Hello and welcome to the new blog for HEATING UP, Joy94.9's enviro news show, hosted by Ali and Gary.
It's the last show for 2009 so we've done the typical thing and compiled some great new years resolutions for everyone to try out in between attending the gym more regularly and eating better.
Top 5 ways to shrink your carbon footprint!
1. Sign up to 100% Green power – so no ghg from coal for you!
2. look at ways to reduce your energy use – change your light globes for ee ones, turn of appliances at the switch (stand by power can use up to 10% of your total power use), reduce your shower time and investigate installing SHW, install insulation in your ceiling, use curtains, use draft stoppers around doors etc etc
3. Leave the car at home – walk, cycle or PT it!
4. Consume less (see list below)
5. recycle and reduce your waste - 50% of domestic waste is organic matter, so investigate a worm farm or a compost heap
ACF has a good list of places to recycle your consumer waste from corks to mobile phones: their Product Reuse and Recycling Guide at http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=160
Top 5 ways to consume less stuff! (while still shopping – for all those shop-a-holics)
1. Op shops
2. E bay it!
3. swap parties -the new Tupperware Party
4. sew your own clothes, make your own food, and knot your own beanies
5. buy less, party more. If you consume less you will save money…this excess money can be spent on less carbon intensive things like …………
Top 5 ways to eat better!
1. Eat organic
2. East less meat and dairy : If you reduced your dairy intake by just 2 cups of milk (or equivalent) per week, you would save 13,000 litres of water and 250kg of greenhouse pollution in a year
3. Cook more – so buy less packaged, manufactured foods
4. Eat locally grown foods (Farmers mkts are the go here!) or Grow your own & swap excess at an “Urban Orchard”
5. don’t throw food out – see below
In 2004, Australians threw away a total of $5.3 billion on all forms of food.
This shocking statistic includes:
■ $2.9 billion worth of fresh food
■ $630 million worth of uneaten take-away food
■ $876 million in leftovers
■ $596 million of unfinished drinks and
■ $241 million of frozen food.
Unbelievable!
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