Get Involved
See what you can do to get involved:-
1) You can join one of the Action Groups.
- Eco Schools Group - help educate the young ones
- Energy Group - helping conserve energy
- Food and Greenspace Group - to encourage 'buy local' and even 'grow your own'
- Transport Group - helping to improve transport making it more efficient and economical
- Waste Group - helping to reduce waste as well as dealing with where it goes
- Community Group - encouraging people to build on communities to help each other
2) You can submit an idea, letting people know a hint or certain tip.
3) You can of course, make a donation that helps Go Greener put on regular family shows, concerts and events.
4) Or you could do something yourself such as switch off lights in an empty room, switch off your TV and related equipment when not in use. You can also compost your waste veg and grass cuttings, recycle your bottles and cans - the list is endless...
There are a mountain of things you can do to help to make a difference - have a go, it could save you money too!
Other ways you can make a difference:-
- Use the car less.
- Consider a more fuel efficient car when you next change it.
- Adopt fuel efficient driving.
- Use public transport or other sustainable transport option such as walking or cycling.
- Consider less travel, holiday locally rather than abroad.
- Recycle glass, metal in the blue box.
- Recycle plastic in the green box.
- Recycle paper in the white sack.
- Reduce food waste.
- Use composter or brown bin for garden waste.
- Use energy efficient bulbs.
- Switch off unnecessary lights.
- Turn down heating thermostat.
- Check timing for heating and hot water systems.
- Work out and manage your carbon foot print.
- Resist leaving equipment on standby.
- Unplug fully charged equipment.
- Minimise leaving fridge and freezer doors open.
- Use lower temperature for washing clothes.
- Use full load for washing clothes.
If you can do just a few of the above you will be making a difference!