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-If you are replacing your
refrigerator, ask the manufacturer or your local authority to help you dispose
of it safely: it may be possible to recycle the dangerous CFCs it contains.
-Remember: bicycles, public transport, and your own two feet are far kinder to
the environment.
-If there are recycling facilities in your area, use them. If there aren't, ask
for them. It is technically possible to recycle glass, paper, aluminum, steel,
batteries, and some kinds of plastic. Some garages will help you recycle motor
engine oil.
-Save water! Take showers rather than baths - this saves up to a third of the
water used - and turn the tap off while cleaning your teeth.
-Do you really need to have the heating turned up so high? Even in the coldest
countries, it shouldn't be necessary to heat homes to above 18 - 20oC. If you're
cold, put on more clothes!
-Gardeners should use organic fertilizers such as compost and manure, and avoid
chemical
pesticides and weed killers which sink into the ground and poison water
resources.
-Insulate hot water boilers, and turn them off when you go away.
-Take your own shopping bag to the shops: billions of nonrecyclable or nonbiodegradable
carrier bags are given away free and only used once.
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