Eco-Thrift - Your Tips!

These are some of the fabulous tips that Londoners have come up with and submitted during our eco-thrift competition at the Love London stall:

 

Blackheath bike and kite

·         Write on scrap paper

·         Put paper in recycle bin

·         When using a taxi, call the eco-friendly ones rather than old mini cab or black cabs

·         Unplug your mobile when it has finished charging

·         Don’t use dishwasher – let husband do the job

·         Grow veg, eat veg, compost left over. No waste

·         Giving things away to me

·         Try and keep to a 3 minute shower. Turn off while soaping and shampooing

·         Use old socks to do your polishing

·         Use old coffee grounds to put around plants – eco way of keeping slugs and snails away

·         Always re-use washing up water to water your plants

·         Swap toys, books and clothes for children rather than buying new.

·         Use bathwater to flush the loo, washing up water on garden

·         Use rainwater to flush loos and wash cars

·         When you run your hot water tap waiting for the hot water to come out – collect that water in bottles and water your plants with it

·         Re-use your bread bags to wrap your packed lunch

·         Never take your kettle to the tap – always put in what’s needed

·         Don’t leave the water running whilst brushing your teeth

·         Re-use newspaper to line rabbits cage

·         Use a bucket to take a shower

·         Share a bath with your family

·         Recycle household objects – e.g. wallpaper borders, bottle tops to make craft ideas, cards, scrapbooks

·         Use more solar energy

·         Play board games instead of watching TV

·         Shower instead of bath

·         Always boil your bones (Editor's note: I'm guessing not your own bones . . .) to make stock for soup

·         Take public transport, walk or cycle – gets you fit!

·         If you drive, try to buy a car with lower emissions – you pay less tax too

·         Kids – walk and talk to school – see walk and talk website

·         Take the train if you are going on holiday

·         How about a barge holiday?

·         Use a water butt – recycle rainwater

·         Turn TV off, not standby

·         Wash hair once a week

·         30° wash only

·         Make dinner from left-over’s, don’t throw any food away

·         Use vinegar for de-scaling

·         Recycle unwanted items on sites like Freecycle, efreeks etc. Or give to charity shops.

 

 

 

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