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I thought it was a thread about naivety 
I've changed a few of the bulbs for low energy ones but only those which are used a lot. I recycle about 2 green bags a week ( not bad for 2 of us :smug: ) my loft insulation was checked last year and I've never washed clothes ( except white cottons which are boiled ) on more than 30 degrees.
I've changed a few of the bulbs for low energy ones but only those which are used a lot. I recycle about 2 green bags a week ( not bad for 2 of us :smug: ) my loft insulation was checked last year and I've never washed clothes ( except white cottons which are boiled ) on more than 30 degrees.
Sex God
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I admit we have been slow replacing our light bulbs, but I could not miss lower energy bulb for 49 pence so snapped up 40.
Quote by keeno
I admit we have been slow replacing our light bulbs, but I could not miss lower energy bulb for 49 pence so snapped up 40.
40 bulbs? Are you going into business? I think each bul;b lasts several years. So you have about 280years worth of bulbs.
I could say it was one for each room, but that would be fibbing. I gave half away, just to start my siblings off.
At that price why not?
Before bags for life we used old carries for pedle bin liners. Now what do we do?
I like to think I'm pretty green.
We do have energy saving lightbulbs at home, even our halogen lamps have special enery saving bulbs now.
I drive a 1.6 when I could afford something bigger/faster. I also take the train quite often.
Our bins are collected on a fortnightly rota. Our black (landfill bin) is hardly half full even after two weeks and our green (recycling) bin is always overflowing.
We have a compost bin at the bottom of our garden.
We use toilet roll and kitchen roll made from 100% recycled paper.
Quite a lot of things we buy, like organic tomatoes and pears now come in compostable packaging, which is cool.
I am far from perfect and no doubt I could be doing more, but I try!
We do have energy saving lightbulbs at home, even our halogen lamps have special enery saving bulbs now.
I drive a 1.6 when I could afford something bigger/faster. I also take the train quite often.
Our bins are collected on a fortnightly rota. Our black (landfill bin) is hardly half full even after two weeks and our green (recycling) bin is always overflowing.
We have a compost bin at the bottom of our garden.
We use toilet roll and kitchen roll made from 100% recycled paper.
Quite a lot of things we buy, like organic tomatoes and pears now come in compostable packaging, which is cool.
I am far from perfect and no doubt I could be doing more, but I try!
I have tried the energy bulbs for the last 12 years. They are okay for the first year or so then gradually become weaker and provide a fairly dim light. Its also a different spectrum of light and picks up different colour ranges better than others.
So I still use them, but for toilets and bathrooms its the old fashioned ones. As I need to see my inportant little places.
Also having studied a bit in engineering..... Bulbs need a lot of power to ignite so most of the power is consumed in the first few seconds. Its not until some time later that you begin to save money. So for the bulbs to be cost effective they need to be used for long periods of time.
So an energy bulb is wasted in a bog as it consumes almost the same amount of power as a standard bulb in as much time.
So I still use them, but for toilets and bathrooms its the old fashioned ones. As I need to see my inportant little places.
Also having studied a bit in engineering..... Bulbs need a lot of power to ignite so most of the power is consumed in the first few seconds. Its not until some time later that you begin to save money. So for the bulbs to be cost effective they need to be used for long periods of time.
So an energy bulb is wasted in a bog as it consumes almost the same amount of power as a standard bulb in as much time.
Sex God
Ooooh I am pretty green and think there is little excuse for a lot of people to do much much more, it's a habit and too may people are just downright lazy or ignorant...
We:-
compost one huge big bin per week
reuse a lot of stuff for freezer storage/kids pens etc
recycle all card, paper, plastic, bottles
Recycle garden waste (not compostable)
Recyle shoes, fabrics, clothes
Use energy efficient lightbulb
On a water meter and use it wisely
Collect rainwater in two butts
Put my food shopping directly into my re-usable bags when scanned to reduce packaging
Buy items that have recyclable packaging where possible
Drive modest engine cars
Walk/cycle/Park and Ride rather than use car
sure there's more but all I can think of for now
Personally and environmentally speaking I think we all have a social responsibility to help the next generation(s) live in as healthy environment as possible.
