Date: 27 December Action: 361 Cost of taking action: SAVES MONEY Christmas cards can be re-used in several innovative ways After Christmas, please don’t bundle up all your Christmas cards and throw them in the bin without a little bit of thought. Perhaps you could put them in a (read more …)
Date: 22 December Action: 356 Cost of taking action: NIL How many old bikes are stashed away in garages and sheds, or just discarded in our gardens? Too many, is the answer! We’ve written on this site many times about recycling and reusing all sorts of things, this time (read more …)
Date: 21 December Action: 355 Cost of taking action: NIL Carbon Dioxide emissions are a high profile greenhouse gas problem, but did you know about methane too? Today’s action is another learning one; make yourself aware of the damage being done by methane emissions and their contribution to global (read more …)
Date: 07 December Action: 341 Cost of taking action: SAVES MONEY Rechargeable batteries make sense financially and environmentally Those little AA and AAA batteries are very convenient, and in great demand – especially in children’s toys. Bu they are massively damaging to our planet, and we get through billions (read more …)
Date: 02 December Action: 336 Cost of taking action: LOW Choose your Christmas gifts carefully – it can make a lot of difference In December we will be featuring several actions around Christmas gifts and Christmas celebrations. Today’s action is … buy a child a solar powered toy. It’s (read more …)
Date: 28 November Action: 332 Cost of taking action: NIL Everyone needs to think a little when disposing of old electrical and electronic items WEEE stands for “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment” and the WEEE regulations (in Europe, but many other countries have similar rules) are intended to ensure (read more …)
Date: 26 November Action: 330 Cost of taking action: LOW This basic measure to reduce lost heat from your water system saves money, energy and carbon emissions Todays action is another short, simple one that saves you money as well as making environmental sense. Please check your water tank (read more …)
Date: 22 November Action: 326 Cost of taking action: NIL/LOW Please take part in this fun initiative to raise awareness of how a simple action can help Green Jumper is all about raising awareness around climate change, it’s about educating the next generation, it’s about planting trees … it’s (read more …)
Date: 21 November Action: 325 Cost of taking action: SAVES MONEY Another very simple action which is a win-win all round Like many things we need to do to reduce our use of energy (and therefore our carbon emissions), today’s action is a simple one. Action: make sure you (read more …)
Date: 19 November Action: 323 Cost of taking action: LOW Our first of several Christmas related eco-actions Now is the time we are starting to plan Christmas … ordering the food and drink, buying presents, and getting the decorations and lights out of storage! Christmas is a time of (read more …)
