Share Tips for Living Green

The more positive changes we can make to minimise our impact on the environment the better. Following are a number of tips suggested by visitors to this site. If you have a tip for living green which you would like to share with others, please use the form at the bottom of the page.

Living Green Tips from Visitors to Site

• Tip from Claudia in New York, USA: Run your vacuum cleaner gently over the coils on the back of the fridge to remove the dust. The motor will run for shorter periods and save energy.
• Tip from GreenThumb in Vancouver, Canada: Compost your food scraps instead of throwing them in the garbage. Your garden will love you.
• Tip from Carrie in Melbourne, Australia: Work from home a few days a week.
• Tip from Sandra in Sydney, Australia: Get a timer for your shower so you don't take too long.
• Tip from John in Sun Valley, USA: Reduce your paper usage. When printing, use both sides of paper. Keep a scrap paper pile for misprinted or unnecessary documents to either print on or write on. Try to reuse envelopes as many times as possible.
• Tip from Ashley in Manchester, England: Avoid the use of PVC (also known as vinyl) in your home. The entire life cycle of products made from PVC pollutes the environment and your home. PVC items include shower curtains, flooring, even some children's toys.
• Tip from Ken in Sydney, Australia: Set your mower blades to high. Grass that is too short is hard to maintain, encourages weeds and disease and requires more intervention. Longer grass will help protect the roots, offering more shade and preventing water evaporation.
• Tip from Susan in Sydney, Australia: Think you can't make a difference? Encourage 5 friends to start living green. Then get them to encourage 5 friends to start living green. Before you know it, everyone will be living green.

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