hygiene
Use eco-friendly nappies
55.4
Use reusable toiletries (eg menstrual products, face wipes)
3.75
Use solid hair-care products eg shampoo bar
10.2
Shopping
Buy only second-hand items where possible
112.9
Buy vintage and second-hand clothes
87.3
Buy wood etc from reclamation yards etc
-1
Gift green: buy only eco-friendly or second hand presents
238.2
Suppliers
Buy breakdown cover from a carbon neutral company
-1
Invest your money in environmentally friendly companies
-1
Switch to a green energy supplier
614.8
Switch to an environmentally-friendly bank
-1
When staying in holiday accommodation, write and ask them to take measures to be green
-1
Transport
Car share
238
Commit to no more than 1 return flight per 3 years
2149
Cycle to work
476
Give up flying
2417.7
Make your next car an electric car
1040
Take the train instead of driving. Sponsored by
Trainsplit
1160.7
Use an eBike instead of driving for journeys around the city
355.7
Use public transport instead of driving
996.8
Walk or cycle if the journey is under 2 miles
26.6
Water
Install a grey water (water from baths and sinks) recycling unit
2
Install a rainwater recycling unit
2
Install a water butt to water the garden
-1
Install a water meter
2.1
Use waste water (eg from cooking vegetables) for watering plants
-1