Date: 31 December Action: 365 Cost of taking action: NIL Our final action is … resolve to continue taking action next year! All year (2021) we have been writing articles about the actions we can all take as individuals to help reduce our adverse impact on our environment – (read more …)
Date: 30 December Action: 364 Cost of taking action: SAVES MONEY Plastic party poppers – another unnecessary single use plastic There are plenty of alternatives, so today’s action – as we approach New Year’s Eve celebrations – is to ditch the plastic party poppers! Why is this important? As (read more …)
Date: 28 December Action: 362 Cost of taking action: SAVES MONEY 365 Actions is nearing the end of the 365 days, but Rotary World Savers means our actions remain available On December 31 we will be producing our 365th and last article, we will have created an amazing library (read more …)
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: 24 December Action: 358 Cost of taking action: SAVES MONEY Firework displays do a lot of damage – please rethink if you are planning one this New Year’s Eve There are other, better ways to celebrate the New Year Over the last couple of decades, in fact ever (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: 20 December Action: 354 Cost of taking action: NIL Time to give a new lease of life to old stuffed toys If you have old or unwanted children’s stuffed toys around the house, reusing or repurposing them can do some good. Check out the loft, old toy boxes (read more …)
Date: 19 December Action: 353 Cost of taking action: NIL With a bit of forward planning you can limit food waste and Christmas AND save money Christmas is one of those times where those of us that can simply eat too much. We also eat very wastefully. At Christmas, (read more …)
Date: 18 December Action: 352 Cost of taking action: NIL Making good reuse of old covers is also great for keeping fabrics out of landfill This action is another one about re-use. We all need to be making more use of the resources we have by reusing products as (read more …)
Date: 17 December Action: 351 Cost of taking action: LOW It’s surprising perhaps how damaging some items can be; check this out! We all paint our homes from time to time … to brighten things up or modernise the look. I’m in the middle of a redecorating job this (read more …)
