1. 5 easy ways to go Green....
20% of the world's
population
consume 80% of the
world’s natural
resources
“We have not inherited the earth from our
parents but borrowed it from our children“
"Caring for the Earth; a Strategy for Sustainable Living",
World Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN); the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); and the
World Wildlife Fund, 1991.
1. Plant a Tree
2. Grow a Vegetable
4. Compost
3. Turn it Down
5. Water Watch
Gives us oxygen and use carbon dioxide (one tonne in its lifetime)
Binds the soil and hold water
Filters pollutants
Shelter wildlife
Gives us food
Gives us wood and paper
Gives us INSPIRATION!
Is local and cuts down on food miles
In cheaper
Is healthier
•Less chemicals
•Eat more
•Exercise is good for you
+ Is FUN
Turn your heating
down by a degree or
two.....
Lowering your
thermostat by 1oC
will knock 10% off
your heating bill
Wash clothes at
30o or less – only
10% of the energy
used in a washing
machine powers the
motor!
Mother Nature does it all
the time
Cuts down on waste
Costs nothing
Gives the garden a boost
Cuts down on CO2
Turn off the Tap..... When brushing teeth
and peeling vegetables!
Does the toilet leak?
Or tap?
A dripping hot water tap wastes energy and in one
week wastes enough hot water to fill half a bath!