See I told you I get cross about it
pink x
We:-
compost one huge big bin per week
reuse a lot of stuff for freezer storage/kids pens etc
recycle all card, paper, plastic, bottles
Recycle garden waste (not compostable)
Recyle shoes, fabrics, clothes
Use energy efficient lightbulb
On a water meter and use it wisely
Collect rainwater in two butts
Put my food shopping directly into my re-usable bags when scanned to reduce packaging
Buy items that have recyclable packaging where possible
Drive modest engine cars
Walk/cycle/Park and Ride rather than use car
sure there's more but all I can think of for now
Personally and environmentally speaking I think we all have a social responsibility to help the next generation(s) live in as healthy environment as possible.
See I told you I get cross about it
pink x
We do use compostable black sacks for the rubbish we can't recycle and we do re-use all our carrier bags.
But I must admit that we do keep meaning to get a water butt for the garden. We are on a water meter too and it's easy to be wasteful if we don't think about what we are doing.
It's surprising how much energy and water can be saved if you only ever put as much water as you actually need in the kettle.
We never leave anything on standby, or even plugged in for that matter. But that's because of any potential fire hazzard, the fact we are saving energy is a bonus.
But I must admit that we do keep meaning to get a water butt for the garden.
We are on a water meter too and it's easy to be wasteful if we don't think about what we are doing. It's surprising how much energy and water can be saved if you only ever put as much water as you actually need in the kettle.
We never leave anything on standby, or even plugged in for that matter. But that's because of any potential fire hazzard, the fact we are saving energy is a bonus.
Nowhere near as green as we could be, I guess.
We have a recycle collection for metal and plastic but I keep all the paper and card to shred for my compost bin where I also dispose of garden and some food waste. I also use energy saving or low wattage bulbs and switch lights off in rooms we're not using. I don't drive and rely on lifts or just walk to places locally. My daughter is also a member of a kid's green club and is quite passionate about litter bugs!
I do, however, leave the computer on nearly all the time and I don't have a water butt - yet! I don't go out of my way to buy recycled or organic products either.
We have a recycle collection for metal and plastic but I keep all the paper and card to shred for my compost bin where I also dispose of garden and some food waste. I also use energy saving or low wattage bulbs and switch lights off in rooms we're not using. I don't drive and rely on lifts or just walk to places locally. My daughter is also a member of a kid's green club and is quite passionate about litter bugs!
I do, however, leave the computer on nearly all the time and I don't have a water butt - yet! I don't go out of my way to buy recycled or organic products either.
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I have started to turn things off instead of leaving them on stand by
and its had some effect my electric bill says i have gone down from units a day to units not much but a start
I recycle my rubbish and re-use the same plastic bgs at tesco's
Some electrical equipment needs to be kept at a certain tempreture in order to function correctly. By turning things off and on you can do damage to them. So it is important to balance the energy saving with the wear and tear you cause with the possible need to replace the items more frequently.
It just isn't as easy as they make out to be green.
In order for homes to meet the government agreements on carbon emmissions we all need to use 50% less energy by 2050. This target is beyond challenging and verging into impossible without significant government funding on insulation etc.
Guess who's been on a course recently?
Sex God
Quote by cfcuk2004
I always drink tap water, never bottled.
Me too I think it's nicer too! 
Sex God
how green am I?
Not as green as I am cabage looking. ;)
Seriously, here in England it just seems so much more difficult to find good local produce and actual organic food as opposed to those who slap an 'organic' label on it and charge you more for exactly the same thing.
Not as green as I am cabage looking. ;)
Seriously, here in England it just seems so much more difficult to find good local produce and actual organic food as opposed to those who slap an 'organic' label on it and charge you more for exactly the same thing.
I tried one of the organic food delivery companies. The first few deliveries were quite tasty and had a variety of different types of food.
But a few weeks later I was getting the same thing every week. And I just wanted to taste something different. My choice had been removed. So I began buying from shops again.
But a few weeks later I was getting the same thing every week. And I just wanted to taste something different. My choice had been removed. So I began buying from shops again.
Sex God
My lawn is nice and green with all the rain we have been having.
The Council round here have provided bins of one shape / size or another, for just about everything around here, it is a case of remembering which bin goes out for collection when, and they even provide a multi coloured chart for that as well!!
I guess energy saving light bulbs are the next thing for me!
The Council round here have provided bins of one shape / size or another, for just about everything around here, it is a case of remembering which bin goes out for collection when, and they even provide a multi coloured chart for that as well!!
I guess energy saving light bulbs are the next thing for me!
