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Register your green pledges

Make a Green PledgeYou can make a personal commitment to protect the environment through a variety of simple actions and lifestyle choices.  Choose as many pledges from the list below as you think you can manage.  Remember your login details so you can visit the page again to add to your list of pledges in the future.

 

 

 

Step one

Fields marked with an * are required

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 *

Travel
Walk short journeys of a mile or under *

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

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

Drink tap water rather than bottled water *

Water
Turn off the tap when brushing my teeth *

Replace one bath a week with a shower *

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

Write a shopping list to avoid buying things I don't need *

Wildlife
Not use pesticides or weed killers in my garden*

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

Step two

Fields marked with an * are required

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 *

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

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

Waste
Reduce the amount of junk mail I receive *

Find a new home for unwanted household items *

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*

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

Have milk delivered by local milk man*

Wildlife
Give a home to birds or mammals by putting up a nesting box *

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

Step three
Energy
Sign up to a renewable/low carbon energy provider*

Insulate my home effectively*

Travel
Join a car club or car share*

Take a 'no flying' holiday this year*

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

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

Water
Ask my water company to install a water meter *

Volunteer to make Wandsworth's waterways cleaner and more biodiverse places *

Shopping
Use green cleaning products*

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

Wildlife
Create a pond to provide homes for water-loving wildlife*

Use grey water to water my garden*

About you

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  1. Our Greener Borough
  2. Green Pledge Scheme
  3. Make a green pledge
  4. You are here: Register your green pledges
  5. Make a youth green pledge
  6. Register your youth green pledges
  7. Schools
  8. Newsletter
  9. Useful links
  10. Recycle Week 2011
  11. Funds

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