This article says it's possible to go green in small steps.
Here's how:
- Look at your energy provider's website to see how much electricity you can save by turning off appliances at the wall rather than leaving them on standby.
- Take advantage of the many free handouts of energy-efficient light bulbs. Installing 9-12 such globes can save a household $180 a year.
- Organisations like Neco and Easy Being Green can do home assessments to help you determine ways to cut your energy and water usage.
- Get tips from the owners of Sydney's first sustainable house.
- Cut household waste with a worm farm or Bokashi bin. The latter recycles all your kitchen waste (including meat scraps) into a soil conditioner.
- Consider buying a USB-activated powerboard. When you switch off your PC, your printer and speakers get turned off too.
- Invest in a rainwater tank that's connected to the garden, washing machine and toilet.
- The Aussie government is helping eligible households with a rebate under its solar hot water programme.
- A well-insulated home can cut energy consumed in space heating and cooling.
- A cistern converter, which costs <$13, flushes only as long as the button is held down and saves 5-10 litres a flush.
- A flow regulator for the shower (about $20) cuts water use to 9 litres a minute.
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