Green Household

Welcome to GreenHousehold.info, the site where you can find info and tips for reducing the environmental impact and carbon footprint of your UK domestic household. Make your home a greener and more environmentally friendly place with some simple and cost effective steps.

Green Household Tips : Save the Planet and your Purse

Here are just a few of the household tips you'll find in the pages at this site

• Reduce your home gas and electricity (energy) use and resultant CO2 emissions through better use of energy and effective home insulation.
• Reduce the amount of household waste you produce
• Recycle items made from materials such as glass, paper, aluminium. Compost waste vegetable matter.
• Grow as much of your own fruit and veg as possible
• Change to a diet that is lower in red-meat and higher in locally produced food, without any packaging.
• Use public transport and get rid of the cars off your driveway.
• Wash as many clothes as possible at 30 degrees celsius instead of 40 or above
• Take showers instead of deep hot baths
• Cut down on your purchases of recreational consumer goods. Only buy electrical appliances, TV, music and computer systems, clothes and the likes when they are absolutely necessary.
• Turn off electrical appliances properly when they are not in use. Standby mode continues to use power and can also be a potential fire hazard in faulty equipment.

It's worth the change! Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas results in various levels of co2 carbon dioxide emissions into the planet's atmosphere. Adopting green lifestyle choices can reduce your carbon footprint, help to combat global warming and protect the environment.