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If air travel is your only option, then fly direct
Fly direct whenever possible. Landing and taking off consume the most gas during the flight. During a short flight, taking off can account for 25% of the total fuel consumption. Try to limit your flights to distances of 600 miles or more.
Use both sides of paper
Use both sides of every piece of paper. Over 350 million trees are cut down every year for the paper that is used in UK offices alone.
Use eco-friendly watercoolers
At work, fit watercoolers which use mains filtered water instead of bottled water. (source: Southlondon.biz)
Make it harder to throw rubbish away
Remove individual waste bins, as people are more likely to recycle more if they have to use centralised bins. (source: Southlondon.biz)
Refill, reuse, recycle
Millions of printer cartridges go into landfill sites each year. Refilled cartridges, often cheaper than new ones, are a good way to prevent waste. If buying a printer, opt for one that uses cartridges that can be refilled or that can easily accept generic or refilled cartridges.
Ban your standby button
About 8 to 10 per cent of the total electricity used in the average home is wasted when appliances are left on standby. Some appliances even use 25 per cent of their normal power in standby mode. (Source:biggreenswitch.co.uk)
Leave the car behind
Instead of getting into your car to pop down to the shops, park or school, why not leave it behind for a change and walk or cycle instead?
Turn the tap off while brushing your teeth
Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth you will stop around four litres of water disappearing down the plughole. If everyone in England and Wales did this, it would save enough water to supply 600,000 homes each day.
Turn off unnecessary lights
With energy prices soaring, start driving down your bills by remembering to turn off unnecessary lights at home.
Tips on how to save energy
This is the fourth in a series of articles where British Gas helps you learn about new green' technology.
