Greener living at
home
Your small steps can make a big difference.
Below you’ll find links to a range of information and advice to
help you on your way to living a greener life.
- Reduce your carbon footprint: use the
Act on CO2
calculator (external link) to find out how much CO2 you create
and get a simple, personalised action plan to save energy, money
and reduce your carbon footprint.
- Make your home as energy efficient as
possible: complete the Energy Saving Trust’s free online
home energy check (external link) and receive a personalised
report telling you how to save energy and money in your home. You
can also visit
directgov (external link) to find easy ways to make your home
more energy efficient.
- The 3 Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle: focus on
the 3 Rs and take a fresh look at your household waste. Visit
Act on CO2 for tips and advice or take a look at our recycling pages.
- Save water: saving water is easy and can make
a real difference - what’s more it can save you money! Discover how
you can start saving with these
top tips (external link).
- Shop wisely: thinking twice about what goes in
your shopping basket could make a real difference to the
environment. Find out how you can shop
smarter (external link).
- Grow your own: growing your own fruit and
vegetable is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and save
yourself money – and you don’t even need a garden! Find out how you
can
get growing (external link).
When on the move…
Use public
transport: Traveline
(external link) is a free journey planner providing journey
information for all modes of public transport.
- Car share: Join Lancashire’s car sharing
service Shared Wheels
(external link)and save the environment and your pocket!
There’s a range of advice and funding
available to West Lancashire residents to help tackle climate
change. To find out more visit our help
and funding available to residents page.
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