Simple Carbon Saving Ideas
Some steps you can take to reduce your carbon footprint, and save yourself a whole heap of money. All the ideas are very simple, which ones will you start doing? All carbon data is an estimate only and varies depending on the exact details of your goods, same goes for the cost saving, but it does give you a good rough idea
Reduce your Carbon Footprint
| Energy Saving Idea | Cost Saving | Carbon Saving | Per |
| Turn TV off at night | £3.70 | 20kg | Per year |
| Turn Stero off at night | £12.00 | 66kg | Per year |
| Cancel that flight to Barcelona | £100 | 1109kg | 1 a year |
| Reuse a plastic bag instead of getting a new one | £0.00 | 0.065kg | Per bag |
| Turn your hot water tank down 1C | £1.80 | 10kg | Per year |
| Turn your heating thermostat down 1C | £30.00 | 250kg | Per year |
| Turn DVD off at night | £8.00 | £44kg | Per year |
| Unplug your mobile phone charger | £1.90 | 10.5kg | Per year |
| Switch an old fridge to a A** rated one | £45.00 | 200kg | Per year |
| Recycle a glass bottle | £0.00 | 0.5kg | Per bottle |
| Bike or walk 3 miles instead of driving | £1.20 | 2kg | per journey |
| Dry the washing on the line not the drier | £0.27 | 1.5kg | Per wash |
| Get grocery shopping delivered instead of driving to the supermarket | £190 | 700kg | Per year |
| Car share when taking kids to school | £190 | 700kg | Per year |
| Give up the car | Up to 5k** | 5000kg | Per year |
**includes all annual car running costs
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