Five Ways to Live a Greener Life

nigel's FIVE WAYS TO LIVE A GREENER LIFE eco store RELATIVELY EFFORTLESS WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH, YOUR BANK BALANCE AND YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT COST OF WATER TAKE A 3 GET ON (1 THE AVERAGE CYCLIST DOES THE EQUIVALENT OF £5 290 THE GALİON MILES TO SHOWER YOUR BIKE 1P BOTTLED WATER: £5 1P PER LITRE PER LITRE USING LESS WATER SAVES MONEY ON HEATING IT TAP WATER: DRINK TAP WATER 162G OF OIL AND 7 LITRES THE AVERAGE PERSON IN THE UK USES ABOUT TWO BATH TUBS-FULL OF WATER EVERY DAY WHEN YOU CYCLE, YOU TRAVEL AROUNO THREE TIMES AS FAST AS WALKING FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY FRESH AIR IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH, AND THE PLANET'S WHY BUY WATER WHEN YOU CAN DRINK FROM THE TAP FOR FREE? OF WATER ARE NEEDED TO MAKE A 1 LITRE WATER BOTTLE £0) €160 YOU CAN EAT CAKE! ONE HOUR'S RIDING BURNS 13 BILLION PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES WERE SOLD IN THE UK IN 2012, BUT ONLY 3BN WERE ACTUALLY RECYCLED SAVE CYCLING JUST 20 MILES A WEEK COULD SAVE YOU 650 CALORIES (THAT'S 5 CUPCAKES) £160 A YEAR IN FUEL COSTS 4 HAVE A MEAT-FREE DAY (OR TWOJ FHAS A BIG IMPACT £40 A YEAR: 5 EAT WHAT YOU BUY REPLACE ONE BATH A WEEK WITH A FIVE-MINUTE SHOWER THE AVERAGE UK HOUSEHOLD THROWS AWAY THE EQUIVALENT OF YES IT'S TASTY, BUT PRODUCING SIX MEALS EVERY WEEK CLEARING LAND FOR PASTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 90% OF AMAZON DEFORESTATION WHY THROW AWAY EATABLE FOOD? WE'D NEED AN AREA ALMOST THE SIZE OF WATER USE WALES D00000 TITTIII SWITCH TO A WATER-EFFICIENT SHOWERHEAD AND SAVE £60 A £160 A YEAR SAVE MONTH BY EATING FOOD RATHER THAN CHUCKING IT OUT TO GROW ALL THE FOOD WE THROW AWAY EACH YEAR 7KG OF GRAIN IS NEEDED TO 'CREATE' 5,000-20,000 LITRES 500-4,000 LITRES 1KG OF BEEF THAT'S ABOUT V4 OF THE AVERAGE HEATING BILL 1KG OF BEEF 1KG OF WHEAT References: 1. www.theecologist.org 2. www.nottingham.ac.uk 3. www.environment-agency.gov.uk 4. www.energysavingtrust.org.uk 5. www.vegsoc.org 6. england.lovefoodhatewaste.com