Suppose I am being "green" by saving all of my aluminium drink cans, but instead of letting the council have them, I keep them in my "store" then take them to the local metal recyclers myself, the money then going back into buying whatever! I use Tesco Saver lager as a slug killer, put into yogurt pots sunk into the ground. I burn wood on my log burner and try to salvage as many broken pallats as I can from the skip at work as they make fine kindling. Oh, and because I can, I save ordinary metal and that goes for more "beer tokens" too!
Master of Sex
Damn and blast. We were hoping not to need our soapbox today…..
Greenness is now proportional to energy consumption not environmental compassion.
We buy low-energy lightbulbs despite there being an issue with their disposal and recycling abilities..
We recycle because we believe that uses less energy that the creation of new. Yesterday’s pollution is today’s carbon dioxide. We don’t seem to be as concerned about toxic emissions now as we are about CO2. Greenpeace are jumping up and down shouting “whoo hooo, remember us..!”
Food for thought.
The earth always has and always will vary its temperature. It’s been a lot hotter and a lot colder in the past.
Put 10 experts around a table and 5 will say the current temperature rise is due to CO2, 5 will say the increased CO2 is as a result of the temperature rise.
“Global warming” has become “climate change” because it’s not necessarily getting warmer.
Don’t forget the imminent ice-age proposed in the late 70’s
Become a cynic and avoid trusting government.
If you Do believe that reducing CO2 is a good thing address the whole life costs of everything in terms of CO2 rather than just assuming the advertisers are correct (they’re trying to sell you stuff)
85% of the whole life cost of a car is in its manufacture. Running a 1978 Jaguar XJS is better for the planet than buying a new Prius. The SMMT don’t like those sorts of figures.
Asian imported tomatoes have a smaller carbon footprint than Dutch ones grown in heated greenhouses.
Washing at 30 degrees is far worse than washing less often.
The list is endless.
We are being sold an energy crisis wrapped up in an environmental wrapper.
It began the day America realised it had to import fuel.
Save energy and save cash, but don’t assume you’re saving the planet. That requires a serious commitment.
:idea:
Greenness is now proportional to energy consumption not environmental compassion.
We buy low-energy lightbulbs despite there being an issue with their disposal and recycling abilities..
We recycle because we believe that uses less energy that the creation of new. Yesterday’s pollution is today’s carbon dioxide. We don’t seem to be as concerned about toxic emissions now as we are about CO2. Greenpeace are jumping up and down shouting “whoo hooo, remember us..!”
Food for thought.
The earth always has and always will vary its temperature. It’s been a lot hotter and a lot colder in the past.
Put 10 experts around a table and 5 will say the current temperature rise is due to CO2, 5 will say the increased CO2 is as a result of the temperature rise.
“Global warming” has become “climate change” because it’s not necessarily getting warmer.
Don’t forget the imminent ice-age proposed in the late 70’s
Become a cynic and avoid trusting government.
If you Do believe that reducing CO2 is a good thing address the whole life costs of everything in terms of CO2 rather than just assuming the advertisers are correct (they’re trying to sell you stuff)
85% of the whole life cost of a car is in its manufacture. Running a 1978 Jaguar XJS is better for the planet than buying a new Prius. The SMMT don’t like those sorts of figures.
Asian imported tomatoes have a smaller carbon footprint than Dutch ones grown in heated greenhouses.
Washing at 30 degrees is far worse than washing less often.
The list is endless.
We are being sold an energy crisis wrapped up in an environmental wrapper.
It began the day America realised it had to import fuel.
Save energy and save cash, but don’t assume you’re saving the planet. That requires a serious commitment.
:idea:
Sex God
Quote by banlwales
Save energy and save cash, but don’t assume you’re saving the planet. That requires a serious commitment.
:idea:
:thumbup:
But with the little things, the education and the changes, albeit small, in peoples lifestyles then we can go someway towards reducing our environmental impact.
We'll hardly see a change in our life time or perhaps even our kids lifetime but hey...........
Quote by the_Laird
Save energy and save cash, but don’t assume you’re saving the planet. That requires a serious commitment.
:idea:
:thumbup:
But with the little things, the education and the changes, albeit small, in peoples lifestyles then we can go someway towards reducing our environmental impact.
We'll hardly see a change in our life time or perhaps even our kids lifetime but hey...........
The government believes we need to cut our carbon emmissions by 65% by 2050. THis is within our childrens lifetime and it isn't happening. The evidence would suggest that we are nowhere near making these targets and that the incident of climate change is happening. This is not a problem we can ignore and hope that it will go away.
