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step one

Energy
Push the off button and don't leave electrical appliances on standby.

Sign up for a Home Energy Check with the Energy Saving Trust.

Energy top tips >>

Travel
Walk short journeys of one mile or under.

Drive down vehicle emissions and run my car in a more environmentally friendly way.

Travel top tips >>

Waste
Use the orange sack or orange banks to recycle all my paper and card, tins and cans, aerosols, glass bottles and jars and plastic bottles.

Drink tap water rather than bottled water.

Waste top tips >>

Water
Turn off the tap when brushing my teeth.

Replace one bath a week with a shower.

Water top tips >>

Shopping
Remember to take a bag with me when I go shopping.

Write a shopping list and stop buying more food than I need.

Shopping top tips >>

Wildlife
Not use pesticides or weed killers in my garden.

Plant a window box or planters as I don't have garden.

Wildlife top tips >>

step two

Energy
Leave washing to dry in the open air instead of using the tumble dryer.

Replace all light bulbs in my home with energy saving bulbs when they run out.

Energy top tips >>

Travel
Get on my bike and cycle to school or work.

Leave my car at home and use public transport to go to work.

Travel top tips >>

Waste
Reduce the amount of junk mail I receive.

Find a new home for unwanted household items.

Waste top tips >>

Water
Put a Hippo or a save-a-flush device in my toilet cistern.

Use water collected in a water butt to water my garden.

Water top tips >>

Shopping
Buy products made from recycled materials, such as paper for my printer.

Have milk delivered by local milk man.

Shopping top tips >>

Wildlife
Give a home to birds by putting up a nesting box.

Grow plants in my garden which provide seeds, nuts, berries and nectar for local wildlife.

Wildlife top tips >>

step three

Energy
Sign up to a renewable/low carbon energy provider.

Insulate my home effectively.

Energy top tips >>

Travel
Join a car club or car share.

Take a 'no flying' holiday this year.

Travel top tips >>

Waste
Use a home composter for my garden and kitchen waste.

Encourage my school or work place to set up a recycling scheme

Waste top tips >>

Water
Ask my water company to install a water meter.

Water top tips >>

Shopping
Use green cleaning products.

Reduce my 'food miles' by buying seasonal fruit and vegetables produced in the UK whenever possible.

Shopping top tips >>

Wildlife
Create a pond to provide homes for water loving wildlife.

Use grey water to water my garden.

Wildlife top tips >>

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